[1000mp] ROOFING FILTER

[roofus]

Thank you all, I read the directions and all the posts over and over again
and still did it wrong.  I had J1 and J2 reversed, all is well and the
S-meter is working again.  The amazing thing was how well it worked with the
leads reversed.

Thanks again,
Dennis KI8U
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Schatzberg" <cherokeehillfarm at earthlink.net>
To: "All about Yaesu 1000mp" <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] ROOFING FILTER


> Hello Dennis::
>
> Make sure that you have the +5 Volt input at the connector, and the ground
> on the other connector pin.  It sounds like your two stage amplifier is
not
> replacing the insertion losses from the new filter.  Since you had the old
> mod installed, just double check that the solder joints on the power pins
> are okay, and that the board has power.  Also check that the input and
> output lines are not reversed on the board.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Mike
> WB2AJI
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "roofus" <roofus at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 12:54 PM
> Subject: [1000mp] ROOFING FILTER
>
>
> >I received the INRAD Roofing Filter as a Christmas present and just now
got
> > around to installing it in my MARK V (200W) and the difference it makes
is
> > incredible.  What I have now though is no S-meter reading what so ever.
I
> > had the IF mod in and when I did that I changed menu 9-1 from 13 to 9
and
> > the S-meter seemed to be pretty close to my ear, I have no test
equipment.
> > Looking around the bands today I found someone on 17 meters giving me a
> > S-5
> > on my IC-706 MIIG and the same S-5 on the MARK-V sub VFO but nothing on
> > the
> > main VFO.  I moved 9-1 back to 13 but still nothing even after moving it
> > up
> > to 31.  If I find a big signal 20 over 9 I can get the main VFO S-meter
to
> > read a S-9 but nothing more than that.  The signal is booming and sounds
> > like a 20 over signal but the meter isn't corresponding.  This doesn't
> > seem
> > normal, any comments?
> >
> > By the way, anyone interested in my INRAD IF mod let me know, $25.00
> > postage
> > paid in US.
> >
> > Dennis KI8U
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