[1000mp] ROOFING FILTER

[Bill]

Don't feel too bad.  I think there are probably others besides you and I
that reversed J1 and J2.  :+)

Bill, W5VX

>-----Original Message-----
>From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:1000mp-
>bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of roofus
>Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 2:34 PM
>To: All about Yaesu 1000mp
>Subject: Re: [1000mp] ROOFING FILTER
>
>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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