[1000mp] 20m Died in middle of NAQP!!!

[John Tait]

 Hi Jerry... Sounds like the good old VCO problem again.. It's quite a 
common problem. You probably only  need to resolder the VCO coil.. See  
http://www.va3cr.net/1000MP/Problems/RepairsVCO.htm 
 If you still have problems drop me a line..
    Vy 73
                 John EI7BA   http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/


>
> My MP developed the following symptoms during the NAQP
> contest today:
>
> Main RX will not receive between 7.500 and 14.500 MHz
> but works fine outside this range.  The sub seems to
> work fine in this range, while all I hear on the main
> RX is phase noise.  When I tune across the upper or
> lower boundaries of this range, I hear a loud relay
> click and then the RX turns on/off, depending on which
> direction I'm tuning.  The transmitter will not
> transmit on 20m or 30m either.  I did a rig reset and
> that didn't help.  The rig seems to work normally,
> otherwise.
>
> Any clues?
>
> Thanks!!!
>
>
> Jerry
> VE6CNU  
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