[1000mp] Tuner malfunction

Larry lkirkland at sc.rr.com
Mon Oct 6 15:56:16 EDT 2008


marcus,
it is a common problem involving the memories being full.  go to this 
web site and find the solution;

http://www.va3cr.net/1000MP/Problems/TunerMalfunction.htm

good luck  73's,
larry w4lk


pp5ms at pp5ms.com wrote:
> Hi Jerry, I´m trying to explain, apologize my bad english.
>
> My rig work TX 100%, no problem if I not use the tuner.
>
> When the "Wait" comes on, the rig still receiving, like the PTT 
> command is missing, the transmit don´t comes on to make the tune work.
>
> About SWR, I have test using a 50 ohms dumy-load an one antena at 
> 1.5:1, but since the rig never turn on the transmitter (via tuner 
> command) the tuner don´t know the SWR on the output. The "High SWR" 
> never cames on.
>
> You ask me "is the tuner doing anything?". If I leave the tuner ON and 
> change the bands, I can listen the motors inside change the capacitors 
> positions, nothing more.
>
> Summarizing, everything seems to be well, but the tuner don´t put the 
> rig in transmission to make the tunning.
>
> If I use the rig without the tuner, all work normal.
>
> I wait that my explanation has made to understand me, and hope you 
> have some sugestion to me to try.
>
> 73,
> Marcus - PP5MS
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Spring" <springjl at yahoo.com>
> To: "All about Yaesu 1000mp" <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 2:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [1000mp] Tuner malfunction
>
>
>> Hi Marcus,
>>
>> I'm trying to understand the problem better.  I have
>> an MP and the "Tuner" light stays on all the time, as
>> long as I have the tuner selected.  Are you saying
>> that your rig won't transmit at all (with or without
>> the tuner)?  What do you see when the "Wait" light
>> comes on?  Does the SWR stay the same or decrease?  In
>> other words, is the tuner doing anything?  Does the
>> High SWR light come on?  Have you changed your antenna
>> to something new?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jerry
>> VE6CNU
>> --- pp5ms at pp5ms.com wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, my name is Marcus - PP5MS from Brazil.
>>>
>>> I have one FT-1000MP with a malfunction on the
>>> tuner. If I press the "TUNER" the feedback on
>>> display lit and the tuner comes on-line.
>>>
>>> If I try to press "TUNE", I can see the "WAIT" on
>>> display for one to two seconds. After this the reley
>>> inside disconected the tuner from anntena circuit,
>>> and the "TUNER" still lit.
>>>
>>> The problem is that the rig still all the times in
>>> RX mode, the tuner don't activate the TX.
>>>
>>> I know the memory full problem, and make a reset,
>>> but the problem continues.
>>>
>>> I know electronics and have good instruments on my
>>> lab, from a multimeter to spectrum analyzer, and
>>> tools for SMD work.
>>>
>>> Thank´s for any sugestion,
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Marcus - PP5MS
>>>
>>>
>>> >
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