[1000mp] Intermittent Sensitivity on 17 Meters

[Roy Westra]

Yup Byron is the man, reasonable prices and quick turn around, I had to send
my Mark V back a second time for replacement of the finals, turned out my
Palstar antenna tuner had a bad board and burned out those expensive 200
watt finals a second time. Byron fixed for the cost of the finals and free
labor, where else are you going to find that?

On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Barrie Smith <barrie at centric.net> wrote:

> I can certaily second Chuck's comments below.
>
> I recently had my MKV repaired by Byron.  It came back much sooner than I
> expected, and hears better than when it was new.
>
> 73, Barrie, W7ALW
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Lewis" <clewis at knology.net>
> To: "All about Yaesu 1000mp" <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 2:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [1000mp] Intermittent Sensitivity on 17 Meters
>
>
> > Randy,
> >
> > I had the same issue with mine. It seems there are several relays that
> > could be involved, and some non-relay problems, too. After much internal
> > torment (I have ALWAYS repaired my own gear), I sent it off to Byron
> > Campbell, WA4GEG, in Tennessee. I have not regretted that decision. He
> has
> > a standard repair/refurb package that includes replacement of several of
> > the high failure rate relays, a thorough alignment and a few mods he has
> > developed. Byron has a very strong following of satisfied customers
> > (search the web under his name), and is fast and thorough. Because he
> > limits his work to FT-1000s, he can concentrate on one radio's
> > idiosyncrasies, and find faults quickly. Check his website:
> >  http://www.hamradiobug.com/
> >
> > It's worthwhile to send him an email outlining your issues; he'll get
> back
> > quickly. But his schedule is usually loaded, so don't expect to get a
> slot
> > for a few weeks. He'll tell you when (and how) to send it, so you're
> > without the radio for a minimum time. In my case I had a cracked trace in
> > one of the boards. He found it and fixed it with very little added cost
> > beyond the standard charge. I would still be hunting it down!
> >
> > My radio came back better aligned that when it was new! If I had to make
> > this decision again, it would be a no-brainer!
> >
> > Good Luck & 73,
> > Chuck, N4NM
> >
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: WX5L
> >  To: 'All about Yaesu 1000mp'
> >  Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 7:22 AM
> >  Subject: [1000mp] Intermittent Sensitivity on 17 Meters
> >
> >
> >
> >  Hello
> >
> >  I have a Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark V that has developed sensitivity problems
> > on
> >  17 meters.
> >
> >  I can temporarily recover sensitivity by tapping the PTT but it soon
> > returns
> >  to this faulty condition.
> >
> >  By reading this reflector it seems the problem could be the tiny relay
> on
> >  the HPF board in the 17 meter circuit.
> >
> >  I need some advice on the difficult getting to this board and changing
> > the
> >  relay.
> >
> >  I am moderately experienced in solder work but my eyes are not like they
> >  used to be.
> >
> >  I'm looking for someone that may have done this work for some tips.
> >
> >  Does Yaesu provide replacement relays?
> >
> >  Thanks,
> >
> >  Randy
> >  WX5L
> >
> >
> >
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