[1000mp] FT1000MP Mark 5

[Mark]

Hi Bob,

Of course I forgot to mention that all the audio reports you/I get from 
other people are their opinions, I gave up trying to please everybody out 
there and decided to listen for myself and choose what I thought was the 
best sounding, pleasing myself! You might also want to play a little with 
menu 7-7, it sets the frequency range of the transmitted audio. Here are my 
conclusions on those, for my voice of course!

OFF = Tinny
100-3100 = Good full sound, everyday rag-chewing
150-3100 = Good, cuts a lot of bass out, good for dx, contesting
200-3100 = Gets noticeably tinny, accents treble
300-3100 = Tinny, very tinny, all treble

Oh, and as I've been advised by others, it helps to write down your settings 
before you change things. But don't be afraid to play, worse case scenario, 
you can always rest the radio back to factory settings!

Hope this will give you a little more info to play with, have fun Bob.

Maybe catch you on the air sometime!

73's, Mark ....aka/ N8TCQ



-----Original Message----- 
From: Bob Main
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 5:53 AM
To: 'All about Yaesu 1000mp'
Subject: Re: [1000mp] FT1000MP Mark 5

Thanks Mark, I did almost the same thing except had a friend about 10 miles 
away listen and I made the changes and surprisingly enough he said that I 
sounded normal with all the settings you just mentioned EDSP off and the two 
switches in the position you mentioned.

I remembered why I had EDSP in position 2 and that is because the manual 
says that is the best position for pileups.  Maybe, maybe not.

73
Bob
KB4CL

-----Original Message-----
From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net] 
On Behalf Of Mark
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:31 AM
To: 1000mp at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [1000mp] FT1000MP Mark 5

Hi all,

I’ve done quite a bit of “fooling around” with the transmitted audio on my 
Mark 5. Here’s what I did to hear it myself. I have another rig, an 
FT1000Delta, which I had in receive mode, attenuator on 18db, no antenna 
switched to it. I used minimal power out on the Mark 5. The receive rig was 
attached to my “ham computer” by way of the “audio out” RCA jack on the back 
to the MIC input on my computer. The computer is running Windows XP Pro. I 
ran the “applet” sound recorder, you’ll find it under “Programs, 
Accessories, Entertainment”. Check all the appropriate adjustments, like mic 
level, boost if you need it. You can get to these adjustments by double 
clicking on the little speaker on the task bar. The mic adjustment may even 
be “muted” by default. Un-check the little box to turn the mic on.
After you’re all set up, click on “Record” button on the Sound Recorder and 
quickly key up your Mark 5 or MP or any other rig for that matter! You’ll 
only have a “few” seconds, but that’s enough. I transmitted this: N8TCQ 
testing audio, this is setting 4 on the edsp, mike on thru. test, test, 
test. N8TCQ. Did the same for all the DSP settings including “off”. Make 
sure you save each file after you finish the recordings. You can then play 
them back one at a time to hear for yourself what you’ll sound like on the 
air. I found mine to be best with the EDSP off and the MD100 desk mike set 
with “High Emphasis” on but Bass filter off. I’ve been told I have a pretty 
good voice on the air and that was before I adjusted things. A friend of 
mine has a rather raspy high pitched voice and I helped him with the 
settings on his FTdx-9000 in this fashion and he gets a lot of compliments 
on his audio. I made notes also of each recording so I could switch to a 
less “bassy” sound for working contests and/or DX. Try it, I think it’ll 
help.

73’s ............. N8TCQ.......... Mark
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