From KC4QLP@aol.com  Wed Feb  5 06:05:54 2003
From: KC4QLP@aol.com (KC4QLP@aol.com)
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 01:05:54 EST
Subject: [Alinco] new to list and need help with an Alinco DJ 580
Message-ID: <8.33bc20fd.2b7203c2@aol.com>

I'm new to the list and by looking at the old messages on the list..looks lie 
an interesting hangout.

I've got an Alinco DJ 580 that has recently gonne berzerk,nutso,a mind of its 
own. It beeps,scans,changes frequencies on its own...it will occassionally 
transmit when you press the PTT.It will only display one band at a time...not 
both,the key pad appears to be "locked"and there is no opening of the 
squelch. The radio is only somewhat functional after turning it on and off 
several times.
I've even tryed resetting the radio by pressing the "function" key and 
holding it down while turning the radio on.....no change at all.
Has anyone run into this problem before and what is the fix other than 
replacing those affected circuit boards? I'll even go as far as swaping a 
known good micropressor and IF board with the one on my radio.
Its a hamfest bought radio...and I'm almost certain that the repair will be 
more than the $100 that I have in the radio. Its a great rig...hate that I 
cant use the thing now.

Bob Carter
Operations/Engineering--Max Media Radio Group

WGAI-NewsRadio 560 AM Stereo .., WCXL 104.1 Beach 104..., WQDK 99.3
Q-Country..., WWOC 94.5 WaterCountry 94.5

Mid-Atlantic Engineering Services--providing radio stations with engineering
services in the middle eastern Atlantic area.
e-mail:matlnenginerinsc@earthlink.net
Chief Engineer--WRCS-AM 970 Ahoskie NC
                           WBXB-FM 100.1 Edenton NC
                               WURB-FM 97.7 Windsor NC
                                   Ray Communications Radio Network

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From raybrown@ipa.net  Sun Feb  9 23:40:10 2003
From: raybrown@ipa.net (Ray Brown)
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 17:40:10 -0600
Subject: [Alinco] new to list and need help with an Alinco DJ 580
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From: <KC4QLP@aol.com>

> I'm new to the list and by looking at the old messages on the list..looks lie
> an interesting hangout.

  Thankyouverymuch. :-) We try to keep it that way.

> I've got an Alinco DJ 580 that has recently gonne berzerk,nutso,a mind of its
> own. It beeps,scans,changes frequencies on its own...it will occassionally
> transmit when you press the PTT.It will only display one band at a time...not
> both,the key pad appears to be "locked"and there is no opening of the
> squelch. The radio is only somewhat functional after turning it on and off
> several times.
> I've even tryed resetting the radio by pressing the "function" key and
> holding it down while turning the radio on.....no change at all.
> Has anyone run into this problem before and what is the fix other than
> replacing those affected circuit boards? I'll even go as far as swaping a
> known good micropressor and IF board with the one on my radio.
> Its a hamfest bought radio...and I'm almost certain that the repair will be
> more than the $100 that I have in the radio. Its a great rig...hate that I
> cant use the thing now.

  Well, I hate to say it, but it sounds like the CPU is lost. Either the
programming is shot, or the radio was subjected to some negative
G-forces that either cracked a board or lifted a surface-mount solder
joint. Neither prospect sounds good. Not sure how to advise you.
I did do a repair on a DR-570 mobile rig, it would not store any
memories at all, turns out that it had a bad circuit land between
the MR switch and the specific lead on the CPU... took a few tries
to solder in a #32 wire jumper but was eventually successful. :-)
(But that was with a good SMS soldering station at my work QTH,
definitely not at home!)


> Bob Carter
> Operations/Engineering--Max Media Radio Group
>
> WGAI-NewsRadio 560 AM Stereo .., WCXL 104.1 Beach 104..., WQDK 99.3
> Q-Country..., WWOC 94.5 WaterCountry 94.5
>
> Mid-Atlantic Engineering Services--providing radio stations with engineering
> services in the middle eastern Atlantic area.
> e-mail:matlnenginerinsc@earthlink.net
> Chief Engineer--WRCS-AM 970 Ahoskie NC
>                            WBXB-FM 100.1 Edenton NC
>                                WURB-FM 97.7 Windsor NC
>                                    Ray Communications Radio Network
>
> AM Stereo Radio list moderator-----
> amstereo-subcribe@topica.com
>
>                        KC4QLP  Amateur Radio
>                 Skywarn monitor-AKQ-Wakefield Va
>                            www.kc4qlp.cjb.net
> Echolink node # 56704 -- 146.590 VHF,440.850 UHF (PL 131.8)


  And, hate to say it, this is WAAAAAY too long a tagline...

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  And, do you understand what this means??

  Otherwise, enjoy your stay here, and good luck with the radio!

                _Ray_        KBØSTN
                owner-alinco@mailman.qth.net
                :-)


From krr2ak@juno.com  Mon Feb 24 18:23:10 2003
From: krr2ak@juno.com (Jerry Devine)
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 18:23:10 UTC
Subject: [Alinco] EDX-2 details?
Message-ID: <20030224.182326.11455.1.krr2ak@juno.com>

 What type of network is used in the EDX-2?

 What is the EDX-2's output impedance range of tuning 
 versus frequency?


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