[Yaesu] Same problem in the FT 1000D and older FT 980

[Jon Ogden]

David,

Read my post from a couple of days about about the FT-1000D headphone jack.
It is very easy to replace and costs about $8.00 direct from Yaesu.  It
solved my problem.  It's not an issue of jack size.  It's just that the
connections inside the jack wear out eventually.

73,

Jon
NA9D

on 11/11/02 11:06 PM, David L. Thompson at thompson@mindspring.com wrote:

> I have two older FT 980's and have the same problem that has been noticed on
> the FT 1000D.  I have Heil Boom mic sets (2 BM-10's and one ProMicro).  All
> three stereo plugs
> do not make good contact in the phone jack on both 980's and on a FT 1000D I
> used at a multi op several years ago.  They all work Ok on a newer FT 920
> and an ICOM so its the Yaesu jack that is the problem.  The 980 and 1000D
> use a different set up as the key jack is on the back of the 980.
> 
> I also have a Yaesu headset and a Telex Hy-Gain Contester boom mic set that
> work fine with the 980's.
> 
> Any ideas???    The only thing I notice is the barrel of the Heil's is not
> the same size as a normal stereo plug (1/4").  They are bigger than the .208
> plug required for Collins and Drake.

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