[Yaesu] FT-1000D Tuning Upgrader

[Angel Ramos]

Oh !

I meant  .1 Mhz for 10hz  and  .01 Mhz for 1 hz  in my comment!  Time to 
go sleep, I think hihi

Angel KP4TE

Angel Ramos wrote:

> Hi Guys:
>
> I have both units one for the main vfo and another for the Sub VFO.  I 
> have no problems with mine, and works ok except for the following..
>
> When I turn on the radio the CW tune LED will be on ( red),  and the 
> main VFO will only move by 10 hz at a time.  What I will do is that I 
> move a little the sub VFO, the red CW tune led ( which actually also 
> works now as a speed indicator for the main VFO) will go off, and then 
> I have normal 1 hz  operation from the main tune knob, until turn off 
> the radio.  Do I like  the upgrade, YES!, Would I order another one if 
> I had another FT1000D?  Yes!
>
> 73's
>
> Angel KP4TE
>
> van lincoln wd8aam wrote:
>
>> I was just about to order when I read this.  Anyone else
>> verify this?
>>
>> Any OTHER problems????
>>
>> I am going to hold off ordering until I hear from some more of
>> you people who can either verify this happens to more than one unit,
>> or nobody else can make their unit do this.
>>
>> thanks for the large experiment results in advance.
>> van
>> wd8aam
>>
>> At 07:01 PM 2/18/2003 +0100, hans@remeeus.nl wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Hello Kelley,
>>>
>>> I have very mixed feelings about the tuning upgrader from International
>>> Radio Service Division.
>>>
>>> About half a year ago I ordered this tuning upgrader for the main 
>>> tuning of
>>> the 1000D. After I installed the upgrader into the 1000D this happened:
>>>
>>> I tune on 3.606.30 and tune downwards (anti clockwise). When I 
>>> slowly tune
>>> to the left I saw this on the display:
>>>
>>> 3.606.30
>>> 3.606.31
>>> 3.606.30
>>> 3.606.29
>>> 3.606.30
>>> 3.606.29
>>> 3.606.28
>>> 3.606.29
>>> 3.606.28
>>> 3.606.27
>>> 3.606.28
>>> 3.606.27
>>> 3.606.26
>>> 3.606.27
>>> 3.606.26
>>> 3.606.25
>>> 3.606.26
>>> 3.606.25
>>> 3.606.24
>>> 3.606.25
>>> 3.606.24
>>>
>>> etcetera
>>>
>>> I asked IRSD what could cause this. After quiet a while I received
>>> information to solve this problem. I had to modify the tuning 
>>> modification
>>> by adding a condensator on the PCB. After this modification this very
>>> strange tuning was partly solved. When I tune anti clockwise 
>>> (downwards in
>>> frequency) the receiver first goes 100 Hz upwards in frequency, 
>>> returnes to
>>> the original frequency and then goes downwards. The same happens 
>>> when I tune
>>> clockwise (upwards in frequency); first 100 Hz down, then back to 
>>> original,
>>> then upwards. IRSD told me that this is normal... I am very 
>>> disappointed,
>>> because this is not very convenient in operating the 1000D. When you 
>>> 'turn
>>> around a station' this is very inconvenient, IMHO.
>>>
>>> More observations:
>>>
>>> When I turn the power of the 1000D on and switch to RTTY (without 
>>> turning
>>> the main dial) the rig refuses to go into the RTTY mode.
>>>
>>> When I turn the power of the 1000D on and switch to PKT (without 
>>> turning the
>>> main dial) the display says -2.21. When I turn the main dial 
>>> clockwise the
>>> display goes from -2.21 to -2.20 (so downwards). When I turn the 
>>> main dial
>>> anti-clockwise the display goes from -2.21 to -2.21 etcetera. Very 
>>> weird!! I
>>> have not the faintest idea what this -2.21 means...
>>>
>>> When I turn the power of the 1000D (without turning the main dial) 
>>> the led
>>> CW TUNE stays on.
>>>
>>> You have to 'reset' the tuning mod by turning the mail dial a little 
>>> bit up-
>>> or downwards.
>>>
>>> Another negative part of this tuning upgrader is the bad quality of 
>>> the PCB
>>> and the huge amount of solder! Not very professional and I had expected
>>> higher quality for what I paid for it.
>>>
>>> A very positive remark of this tuning mod is the instruction. This 
>>> really is
>>> written very clearly and detailed. However the photograph is almost
>>> unvisible.
>>>
>>> On the scale of 5 I review this tuning mod with a 2. I would not 
>>> advise it.
>>>
>>> Perhaps some readers have other/better experiences, have solved the 
>>> problems
>>> or have knowledge to the -2.21 which is displayed.
>>>
>>> 73, Hans Remeeus.
>>> Ham Radio: PA1HR
>>> www.remeeus.nl
>>>
>>> Communication is about people, the rest is technology.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Kelley Shaddrick" <kshaddri@xtratyme.com>
>>> To: <yaesu@mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:15 AM
>>> Subject: [Yaesu] FT-1000D Tuning Upgrader
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Does anyone have any experience with the tuning upgrader from
>>>>     
>>>
>>> International
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Radio Service Division? I'm considering getting one for my 
>>>> FT-1000D, the
>>>> tuning is just to fast while in CW.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Kelley -- W�RK
>>>>     
>>>
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