[Yaesu] FT-1000D Tuning Upgrader

Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:40:15 +1300

Mine worked fine right from the start and has given no trouble.
Really like it.
73
Barry

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Barry Kirkwood PhD ZL1DD
Signal Hill Homestay
66 Cory Road
Palm Beach
Waiheke Island 1240
NEW ZEALAND
ph/fax 64-9-372-5161
www.waiheke.co.nz/signal.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "van lincoln wd8aam" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT-1000D Tuning Upgrader

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, [email protected] 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" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>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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