[Yaesu] FT-1000D Tuning Upgrader

Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:52:57 +1300

Mine doesn't do this.
cheers
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: <[email protected]>
To: "Angel Ramos" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT-1000D Tuning Upgrader

> Hello Angel,
>
> The instruction manual tells:
>
> "At times, when you slowly start to tune or reverse tuning direction, the
> radio will take one 10 Hz step in the wrong direction before it starts
> tuning in the proper direction. This is occuring because the
> direction-sensing circuit in the Tuning Upgrader needs one pulse set from
> the tuning sensor to sense what direction the knob is being turned and
will
> present no discernible operating difficulty."
>
> Well; I disagree with the last statement. I find it very annoying,
> especially when you 'tune around a station', when the radio takes a step
in
> the wrong direction. This happens every time when you go from tuning to
> reverse tuning, and from reverse tuning to tuning...
>
> The fact that the CW tune LED keeps glowing after power-up is a minor
aspect
> and has in my point of view nothing to do with operating difficulties. The
> problem with this Tuning Upgrader is the fact that he takes a step in the
> wrong direction every time you go up or down in frequency.
>
> 73, Hans Remeeus.
> Ham Radio: PA1HR
> www.remeeus.nl
>
> Communication is about people, the rest is technology.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Angel Ramos" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT-1000D Tuning Upgrader
>
>
> > 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
>
>
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