[Yaesu] FT-8100R dying?

Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:22:08 -0500

John,

Thanks.  I like the rig enough to work on the problem.  My hope is to
drive this to a hard failure and give it to a local repair station.  

----- Original Message Follows -----
> 
> I have not repowered it when it happens, it is not predictable when it
> will happen but will try to check it out this week end, let you know
> then. John
> VE6ONE
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Graves [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:20 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Yaesu] FT-8100R dying?
> 
> 
> John,
> 
> Does your 8100 fail hard.  With mine, if I repower, the vhf comes
> back.  After 5or 6 times, the radio seems to stabilize and work fine
> until after it is of and sits for a while.   I am hoping that I can
> have it fail hard so the problem will be easier to chase.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 11:20 PM 2/26/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> >My 8100 does the same, after it gets warm, 10 to 30 minutes, I loose
> the vhf
> >band receive  and transmit.  I believe that it is a cold solder joint
> but >have not had time to take a look at it.  When you find out what
> the >problemis please let me know.
> >
> >John
> >VE6ONE
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On >Behalf Of [email protected]
> >Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 12:25 PM
> >To: [email protected]
> >Subject: [Yaesu] FT-8100R dying?
> >
> >
> >My 8100 seems to die only on the left (2m) side.  I hear what sounds
> >like motorboating in the receiver, and then that side is dead.  I can
> >neither hear anything or transmit.  When I repower, all functions
> >return.  It seems to be more related to just having turned on the rig
> or >the temperture in the car.  After 10-15 minutes, the rig seems to
> be >fine until the next time I turn the rig on.  Has anybody else
> >experienced this and cured the problem?
> >
> >John WB1EHL
> >
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> John Graves
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