[Yaesu] display offset

[Bill Aycock]

Sean- is it the same on transmit and receive? and- is it the same on all modes?
Bill

At 12:51 PM 11/15/2004 +0000, sean sharkey wrote:

>on 14/11/04 11:34 pm, Rob K6RB at k6rb at baymoon.com wrote:
>
> > I have two FT-1000s - a D and a non-D. They are set up for SO2R. The D
> > version's display agrees with an RF-sensing frequency counter and goes 
> right
> > to spotted frequencies with little or no "tweaking." The non-D rig 
> appears to
> > have a fixed offset of about 500 Hz. That is, when the display reads 
> 7.002.50,
> > it is actually transmitting and receiving on 7.003.00. This is true for 
> every
> > band, every mode. If I use spotting for this radio, I end up about 500 
> Hz off
> > the spotted frequency. Not good! On WWV, when both radios are zero beat 
> with
> > the signal, the D reads 10,000,00 and the non-D reads 9999.45. I have 
> replaced
> > the master oscillator, and adjusted the new one dead on frequency, so 
> it isn't
> > the TCXO. I have both rigs set up identically, so it isn't some CW offset
> > issue. It just seems as if the display has a fixed offset. Anyone have any
> > ideas? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Rob K6RB
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>
>Hi Rob,
>
>It might be one of two things that are causing this.
>
>1. the CW PITCH DIP Switch settings.
>
>For 700Hz the dip switches should be
>number 1 ON and numbers 2 - 6 in the OFF position.
>
>2. Pressing the 10, 14 and 18 MHz band keys (yellow labelled 4, 5 and
>6 keys) simultaneously while switching the power on toggles the manner
>in which the displayed frequency is affected when changing modes.
>
>Check page 17 of the owners manual.
>
>
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>
>Kind regards,
>
>
>Sean.
>
>
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Bill Aycock - W4BSG
Woodville, Alabama