Sam,
I also had this same problem but with a different 2-M rig which was a Icom.
Thanks for the inf. I'm going to pull the cover on my FT-2400 rig and take
a look. From time to time I thought I had an antenna problem. Emmmm!
Ron - W4LDE
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Ferris <ve5sf@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: yaesu@contesting.com <yaesu@contesting.com>
To: <yaesu@contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 10:55 AM
Subject: [Yaesu] FT2400 - Fix
>
>Wanted to report what appears to be a potential construction fault for
>the benefit of anyone that may have experienced problems with poor
>receive sensitivity and low output power on a Yaesu FT-2400 mobile 2 m
>rig.
>
>I experienced both of these problems simultaneously but the problem
>seemed to come and go from time to time and it may have been related to
>outside temperature. On inspecting the radio I was able to determine
>that the solder joint between the SO-239 and PC board had failed and
>caused the problem. Oddly, in my radio, there was no bridging wire
>between the SO-239 and PC board, only a solder joint which spanned a 1/16
>inch gap which strikes me as a potential weak point if common to all
>radios.
>
>Hope this helps someone that may have experienced a similar problem.
>
>Sam
>
>VE5SF
>
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