The amp is sold. Thanks for all the inquires. 73, Steve W0SZ
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Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 10:49 PM
Subject: Yaesu Digest V2 #45
>
>Yaesu Digest Saturday, March 20 1999 Volume 02 : Number 045
>
>
>
>In this issue:
>
> [Yaesu] Quadra KW amp FS
> [Yaesu] FT-1000 Filter tracking
> [Yaesu] FT-890 Serial number?
> [Yaesu] FT-1000 Tuner Question
> [Yaesu] PSK31/FT-990AC
>
>See the end of the digest for information about yaesu-digest
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To: <yaesu@contesting.com>
>Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 02:59:53 -0600
>From: "Steve Zumbrun" <zumbruns@mail.stlukes.org>
>Subject: [Yaesu] Quadra KW amp FS
>
>I have a brand new Quadra for sale. If anyone is interested, let me know
>and I will make you a great deal. Thanks and 73s, Steve W0SZ
>
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>
To: <yaesu@contesting.com>
>Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:33:19 -0800
>From: rikik@inter.net.il
>Subject: [Yaesu] FT-1000 Filter tracking
>
>Several months ago, I put out a query on this reflector regarding the
>tracking of the filters in the FT-1000D. I had expressed
>disappointment with the fact that adjusting the shift and width
>controls for optimum reception with 250 Hz bandwidth required
>resetting at the broader bandwidths. In other words, the filters
>appeared to not be properly tracking.
>
>The following results should be of interest and hopefully will help
>other FT-1000 owners.
>
>About 80% of the replies to my query said that they had no tracking
>problems, i.e., they could set up the shift and width controls with
>250 Hz bandwidth and not have to reset those controls when switching
>to 500 Hz. About 20% indicated that they had the same trouble that I
>mentioned. A few of these said that this is perfectly normal (that is
>what the dealer had told me). My good friend, K1ZM, made a call to
>Yaesu for me and was told that yes, this is normal, but only for
>radios lacking the optional 250 Hz filter. Yaesu said that installing
>the optional 250 Hz filter would solve the problem.
>
>I'm happy to confirm that this is correct. I've installed the
>optional filter, and this has solved the tracking problem (besides
>improving narrowband performance as expected).
>
>I should mention that the commercial advertisements (and
>correspondence with dealers) is not clear about what filters are
>included in the FT-1000D. I thought that my radio included all the
>options, and not until much later did I realize that the 250 Hz filter
>was optional and not in my radio. Part of the misunderstanding was
>also due to Yaesu changing the part numbers for the filters so that it
>was difficult to tell what was in the radio if you tried to determine
>that by referring to their manuals.
>
>While I am on the subject, I would also like to say that while the
>FT-1000D is a fabulous radio, I find the technical documentation to be
>very poor. I have bought the additional manual that is titled
>"Technical Supplement". Except for the brief section on calibration,
>there is no narrative description of how the radio works. There is
>only a huge block diagram, which would challenge even an experienced
>R-F design engineer to comprehend. The "Technical Supplement" is
>little more than an accumulation of parts lists, schematics, and
>mechanical layouts. Perhaps there is another document available that
>I don't have which gives detailed,in-depth, theory of operation,
>etc.????
>
>If you know of any additional technical documentation that is
>available, I would be very grateful to receive any details (titles,
>description of contents, where obtained, etc.)
>
>73,
>Riki, 4X4NJ
>
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>
To: <yaesu@contesting.com>
>Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 08:01:36 -0600
>From: Bill Aycock <baycock@hiwaay.net>
>Subject: [Yaesu] FT-890 Serial number?
>
>I have an FT-890 I am preparing to sell, and I would like help in decoding
>the serial number. It is 2F070560.
>The Firmware is dated jan98.
>
>one minor caution- I read the number on the underside of the rig with a
>small mirror, so I would not have to disconnect ALL the wires and cables to
>slide it out.- If the number appears to be in the wrong format- be gentle
>with me.
>
>Any help will be much appreciated.
>
>Bill-W4BSG
>- -
>Bill Aycock --- Persimmon Hill
> Woodville, Alabama, US 35776
> (in the N.E. corner of the State)
> W4BSG -- Grid EM64vr
> baycock@HiWAAY.net
>
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>
To: <yaesu@contesting.com>
>Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 17:00:34 -0500
>From: Dave Jordan <wa3gin@erols.com>
>Subject: [Yaesu] FT-1000 Tuner Question
>
>Hi Folks,
>
>
>My friend and I both have FT-1000s. But they operate differently as it
>relates
>to the auto-tuner. I can move from band to band, say from 75m to 40m
>with
>the tuner "on" and when I move the bandswitch the wait indicator lites
>for a
>few moments in receive mode (I can hear the tuner resetting). I transmit
>
>and no other indications are apparent, i.e. the wait lamp does not lite.
>
>On my friends rig, under the same scenario when he goes to transmit the
>wait lamp lites for a few moments and the auto-tune unit makes a slight
>adjustment.
>
>Remember we are not moving freq., just switching back and forth between
>to bands. At first we thought it might be a low memory battery but we
>changed
>it and the new battery has made no difference in the operation of the
>auto-tuner in my friends rig. We are both using the same level of
>software,
>level 6.
>
>I wonder if the age of the radios may be what is the difference? My rig
>is a
>perhaps several years younger than my friends.
>
>Both rigs auto-tume just fine. But my friends has that slight
>hesistation and
>re-tune during the first few moments of transmitting. This will also
>occur even
>if he stays on the same band and just changes frequency. While he turns
>the freq. dial the wait lamp will lite (which is normal operation). He
>stops
>at a freq. the wait lamp goes off. He transmits and the wait lamp will
>again
>lite and the auto-tuner will reset slightly (within moments), then the
>wait lamp
>goes out, etc.
>
>We don't know if something is not working correctly, like the tuner
>isn't setting
>up properly in the first place or if this is just some odler hardware
>programing
>fluke that was fixed in later models.
>
>thoughts are welcome,
>dave
>
>
>p.s. No we didn't try it into a dummy load but we will just to ensure RF
>isn't
> getting back into the circuitry and causing false setting.
>
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>
To: <yaesu@contesting.com>
>Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 14:11:14 -0800
>From: "Bill Brannick" <WmLB@prefer.net>
>Subject: [Yaesu] PSK31/FT-990AC
>
>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
>
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>I am giving thought to trying out this new digital mode. In reviewing =
>the documentation for the program the interconnects required between the =
>rig and sound card are as follows:
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>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>Connect a screened audio cable from the audio output of your SSB =
>receiver to the line input jack of your soundcard. Either left or right =
>input (or both) will work. Don't use the microphone input of the =
>soundcard. It's best to use a dedicated auxiliary audio output on the =
>receiver which does not vary in level with speaker volume.
>
>Connect a similar audio lead from the left or right stereo output (but =
>not both) of the soundcard to the auxiliary audio input of your SSB =
>transmitter. Again, it's best to use a dedicated auxiliary audio input =
>(phone patch) rather than the microphone input.=20
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>I do not use the two jacks on the back of the 990 labeled "AF Out" and =
>"Patch In" so it would seem I could satisfy the above requirements by =
>utilizing those two jacks and just making up a couple of shielded audio =
>lines with phono jacks on one end (for the 990) and 1/8" mono jacks on =
>the other (for the sound card).
>
>Is it really that simple ..or am I missing something?
>
>
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