You may also want to look at the 70mhz IF amp change to improve sensitivity.
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
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> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Igor Sokolov
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 03:21
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com; David O Hachadorian
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FT-1000MP
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> Sorry Dave, I have to disagree. We tried "TUNED" setting with 3
> different FT1000MP. They are all fine in the city but being used from
> 8Q7 we could not copy those whom we easily worked using IC775.
> Raising the sensitivity with the help of "secret" menu did not help
> either simply because the noise floor was going up.
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> 73, Igor UA9CDC
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> > On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 17:56:39 +0600 "Igor Sokolov" <ua9cdc@r66.ru>
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> > > 1000MP is no good for quiet locations
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> > This is true if you use the default "FLAT" RF amplifier menu
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> > Changing this setting to "TUNED"
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> > Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
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