Hello Rod, excellent information in your response about FT1000MP key
clicks. I think that a copy of your post to the
1000mp-list@jehosophat.com FT1000MP Reflector would also be an excellent
place for your comments. Would you mind putting it there? I have already
put my earlier message there. I would not mind putting it there with your
permission if you wish me to.
Thanks for taking the time to post such specifice information that we all
look for on these reflectors. Its info like yours that we concider the
gems...... hi hi
73 from Bill Stamps - WD8ARZ
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wd8arz@null.net
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> From: Rod Elliott <elliottr@mail.hurontel.on.ca>
> To: yaesu@contesting.com
> Subject: [Yaesu] Re: FT1000MP Key Clicks
To: <yaesu@contesting.com>
> Date: Sunday, December 14, 1997 9:25 AM
>
> At 08:34 AM 12/14/97 -0500, WD8ARZ wrote:
> >Hello All, the topic of key clicks is a good one. Most rigs can produce
the
> >problem at one time or the other. The causes are several and is
generally
> >easy to correct. [snip]
>
> Hello all...
>
> Bill's comments are excellent. I'd like to add one thing specific to the
> FT-1000MP that may be a "quick 'n easy" way to prevent clicks.
>
> I've set my FT-1000MP's meter to peak hold for 500ms (menu 3-7). This
> affects both the S-meter reading on receive and the power out reading on
> transmit.
>
> So far, that has nothing to do with key clicks. However, having the
ability
> to observe peak power output has revealed an interesting thing: As I
> advance the PWR control up the 100 watts output level, the peak reading
on
> key closure is the same as the key-down steady state power reading.
> However, if I try to squeeze out that last few watts by advancing PWR
> beyond the 100 watt level, the peak reading on key closure rises to
almost
> 150 watts, even though the steady state reading won't go past 105 watts.
>
> My inference: It looks like when you drive the MP past 100 watts, the
> keying waveform gets very sharp, or hard, on key closure. I haven't
> confirmed it, but there's a good chance that this generates key clicks.
>
> So... I always limit my power control to no more than 100 watts key down.
> I've had no complaints about key clicks.
>
> ... for what it's worth, and easy to try. Many thanks to Bill WD8ARZ for
> his insightful comments.
>
> 73
>
> Rod Elliott VE3IRF
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