[CQ-Contest] FT-1000MP

[N7MAL]

That's not true..... Here is what the manual says: "Tuned preamp only operates in the 1.8~7 and 24~30 amateur bands" (page 44) There is a lot more detailed info on pages 44 & 45.
Now for real world tests; This afternoon I tried making A/B tests with the beacons. Unfortunately I could only do it with weak signals because here 10m is really dead. A signal that was S-2 increased to S-3. The noise floor didn't register on the meter but was noticeably higher with the tuned preamp on. If my body will cooperate with me tomorrow I'll hook-up another rig(Icom) and try the tests again.

Thanks to the 3 guys who sent me engineering data. In a land far far away and long long ago I was in engineering and worked in a screen room. Those are not real world conditions. My ham station is real world, far, very far,  from ideal conditions. I can't control the noise and I can't control the signal levels.


MAL                N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tonno Vahk 
  To: cq-contest at contesting.com ; David O Hachadorian 
  Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 6:02
  Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FT-1000MP


  TUNED only effects 10 and 12m, so it is true MP lacks some sensitivity on 
  15m...

  From: "David O Hachadorian" <k6ll at juno.com>
  To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
  Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 4:05 AM
  Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FT-1000MP


  >
  > On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 17:56:39 +0600 "Igor Sokolov" <ua9cdc at r66.ru> writes:
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  >>  1000MP is no good for quiet locations
  >> because there is not enough sensitivity on 15 and 10 meters.
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  > This is true if you use the default "FLAT" RF amplifier menu setting.
  > Changing this setting to "TUNED"
  > solves the problem.
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  > Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
  > Big Bear Lake, CA
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