[CQ-Contest] radio MP vs all

[Michael Tope]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Manthe" <n9aa at arrl.net>

> It was probably locking up due to it's external power supply. You be
> surprised at just how much of the MP innards the Field and Mark V share.
> The Field is essentially the same rig, with slightly different software.
>
> 73,
> Scott, N9AA
>


> Rick Dougherty NQ4I wrote:
>> Here is my 2 cents worth....the nq4i m-m station has historically used 
>> the
>> MP for the 11 stations...one year we were one MP short...so one member
>> suggested he bring his new MKV...we first put it on 40m as the mult
>> station...it began locking up when the other rig transmitted...so we 
>> moved
>> it to 10m...again as the mult station...same problem...kept locking up 
>> and
>> having to reset the radio..only place it would operate was 160m since 
>> there
>> is just one station there...the filter selection process is not as 
>> flexible
>> as the MP either...so didn't use the MKV any more...I have graduated to 
>> the
>> 1000D as my radio of choice now...it is a lot of bang for the $$...we 
>> have 6
>> of them in the station...they are the primary run radios now....and the 
>> MP
>> is the mult radio of choice...they work well together and are fairly easy 
>> to
>> switch between for the op's...I think Yaesu did not make the MKV or the
>> Field with the same bullet proof innards as the MP...de Rick NQ4I
>>


I agree, Scott. It would be interesting to test the MKV in a similar
environment with some ferrites wrapped around the power supply
cables. I'll have to run that test sometime. BTW, when we took the
TS-950SDX to field day one year, we noticed that the VHF station
would mess up the CW keying on the 950 when they pointed their
antenna towards us.

73, Mike W4EF.................................