[TenTec] Key clicks

[Ron Castro]

Early unmodified FT-1000MK V's are well known for producing nasty key
clicks, largely due to a fall-time of about 1 ms.  W8JI has an article on
his website about the problem and the fix.  Since these were popular radios,
there are quite a few on the air that have not been fixed.

          Ron Castro
           N6IE
    www.N6IE.com

Member:
                      ARRL
     Redwood Empire DX Assn.
 Northern California Contest Club
Northern California DX Foundation

-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Rsoifer at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 8:42 AM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Key clicks

I don't normally use the sub rx much, if at all, during contests because
everyone works simplex and I work only S&P.  As an experiment, this  morning
I gave the (original) Orion II sub rx a workout on 40 CW.  It  did as well
as the main rx -- I have no strong local stations  -- but both  receivers
encountered a serious problem: KEY CLICKS!
 
With the attenuator and the main rx, I determined that the clicks were
actually being transmitted and were not generated in my receiver.  The
people responsible should be ashamed.
 
73 Ray W2RS
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