[TenTec] Key clicks

[Rsoifer at aol.com]

I know what you mean, Ron.  We have a Mk V at our club station, but  the 
ops who use it only work SSB!
 
73 Ray
 
 
In a message dated 5/26/2013 5:40:11 P.M. GMT Standard Time, ronc at sonic.net 
 writes:

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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