Topband: Receivers

[Jon Zaimes AA1K]

Fortunately the W8JI key click mode took care of that problem on my MP and many others....and it's so simple it is indeed hard to believe Yaesu hasn't incorporated it in the MP and MkV at the factory.

73/Jon AA1K

At 10:06 AM 11/14/04, Tom Rauch wrote:
>> I still have my TS-940S (bought in 1984) as a backup and
>SO2R radio. I ran many A/B tests when I first got the
>FT1000MP and found the 940 very close to the MP in pulling
>out weak signals on 160.
>
>Not only that, there was a profound change in Jon's
>bandwidth here when he went from his 940 to the MP. When Jon
>used the 940 I never heard any clicks off frequency when I
>used good receivers. The moment he went to the MP clicks
>were quite noticeable even 1-1/2 kHz away.
>
>It's quite evident the 940 is very clean on CW transmit
>without any work. I wish Yaesu would wise up.
>
>73 Tom