Topband: For Mike W4EF- FT847 Clicks?

[Phil Catterall]

Hi Mike

I'm not surprised that you didn't get any complaints of clicks when you ran 
the FT847 in the Stew Perry. My unmodified FT1000MP used to be 2.5 times as 
bad as my FT847 was before I did the W8JI mod.

I did some rough and ready comparisons in 2003 as I also use an FT847 on 
VHF/HF for back-up. My main rig is a circa 1998 (approx) FT1000MP. I did the 
W8JI keyclick mod (Acknowledgement to Tom - THANKS). The results of the 
comparison and the difference Tom's mod made to my rig  in 2003 are on my 
website. The findings revealed that the click bandwidth of my unmodified 
FT1000MP was 2.5 times worse than on my FT847. On completion of the mod the 
click bandwidth of the FT1000MP was HALF as bad as the FT847!

That mod made a great difference and I haven't had a single complaint of 
clicks on 160m or any band since. I like Yaesu equipment so if you are the 
same and you are attached to your FT1000MP don't necessarily get rid - save 
the money and do the mod.

I suffered similarly with a Yaesu FT107M in the mid 1980s, tried my best to 
fix that one - Yaesu furnished me with a mod, but in the end it didn't work 
so it had to go. I would have considered upgrading to a Mark 5 field last 
year, but not while the problem prevails on new Yaesu equipment, I'll stick 
with what I have, so that is another lost sale for Yaesu until they sort 
themselves out and considering how antisocial some of their transceivers are 
to CW LF enthusiasts.

Could it be that hard keying is what Yaesu desire - does it help one 
pentrate the pile up as well as meaning that others keep away from you in 
contests when you are running because you occupy more bandwidth? I don't 
know the answer to that one.


73 Phil Catterall G4OBK

Keyclick mod comparsion between FT847 V FT1000MP:

http://www.qsl.net/g4obk/Yaesu%20Key%20Clicks.htm





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