[UK-CONTEST] FT Key Clicks & ALC

[Alex GM3ZBE]

How do you get to the 9-2 setting?

Fast/Enter and the VRF/MEM CH control only goes to 8-9 on my FT1000MP MKV.
Alex

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Sent: 24 February 2007 13:06
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Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] FT Key Clicks & ALC

Yes, I'm sorry, must have been a senior moment. It is settable now and 
all bands were at 15, but now set at 6. Anything less and it cuts back 
the output power, that was consistent across all bands.

Feel happier it is done.   Chris G3SJJ



Ian Trusson wrote:
> Chris,
>
> I had a look at this a few days ago on my Mk V. I don't think you can be
> doing it right if you can't see the ALC level reduce when you adjust the
TX
> IF amp gain - you need to select the band on the menu then select the band
> on the radio then adjust one band at a time. 15 is not right at all and is
> not the usual default level. 
>
> In the service manual they describe a different method of setting the
levels
> which would be the method by which your radio would have been set up when
it
> left the factory. I wasn't willing to trust W8JI's method completely so I
> just reduced the gain slightly and ended up with:
>
> 9-2 TX IF Amplifier Gain
> TIF-018 	7 	6
> TIF-035 	6 	5
> TIF-070 	6 	5
> TIF-100 	6 	5
> TIF-140 	7 	6
> TIF-180 	7 	6
> TIF-210 	7	6
> TIF-245 	7 	6
> TIF-280 	8 	7
> TIF-290 	9 	7
>
> The first column of settings shows the ex-factory settings and the second
> column the settings which I ended up with. These figures will be different
> for different radios due to manufacturing tolerances so you do need to do
to
> set up your particular radio.
>
> Regards,
> Ian Trusson, G3RVM
> www.firstclasscw.org.uk
> 27A Roman Way, Thatcham, Berks RG18 3BP, UK.  Tel: 01635 826019
>
>