[VHFcontesting] FT-736 Problem

[Jim Forsyth]

Rick,

mine does the same thing when running off an external 12v supply and the
internal voltage sensing circuit decides the voltage is too low. It didn't
do that when it was new, only after Yaesu put in some 'improvements'.

Jim, AF6O

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Stoneking" <w2rds at arrl.net>
To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 5:27 AM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] FT-736 Problem


> All,
>
> I have recently acquired a FT-736 and it has a peculiar problem.
> Occasionally when I push the PTT on the microphone (Heil Mic - do not get
> the original mic with the rig) the display on the 736 shuts off and the
rig
> is essentially dead. None of the controls seem to have any effect, no
> 'beeps' are generated when the buttons are pressed, etc. I have to turn
the
> radio off and then back on. The radio has operated for relatively long
> periods of time without a problem, and in some cases it even seems
> frequency/memory dependant. I have my local 2m repeater programmed in to
> memory 1 (145.29 -) and another repeater programmed in to memory 2
(146.625
> -) and at one point every time I pressed the PTT when memory 1 was
selected
> it happened, but if I went to memory 2 there was no problem, but as soon
as
> I went back to memory 1 it did it again. I have also had it happen using
> 440 FM in VFO mode (not using a memory channel).
>
> Has anyone ever heard of or experienced anything like this? I have read on
> the Kenwood reflector of a problem experienced with some of those where
the
> display would act up or disappear, and that was due to a poor contact in
> the display cabling - so I plan to check/clean all of the cable
connectors.
>
> Rick
> W2RDS
>
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