[VHFcontesting] Yaesu FT100D problem on 6m

[Bill Olson]

John, I had this problem with my FT100D (D model). I made the problem "go away" by changing the length of the feedline.. I think I added a short piece of cable, maybe a foot maybe 2.. It's all out in the rover right now which has 4 feet of snow covering it so I can't look (well I could but I ain't gonna).. What is actually happening here I am not sure of.. The SWR on my 2 element Yagi is close to flat but definitely NOT 1.00000:1 and I have not looked at the output of the 100D to see how pure the spectrum is.. I discovered this "fix" and went on to other problems.. hi!
 
bill, K1DY
 
> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:54:15 -0600
> From: af5cc at fidmail.com
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> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Yaesu FT100D problem on 6m
> 
> I received a Yaesu FT100D today from ebay, and when I hook up my 6 meter
> yagi to it and transmit, it is showing an abnormally high SWR and the HI
> SWR icon comes on. My 6m yagi has a flat SWR on 50.125, and I verified it
> with my Icom 706 using the same feedline, etc.
> 
> I have not seen this problem in a FT100D before. It appears to be ok on
> other bands.  It is not going into self oscillation on 6m, as when I key
> the rig on SSB it is showing no power output (as it should) until I speak
> into it.
> 
> I could use any feedback or suggestions.
> 
> 73 John AF5CC
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