[Yaesu] FT-1000MP 70Mhz mod

[Bob Patten]

	I received the Int'l Radio "Background Noise Reduction, Sensitivity 
Improvement Mod" in todays mail and had it installed and checked before 
leaving for work tonight.  The quality of workmanship is excellent, the 
instructions make it very simple to install.
	I didn't have a lot of time to play with it, so I simply reduced 
the IF gain by two notches from the menu and gave a listen around 10M.  
The background hiss was indeed reduced while maintaining normal 
sensitivity.  Even more dramatic was the effect from installing the 
"bonus mod", a .0047 capacitor added to the audio board.  My radio had 
the .0015 cap installed while a much larger cap was called for in the 
schematic.  When I bridged the new cap across the original, the remaining 
hiss seemed to disappear and the audio output seemed to increase by 
several db.  All in all, I believe the mods are a worthwhile addition.

	   73,
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     Bob Patten, N4BP              ( 0 0 )               Plantation, FL 
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