[Yaesu] FT1000D intermittent

[K4SO@aol.com]

>I have a relatively older FT1000D that seems to have dirty contacts
>somewhere. It is sometimes intermittent on receive (received goes quiet by
>3-5 S units) and can be temporarily fixed by cycling from receive to
>transmit and back. I am using the built-in relay (not QSK). Has anyone had
>any experience with cleaning this relay?

>73 Steve AA4V 

Try using the RX antenna port when this problem occurs. If you get normal 
operation there, I vote for the small reed relay on the LPF Board. There is a 
higher voltage rated part available and I think that this replacement was 
published as an upgrade/mod. by Yaesu as well. I lost mine in a "wiring 
accident" and a friend lost his due to lightning (nearby) on his beverage 
antenna. These were catastrophic failures though. The receiver was dead, 
except via the RX antenna port. It's a fairly easy repair and under $20 for 
the parts and shipping. GL.

73, Mark

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