SV: [Yaesu] FT990 Main Frequency Knob stuck

Tomas Tanbäck sm6vvt@telia.com
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 18:14:30 +0100



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Från: Ivo Pezer, 5B4ADA/9A3A <9A3A@spidernet.com.cy>
Till: yaesu@contesting.com <yaesu@contesting.com>
Datum: den 17 februari 1999 10:00
Ämne: [Yaesu] FT990 Main Frequency Knob stuck


>
>Hi,
>This morining all of a sudden my main frequency knob on
>FT990 got stuck. The more I try to turn it the harder it
>becomes. Seems to be mechanical problem and I'd like to fix
>it before ARRL, so please any comments or hints.
>
>73 Ivo 5B4ADA
>(as per 5B4LP "Murphy permanently resides in my shack")
>
>Hi Ivo. My friend had the same problem with his FT990. The local 
Yaesu dealer says its a well known problem. The 
pulse transmitter is "good bye" inside. The only thing you can do to fix it is 
to replace the pulse transmitter. (Looks like a potentiometer with
six wires connected).
73 es GL
Tomas   SM6VVT
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