[Yaesu] FT-1000D frequency jumps
Dave Maley
dgmaley at commspeed.net
Sat Feb 13 08:22:08 PST 2010
Good suggestion Jim. Don't forget to mention to the rest that the display runs on high voltage. That's what the DC-DC converter is for. Do you remember what its normal output voltage should be?
Dave...
----- Original Message -----
From: James Colville
To: dgmaley at commspeed.net
Cc: yaesu at contesting.com
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT-1000D frequency jumps
I'm finding that shorted and open electrolytic caps. I had noise in the receiver. The noise changed when I turned on the sub receiver. To make a long story short, the electrolytic caps in the DC-DC converter that powers the florescent display were bad. There is a pi net filter on the 13 volt line that supplies the converter. The caps in the pi net filter were bad. A simple check of the 13 volt line with an oscilloscope showed a horrible noise on that buss.
After the cap replacement, the bus was noise free.
73
Jim W7RY
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 7:38 AM, Dave Maley <dgmaley at commspeed.net> wrote:
To those that have strange frequency jumps or other quirks on a 1000D.
These radios are now old enough to be affected by intermittant contacts.
It all comes down to taking the time to clean a lot of contacts. Suggest
that you remove each connector around the receiver board and synthizer
board, apply a small amount of a good contact cleaner, with a q-tip. Take
your time and plan on doing this for a while. There's a lot of them and
the wire is old. Work the connector on and off a couple of times, then
move on to the next one.
After you have completed this, check for loose hardware, especially around
these boards and the power supply. If the sub-receiver has any issues, do
this first before any troubleshooting.
While you have it open, it's a good time to remove the fan, clean and lube
it. The fan rests on some rubber shock mounts. See if they have
hardened. If so, a well stocked hardware store will have something like
it.
This radio is put together with a ton of screws. They're all a little
different. Get them all back where they came out.
The bulb behind the meter is odd. Yaesu has them. The rubber skirt
around the main and sub VFO knobs can be replaced if it's swelled up from
hand oil. Yaesu has them too.
A little front panel cleaning with an old tooth brush can make it look
like new again.
Dave
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> From: "Noller, Gregory A CTR USAF ANG 299th NOSS/299th NOSC"
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> Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT-1000D CAT interface problem
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> My FT-1000MP Mk V will only "work" with HRD/CAT -meaning display the
> correct Frequency -when it is in VFO mode. That's all I can offer.
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> From: yaesu-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:yaesu-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Randy Moody
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 4:04 AM
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> Subject: [Yaesu] FT-1000D CAT interface problem
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> I have an FT-1000D which I dearly love and that I have been interfacing to
> my PC for several years via the CAT interface
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> The CAT interface quit working recently and I would really like to restore
> that function.
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> 1. At first I thought the program I use, TRX-Manager, might have become
> corrupted so I reloaded it on my PC
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> a. The CAT interface still did not appear to work
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> 2. I next loaded Ham Radio Deluxe to see if that would work
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> a. It still did not work.
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> 3. I next acquired a new CAT interface cable thinking that maybe the TTL
> level interface went bad
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> a. That did not fix it either.
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> 4. I next found some software called Com Stress by AGG Software, that
> would exercise the com port itself
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> a. The software seemed to indicate that the com port was working OK.
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> 5. I next acquire something called an RS232 Mini-Tester which is a 25
> pin
> plug with lights on it to indicate the status of the various signals on
> the
> line TD, RTS, DSR, CD, RD, CTS, and DTR.
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> a. That seemed to indicate the com port was working ok because the
> lights
> changed as the software exercised the com port.
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> 6. Is there some way to test just the FT-1000D CAT interface itself to
> determine if it is working or not?
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> 7. Has anyone else ever had trouble with the CAT interface itself on the
> FT-1000D?
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> 8. If so, does anyone have any idea of how to fix the CAT interface?
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> Thanks
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> 73
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> Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:52:58 +0200
> From: John Ahlbom <john.ahlbom at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Yaesu] FT-1000 RX Mix and frequency jump problem
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> FT-1000 serial OG060181 1990 ?
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> Problem 1:
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> No sub receiver audio with RX Mix pot in clockwise position. S-meter
> reflects, though. Appears to pick up band noise, but not on sub receiver
> frequency displayed. Sub TX works OK on any given frequency. Dual and
> split functions activated. Not a squelch problem.
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> Problem 2.
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> Frequency jump revisited, been on reflector 10 / 2008
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> FT-1000, serial OG060181 (1990 ?) Problem and symptom:
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> Sudden 300 Hz jump up in frequency both on transmit and main receiver
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> reception, CW and SSB, LSB and USB. Audible change in passband sound.
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> Happens 10 to 20 minutes after switch-on and usually returns to initial
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> frequency after a few seconds or a minute. Repeats are not uncommon.
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> Seldom noticeable after warm-up. Does not prevent operating, but is a
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> nuisance. PLL Unit as well as IF Unit xtals X 2002, 12.280 MHz and
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> X 2003, 12.283 MHz have been replaced to no avail.
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> The rig being an icon is certainly old, but I have grown accustomed to
> its performance in spite of
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> above related shortcomings.
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> Any correcting suggestions?
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> John Ahlbom, OH5NZ
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