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[Yaesu] FT-1000MP and DVS-2

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Subject: [Yaesu] FT-1000MP and DVS-2
From: grt@nauticom.net (Bob Thacker)
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 07:02:53 -0400
Tyler Stewart wrote:
> 
> Bob Thacker wrote:
> >
> > Just got my second DVS-2. Both units seem to overdrive the MP, almost
> > like the ALC doesnt work. It crackles and distorts on voice peaks. The
> > MD100A8X does no such thing, nor does the stock mike. Anyone have
> > similar experiences? A call to Yaesu technical department mentioned that
> > there could be a problem in the interface inside the MP.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bob
> > K3GT
> >
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> That is an engineering defect.  As far as I've heard, they all do
> that.   There is a mod available from Yaesu that should improve things,
> but I dont think it's a complete cure.  Instead of curing the problem in
> the MP, they decided to modify the DVS2.  It's addressed in Application
> Note AN-94907 from Yaesu.  I never did the mod, so I dont know if it
> really cures it or not as I decided to sell it to a 990 user instead.
> 
> 73, Tyler K3MM

Thanks, sounds like a winner...just now need a copy of that bulletin.
Have had about 10 messages all telling me the same thing, Yaesu did it
again!

Bob,
K3GT

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