What mode do you have the radio in?
73
Jim W7RY
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From: "David VE3VID" <ve3vid@hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 5:40 PM
To: "RTTY contest group" <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: [RTTY] INRAD filter question
>
> Last spring I got some good info and help from RTTY hams here about
> loading a set of INRAD filters into my Kenwood TS-450s. I chose 2 x
> 400hz filters for the 8.83 and 455 IF stages. The units went into the
> radio slick, and the Kenwood menu options to activate the new filters went
> without incident. (INRAD No.s 103 & 104) Prior to this I have been able
> to do AFSK RTTY lots of DX, some contests, and some fun ragchews on
> RTTY........so the system works (MMTTY into a SignaLink USB)
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> I am trying out the filters for the first time this weekend during the
> CQWW RTTY contest. I have a problem. If I click both filters on and tune
> across the band I hear nothing. If I leave my IF stages wide and tune a
> RTTY station, as soon as I click in either of the new filters the RTTY
> station is gone and my S-meter drops way down. Its like an attenuator was
> suddenly clicked in, sometimes my meter goes to S-zero, the volume out of
> the radio drops significantly and MMTTY's tuning indicators go blank.
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> What am I missing, what did I forget............?? Must be something,
> these are popular filters. Any help appreciated.............
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> David
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> VE3VID Located in rural Canada
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