w2vjn at inrad makes a nice lil mod that helps the mp/mk5 clicks.....
only 15 bucks...rally helps!! .....w7gg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Fisher, W4AN" <w4an@contesting.com>
To: <k6se@juno.com>; <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Cc: <W8JI@contesting.com>; <w5tm@earthlink.net>; <n1nd@arrl.org>;
<we3c@hotmail.com>; <btippett@alum.mit.edu>; <n1eu@hotmail.com>;
<topband@contesting.com>; <1000mp@qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 8:26 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re: Yaesu FT1000mp Mark V Key Clicks
>
> > "VK3ZL reported HE was bothered by keyclicks from K8XXX and W8QID and
>
> FWIW, I reported this to the K8XXX team either last year or the year
> before. Obviously this wasn't a concern to them at least.
>
> And, why should it? They produce a really wide signal so that nobody can
> get close to them and then have a competitive advantage. The only way
> this problem will be solved is by peer preasure. I've e-mailed plenty of
> guys with friendly non-threatening messages regarding the problem I
> observed. If everyone would do this, then maybe something would get done.
>
> But going forward, if you land next to me clicking my frequency unusable,
> you'll shortly find me zero beat with you... be damned the contest! This
> crap is getting old, and I'm not going to be punished for not clicking
> myself.
>
> Stations I observed this weekend in the short time I operated that had
> clicks last year and this year were K9DX and K8XXX.
>
> 73
>
> Bill Fisher, W4AN - Happy PAST-owner of two clicking FT-1000MPs
>
>
>
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