I applaud the click-reducing efforts (thanks Tom & others) and hope to apply
the mods to my Yaesu boxes.
I just wanted to make a quick anecdotal remark that in comparing my own
FT1000D and late MP (9HXXX serial), the 1000D seems to be a far worse
offender.
Okay, now back to the excellent opening we're having (0430Z) into europe . .
.
73,
Barry N1EU
>From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@akorn.net>
>Reply-To: W8JI@contesting.com
>To: topband@contesting.com, Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: Topband: FT-1000MP Key Clicks
To: <topband@contesting.com>
>Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:02:55 -0500
>
> > Interesting. I just did the same test using my TS-930 with 400 Hz
> > filter and my unmodified Mark 5. At 500 Hz from the carrier
> > frequency, clicks were down to below S3 from 59 +20. Acknowledging up
> > front the apples-and-oranges nature of the two test setups, this seems
> > to suggest that the stock Mark 5 may not be as bad, click-wise -- in
> > fact, that it is in the same ballpark as a modified MP. Does this
> > track with others' (hopefully better) data?
>
>Hi Pete,
>
>According to my notes, I've received a total 23 e-mails from MKV
>owners asking for a click mod (prior to this topic coming up). Three
>MK V owners said others constantly complain about their signals.
>One owner has stopped using his rig on CW. The people with the
>most complaints seem to have the strongest signals, and live in
>the most congested areas.
>
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