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Re: [Yaesu] FT1000MP AF out affected by AF Gain control settings

To: g7twc@rutty.eclipse.co.uk, Yaesu@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT1000MP AF out affected by AF Gain control settings
From: Peter Sundberg <sm2cew@telia.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 07:17:48 +0000
List-post: <mailto:yaesu@contesting.com>
Why not just use the audio output from the Packet DIN jack?
It is designed for this. Plugs were provided when you bought the radio (if
new).

73/Peter SM2CEW
www.sm2cew.com


At 14:57 2006-02-03 , Mike Ruttenberg G7TWC wrote:
>Yes there are 2 ports on the rear, EXT Speaker and AF Out.

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>Ext Speaker is connected to the AF Gain control, and is supposed to be, so
no problem there.

>The AF Out is not meant to be connected to the AF Gain control. On mine it
is. In which case it is acting exactly with the EXT Speaker control, 

>which is no good to me.

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>Due to this issue, the problem is that I have to have the headphones on at
75% volume in order to get enough of a signal to drive the AF Out 

>line feeding my soundcard for data mode work. The AF Out level is supposed
to be constant and independent of the heaphone/AF Gain 

>volume. It isn't, as indeicated above and several times below, so when
trying to do data mode the rig speaker is blaring, or the headphones are 

>blaring (whicher i choose to use). It is unpleasant to be in the presence
of the rig when the volume is at 75%.

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>If you say "well don't turn it to 75% then" then I don't get enough volume
to drive the soundcard for data modes, which is what I would like to 

>do.

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>So back to the original issue: Has anyone come across a situation whereby
the AF Out levels are driven by the AF Gain control and thereby 

>able to assist me in finding out whether a mod exists to make it like
this, in which case I can reverse engineer the mod so that it doesn't happen 

>and does what it is supposed to do according to the instructions.

>

>Thanks

>Mike

>G7TWC

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>On Fri Feb  3 13:15 , dave  sent:

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>>I think there are 2Â  small audio ports on the rear... one has both

>>RX'ers in it on a single line and is affected by the front af gain

>>control... and there is  second port that has 2 lines in it and that is

>>the one that is set and cannot be adjusted from the front panel????  :-)

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>>Michael Ruttenberg G7TWC wrote:

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>>  I am indeed talking about the jack on the back.

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>>However, the issue is that the jack on the back IS being affected by gain

>>control even though it shouldn't be.

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>>That is why I am asking whether anyone knows how to stop this happening.

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>>Thanks

>>Mike

>>G7TWC

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>>----- Original Message ----- 

>>From: "Tom McDermott" <tom.mcdermott4@verizon.net>

>>To: <yaesu@contesting.com>

>>Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 2:19 AM

>>Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT1000MP AF out affected by AF Gain control settings

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>>      The FT1000MP manual page 20 section 14 (AF OUT mini Phone jack) says

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>>I think the mini-AF jack that the manual is refering to is the one on the

>>rear panel of the radio - not the mini headphone jack on the frint panel.

>>The one on the rear panel (on my 1000MP) is unaffected by the AF gain

>>control.

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>>-- Tom, N5EG

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