Yes... all the other bands and modes (well, except AM) show 100W output. What
strikes me as strange is that it's *only* on 40M RTTY that the power drops.
The more I think about it, I wonder if heat has something to do with it. In
both instances over the weekend, I was on 40 RTTY after being on 20 RTTY for
about a good 60 to 90 minutes. Then after letting the rig "rest" (even
overnight) the power out would slowly creep back up (after a night's rest, I
got a full 100W out). Even if heat was a factor, should I see a fairly
consistent power drop on all bands/modes??
Frank, W1NK
---- GGLL <nagato@arnet.com.ar> wrote:
> Yes, because the trimmer capacitor failure could lead to a frequency
> shift
> well outside the filter passband. An erratic "note" monitored in another
> receiver is heared when this kind of failure happens.
> This is the one thing I guess is your problem because you mention that CW
> power out is fine (do you obtain the same pep in SSB?).
>
> Best regards
> Guillermo - LU8EYW.
>
> w1nk@cox.net escribiÃ:
> > When you ask if the output frequency is stable, I assume you mean am I
> > noticing any VFO drift? If so, then no, the VFO is stable.
> >
> > Thanks though,
> >
> > Frank, W1NK
> > ---- GGLL <nagato@arnet.com.ar> wrote:
> >
> >> Is the output frequency stable in that mode?. I suspect a defective
> >> part in
> >>the related oscillator; perhaps a trimmer cap.
> >>
> >>Best regards
> >>Guillermo - LU8EYW.
> >>
> >>w1nk@cox.net escribiÃ:
> >>
> >>>This has me truly puzzled....
> >>>
> >>>Last night and tonite during the CQWW RTTY contest, I noticed that my
> >>>FT-990 is folding back power only on 40M RTTY. I've watched my watt meter
> >>>indicate 50, then 40 then 30 watts out. Switch to CW, 100 W out.
> >>>
> >>>Any other band is fine...100W out on RTTY (or any other mode for that
> >>>matter).
> >>>
> >>>The rig is running cool to the touch, the fan is kicking in
> >>>appropriately... so I assume heat is not an issue.
> >>>
> >>>Operating time seems to be a factor....in other words, prior to switching
> >>>to 40 I had been on 20 for about an hour or so. This morning after the rig
> >>>had "rested" overnight, I had 100W out on 40.
> >>>
> >>>Thoughts??
> >>>
> >>>Thanks, Frank, W1NK _______________________________________________ Yaesu
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> >
> >
> >
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