[1000mp] RELAY INFO

[Garry Shapiro]

Rob,

I cannot be sure of the sequence of events, but Chip's responses came before
the announcement of his departure from Yaesu. He may well have already known
he was leaving, or perhaps he had not yet decided. He gave no indication of
which, nor of whether his inquiry had any chance of leading to any action by
Yaesu.

I had also mentioned in a previous email that I had discussed the matter at
length with WA6F in Brazil--Miki sat across from me at lunch, and could not
escape, and I took advantage of the opportunity. Nor did he make any
positive response, such as committing to look into it; he did listen
politely.

I am not implying anything, either--just reporting the interchange with Chip
as it occurred. I have no animosity toward Chip whatsoever, and would be
happy to have a drink with him anytime. The only implication you should take
from my email is that I had a glimmer of hope that Yaesu would do something
positive about this well-discussed problem.

Garry, NI6T


-----Original Message-----
From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 1:31 PM
To: All about Yaesu 1000mp
Subject: Re: [1000mp] RELAY INFO


I'm not sure something is being implied here with the previous message
or not.   I won't imply anything; i'll simply say that I think this
action speaks well of mr. margelli since he doesn't even work for yaesu
anymore but has taken an interest in your problem, when he could have
blown it off now that he is at heil sound.

rob / k5uj

On Sunday, September 17, 2006, at 09:15 PM, Garry Shapiro wrote:

> I received several emails from Chip Margelli, who said he had never
> seen the
> emails I had sent him re the RX dropout problem. He asked for more
> details--although the discussions here seemed pretty complete, I
> provided
> them. I thought "Hey, the Chipper is finally taking an interest in the
> problem!"
>
> Then I read the announcement that he is moving to Heil Sound...
>
> Garry, NI6T
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Jim Smith
> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 5:05 PM
> To: All about Yaesu 1000mp
> Subject: Re: [1000mp] RELAY INFO
>
>
> I've experienced the Rx problem from time to time.  Have never used an
> amp.
>
> 73, Jim	VE7FO
>
> Garry Shapiro wrote:
>> Scott:
>>
>> That is a valid question. It would be good to hear from owners
> experiencing
>> the problem who do not run an amplifier. OTOH, one might logically
>> expect
> a
>> power zap to cause a complete failure, not merely 30 or 40 dB of
> attenuation
>> until activated again.
>>
>> Garry, NI6T
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Scott Manthe
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:56 AM
>> To: All about Yaesu 1000mp
>> Subject: Re: [1000mp] RELAY INFO
>>
>>
>> A friend and I were just wondering what percentage of relay problems
>> might be related to using the rig and an amp without a relay buffer?
>> There seemed to be some relationship between this and his relay
>> failure.
>>
>> A thought...
>>
>> 73,
>> Scott, N9AA
>>
>> Cecil Acuff wrote:
>>> My #1 guess would be the T/R switch.
>>>
>>> I don't think the relays are anything proprietary and replacements
>>> should be easy to locate.  I know one manufacturer, Omron, makes a
>>> range of relays that might fit the need...I would look in the Allied
>>> or Mouser catalogs for replacements.
>>>
>>> Hope that helps a bit....again if the MKV is completely different
>>> sorry for any confusion...so far I have not had relay problems in my
>>> early MP.
>>>
>>> Cecil Acuff
>>> WB5VCE
>>>

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