I recently picked up a MFJ-929 tuner to use with my IC-706. It came with the cable for my FT-857 so I was going to use it instead of my YT-100. I currently use a USB to CAT cable to control the rig with HRD since my current tuner has a CAT pass thru port. Has anyone had any experience with using a splitter to run both the CAT and tuner off of the rear CAT port? Is it even possible? Any assistance would be appreciated.
73,
Brian
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Re: AM Broadcast Stations Distorted
Mike,?
Thanks,? I'll go? looking more closely at them.??
Your assistance is much appreciated.?
On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 12:52 PM, Mike Mello <AFS63C@...> wrote: Menu #46 selects low frequency cutoff.? Menu #47 selects high frequency cutoff.?
Or, multifunction row "p", mash and hold the DBF softkey.
Operating Manual page 30.
73,
Mike N5MJ
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Menu #46 selects low frequency cutoff.? Menu #47 selects high frequency cutoff.?
Or, multifunction row "p", mash and hold the DBF softkey.
Operating Manual page 30.
73,
Mike N5MJ
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Re: AM Broadcast Stations Distorted
Agreed on the difference it made.? ?I think I'll try turning it on and off in various modes to see its effects.
On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 6:59 AM, ROBERT WEED <bweed@...> wrote: It was posted in small print & I overlooked it. Im surprised the AGC ?Made that much difference.? Thanks. Bob, W7SCY? On Jun 6, 2020, at 3:42 PM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote:
?Sorry i thought it was posted.?
Short version is the AGC was turned off and RF gain needed adjustment. Probably most of the problem was related to the AGC being off.
Dennis N1TEN? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 1:50 PM, ROBERT WEED <bweed@...> wrote: What was the solution? ?I didsn¡¯t see it on here. I had the opposite problem when my mode mysteriously changed to AM while I was on FM. Bob, W7SCY Sent from Robert's iPad 2 On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:13 PM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote:
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Good catch! ? It was off.
That improved signal even more than messing with RF Gain knob.
Thanks to all for the teaching moment.
Dennis?
N1TEN
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, 12:54:44 PM PDT, N8VUL <n8vul@...> wrote:
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It was posted in small print & I overlooked it. Im surprised the AGC ?Made that much difference.? Thanks.
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On Jun 6, 2020, at 3:42 PM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote:
?Sorry i thought it was posted.?
Short version is the AGC was turned off and RF gain needed adjustment. Probably most of the problem was related to the AGC being off.
Dennis N1TEN? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 1:50 PM, ROBERT WEED <bweed@...> wrote: What was the solution? ?I didsn¡¯t see it on here. I had the opposite problem when my mode mysteriously changed to AM while I was on FM. Bob, W7SCY Sent from Robert's iPad 2 On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:13 PM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote:
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Good catch! ? It was off.
That improved signal even more than messing with RF Gain knob.
Thanks to all for the teaching moment.
Dennis?
N1TEN
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, 12:54:44 PM PDT, N8VUL <n8vul@...> wrote:
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Sorry i thought it was posted.?
Short version is the AGC was turned off and RF gain needed adjustment. Probably most of the problem was related to the AGC being off.
On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 1:50 PM, ROBERT WEED <bweed@...> wrote: What was the solution? ?I didsn¡¯t see it on here. I had the opposite problem when my mode mysteriously changed to AM while I was on FM. Bob, W7SCY Sent from Robert's iPad 2 On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:13 PM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote:
?
Good catch! ? It was off.
That improved signal even more than messing with RF Gain knob.
Thanks to all for the teaching moment.
Dennis?
N1TEN
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, 12:54:44 PM PDT, N8VUL <n8vul@...> wrote:
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What was the solution? ?I didsn¡¯t see it on here. I had the opposite problem when my mode mysteriously changed to AM while I was on FM. Bob, W7SCY Sent from Robert's iPad 2
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On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:13 PM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote:
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Good catch! ? It was off.
That improved signal even more than messing with RF Gain knob.
Thanks to all for the teaching moment.
Dennis?
N1TEN
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, 12:54:44 PM PDT, N8VUL <n8vul@...> wrote:
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Good catch! ? It was off.
That improved signal even more than messing with RF Gain knob.
Thanks to all for the teaching moment.
Dennis?
N1TEN
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, 12:54:44 PM PDT, N8VUL <n8vul@...> wrote:
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Re: AM Broadcast Stations Distorted - Found IT!
Gents,
Thanks so much for your suggestions. ??
I just found out that the RF Gain was not right for the AM broadcast signal level.? I must have adjusted it during SSB operations, when moving from FM repeater ops.?
What led me to the solution was that the signal got a bit clearer when I activated the Attenuation button.? So I went and adjusted RF gain and got it right again. ?
Dennis Yard N1TEN San Diego
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, 11:44:01 AM PDT, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote:
Mike, Menu item # please so I am on the same page. ?
Dennis N1TEN
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, 11:20:07 AM PDT, Mike Mello <afs63c@...> wrote:
Dennis,
Check the receive bandwidth - AM broadcasts are often "wider" than SSB settings.? If I listen to AM I jack the low limit to 200 hz, and the high limit to 5khz.
73,
Mike N5MJ
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You are correct I did a bad typo. ? Not FM for sure.? Sorry.
I am seeing AM on the radio display.
Dennis N1TEN
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, 11:20:45 AM PDT, Bob L via groups.io <wa7dxz@...> wrote:
Did you mean... not FM for sure? Bob wa7dxz
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- From: "Dennis Yard via groups.io" <hamandrovers@...> Date: 6/6/20 9:25 AM (GMT-07:00) Subject: Re: [FT-857] AM Broadcast Stations Distorted
Not a silly question, but not AM for sure.? ?1070 KNX in LA for example.
On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 9:23 AM, Tony VA7TF, VE7ACF <20junk20@...> wrote: Silly question, are you listening to FM stations on AM? ? ? --------------- Regards, ? Tony VA7TF ? ? Noise blanker was off.? ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:56 AM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote: Theo, I'll check but I think I ran thru the DSP operations to check that.? ?I'll check again. ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:52 AM, Theo Marinos <marinos.theo@...> wrote: Did you have the NB (noise blanker) on by any chance? ? On Sat, 6 Jun. 2020, 2:01 pm Dennis Yard via , <hamandrovers=[email protected]> wrote: This week I went to my radio's? AM broadcast stations to listen to local radio. ? They are programmed in along with local FM as well as the usual simplex and repeater frequencies. ? What I got in the way of audio was very low volume and highly distorted. This was on all three stations I checked. I changed the wire antenna to a different one with no change in behavior. ? All the rest of the bands and modes appear to be fine.? FM broadcast, SSB and digital modes for example.? Can anyone suggest a menu item I may have accidentally changed which would cause this?? Ive looked at all 91 or so without any obvious changes.? 73 and thanks in advance.
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VA7TF? VE7ACF
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Mike, Menu item # please so I am on the same page. ?
Dennis N1TEN
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, 11:20:07 AM PDT, Mike Mello <afs63c@...> wrote:
Dennis,
Check the receive bandwidth - AM broadcasts are often "wider" than SSB settings.? If I listen to AM I jack the low limit to 200 hz, and the high limit to 5khz.
73,
Mike N5MJ
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Did you mean... not FM for sure? Bob wa7dxz
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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-------- Original message -------- From: "Dennis Yard via groups.io" <hamandrovers@...> Date: 6/6/20 9:25 AM (GMT-07:00) Subject: Re: [FT-857] AM Broadcast Stations Distorted
Not a silly question, but not AM for sure.? ?1070 KNX in LA for example.
On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 9:23 AM, Tony VA7TF, VE7ACF <20junk20@...> wrote: Silly question, are you listening to FM stations on AM? ? ? --------------- Regards, ? Tony VA7TF ? ? Noise blanker was off.? ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:56 AM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote: Theo, I'll check but I think I ran thru the DSP operations to check that.? ?I'll check again. ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:52 AM, Theo Marinos <marinos.theo@...> wrote: Did you have the NB (noise blanker) on by any chance? ? On Sat, 6 Jun. 2020, 2:01 pm Dennis Yard via , <hamandrovers=[email protected]> wrote: This week I went to my radio's? AM broadcast stations to listen to local radio. ? They are programmed in along with local FM as well as the usual simplex and repeater frequencies. ? What I got in the way of audio was very low volume and highly distorted. This was on all three stations I checked. I changed the wire antenna to a different one with no change in behavior. ? All the rest of the bands and modes appear to be fine.? FM broadcast, SSB and digital modes for example.? Can anyone suggest a menu item I may have accidentally changed which would cause this?? Ive looked at all 91 or so without any obvious changes.? 73 and thanks in advance.
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VA7TF? VE7ACF
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Re: 857 stopped powering up; NOT a 12v source issue
Jason,
I've had this with mine as well.? One instance was a sketchy fuseholder (the inrush current I-squared-R loss dropped the input voltage below 11.5VDC). Was the car running and VDC > 13 VDC at the radio?
Second instance was a bad remote interface cable between the head and the pan. when the control head was connected with the pan using the short cable, it worked fine.? I replaced the longer remote cable with a hunk of cat-5.? Been working fine ever since.
Good luck!
73,
Mike N5MJ
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Re: AM Broadcast Stations Distorted
Dennis,
Check the receive bandwidth - AM broadcasts are often "wider" than SSB settings.? If I listen to AM I jack the low limit to 200 hz, and the high limit to 5khz.
73,
Mike N5MJ
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690 Khz, 760 khz and 1070 khz
On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 9:25 AM, Tony VA7TF, VE7ACF <20junk20@...> wrote: What frequencies are programmed into the radio, or what are the frequencies in MHZ are you trying to listen to? ? ? --------------- Regards, ? Tony ? ? Noise blanker was off.? ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:56 AM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote: Theo, I'll check but I think I ran thru the DSP operations to check that.? ?I'll check again. ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:52 AM, Theo Marinos <marinos.theo@...> wrote: Did you have the NB (noise blanker) on by any chance? ? On Sat, 6 Jun. 2020, 2:01 pm Dennis Yard via , <hamandrovers=[email protected]> wrote: This week I went to my radio's? AM broadcast stations to listen to local radio. ? They are programmed in along with local FM as well as the usual simplex and repeater frequencies. ? What I got in the way of audio was very low volume and highly distorted. This was on all three stations I checked. I changed the wire antenna to a different one with no change in behavior. ? All the rest of the bands and modes appear to be fine.? FM broadcast, SSB and digital modes for example.? Can anyone suggest a menu item I may have accidentally changed which would cause this?? Ive looked at all 91 or so without any obvious changes.? 73 and thanks in advance.
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VA7TF? VE7ACF
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I'm saying that the 1070 AM staion is low and distorted as are three others local to? San Diego.
I didn't think of non-broadcast AM.? I'll try it.
On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 9:40 AM, Tony VA7TF, VE7ACF <20junk20@...> wrote: 1070 kHz is on the AM band Los Angeles. ? Is it a typo or you are definitely saying 1070 is not on AM? ? Try listening to WWV on 5, 10, 15 or 20 MHZ on SSB and AM. Is the AM signal clean? If so, then possibly something the LF portion up to 1.8 MHZ in the radio may be bad. ? ? --------------- Regards, ? Tony ? ? Not a silly question, but not AM for sure.? ?1070 KNX in LA for example. On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 9:23 AM, Tony VA7TF, VE7ACF Silly question, are you listening to FM stations on AM? ? ? --------------- Regards, ? Tony VA7TF ? ? Noise blanker was off.? ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:56 AM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote: Theo, I'll check but I think I ran thru the DSP operations to check that.? ?I'll check again. ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:52 AM, Theo Marinos <marinos.theo@...> wrote: Did you have the NB (noise blanker) on by any chance? ? On Sat, 6 Jun. 2020, 2:01 pm Dennis Yard via , <hamandrovers=[email protected]> wrote: This week I went to my radio's? AM broadcast stations to listen to local radio. ? They are programmed in along with local FM as well as the usual simplex and repeater frequencies. ? What I got in the way of audio was very low volume and highly distorted. This was on all three stations I checked. I changed the wire antenna to a different one with no change in behavior. ? All the rest of the bands and modes appear to be fine.? FM broadcast, SSB and digital modes for example.? Can anyone suggest a menu item I may have accidentally changed which would cause this?? Ive looked at all 91 or so without any obvious changes.? 73 and thanks in advance.
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VA7TF? VE7ACF
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1070 kHz is on the AM band Los Angeles. ? Is it a typo or you are definitely saying 1070 is not on AM? ? Try listening to WWV on 5, 10, 15 or 20 MHZ on SSB and AM. Is the AM signal clean? If so, then possibly something the LF portion up to 1.8 MHZ in the radio may be bad. ? ? --------------- Regards, ? Tony ?
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From: Dennis Yard via groups.ioSent: June 6, 2020 9:25 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [FT-857] AM Broadcast Stations Distorted ? Not a silly question, but not AM for sure.? ?1070 KNX in LA for example. On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 9:23 AM, Tony VA7TF, VE7ACF Silly question, are you listening to FM stations on AM? ? ? --------------- Regards, ? Tony VA7TF ? ? Noise blanker was off.? ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:56 AM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote: Theo, I'll check but I think I ran thru the DSP operations to check that.? ?I'll check again. ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:52 AM, Theo Marinos <marinos.theo@...> wrote: Did you have the NB (noise blanker) on by any chance? ? On Sat, 6 Jun. 2020, 2:01 pm Dennis Yard via , <hamandrovers=[email protected]> wrote: This week I went to my radio's? AM broadcast stations to listen to local radio. ? They are programmed in along with local FM as well as the usual simplex and repeater frequencies. ? What I got in the way of audio was very low volume and highly distorted. This was on all three stations I checked. I changed the wire antenna to a different one with no change in behavior. ? All the rest of the bands and modes appear to be fine.? FM broadcast, SSB and digital modes for example.? Can anyone suggest a menu item I may have accidentally changed which would cause this?? Ive looked at all 91 or so without any obvious changes.? 73 and thanks in advance.
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VA7TF? VE7ACF
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Not a silly question, but not AM for sure.? ?1070 KNX in LA for example.
On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 9:23 AM, Tony VA7TF, VE7ACF <20junk20@...> wrote: Silly question, are you listening to FM stations on AM? ? ? --------------- Regards, ? Tony VA7TF ? ? Noise blanker was off.? ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:56 AM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote: Theo, I'll check but I think I ran thru the DSP operations to check that.? ?I'll check again. ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:52 AM, Theo Marinos <marinos.theo@...> wrote: Did you have the NB (noise blanker) on by any chance? ? On Sat, 6 Jun. 2020, 2:01 pm Dennis Yard via , <hamandrovers=[email protected]> wrote: This week I went to my radio's? AM broadcast stations to listen to local radio. ? They are programmed in along with local FM as well as the usual simplex and repeater frequencies. ? What I got in the way of audio was very low volume and highly distorted. This was on all three stations I checked. I changed the wire antenna to a different one with no change in behavior. ? All the rest of the bands and modes appear to be fine.? FM broadcast, SSB and digital modes for example.? Can anyone suggest a menu item I may have accidentally changed which would cause this?? Ive looked at all 91 or so without any obvious changes.? 73 and thanks in advance.
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VA7TF? VE7ACF
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What frequencies are programmed into the radio, or what are the frequencies in MHZ are you trying to listen to? ? ? --------------- Regards, ? Tony ?
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From: Dennis Yard via groups.ioSent: June 6, 2020 8:29 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [FT-857] AM Broadcast Stations Distorted ? Noise blanker was off.? ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:56 AM, Dennis Yard via groups.io <hamandrovers@...> wrote: Theo, I'll check but I think I ran thru the DSP operations to check that.? ?I'll check again. ? ? On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:52 AM, Theo Marinos <marinos.theo@...> wrote: Did you have the NB (noise blanker) on by any chance? ? On Sat, 6 Jun. 2020, 2:01 pm Dennis Yard via , <hamandrovers=[email protected]> wrote: This week I went to my radio's? AM broadcast stations to listen to local radio. ? They are programmed in along with local FM as well as the usual simplex and repeater frequencies. ? What I got in the way of audio was very low volume and highly distorted. This was on all three stations I checked. I changed the wire antenna to a different one with no change in behavior. ? All the rest of the bands and modes appear to be fine.? FM broadcast, SSB and digital modes for example.? Can anyone suggest a menu item I may have accidentally changed which would cause this?? Ive looked at all 91 or so without any obvious changes.? 73 and thanks in advance.
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