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Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
Glad I was able to help and that your fixed. -- Leonard K. Pennock (AD7AS)
By Leonard K. Pennock · #52772 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
Leonard, I was able to work a POTA station today on 20m and sounded pretty good according to him. I worked my dad on 40m last night and he reported that I sounded fine as well. My guess is that the
By David - KI5SHY · #52771 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
How does your swr look on 20m? -- Leonard K. Pennock (AD7AS)
By Leonard K. Pennock · #52770 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
So I used the gain settings that you mentioned and to me 20m still sounded a bit rough. But I worked my dad on 40m and he said it sounded great. Got a 5/6 from the 40m Route66 station in Oklahoma,
By David - KI5SHY · #52769 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
Cleaned out the mic connection with canned air, and opened up the mic to do the same. No change. However, I did use the gain settings I got? from Leonard and had a QSO with my dad on 40m. No
By David - KI5SHY · #52768 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
Hey Leonard, I went in and changed the gain settings to your recommendations and am still getting the distortion, albeit not as bad. Would an LDG meter with ALC on it tell me anything useful? I'm
By David - KI5SHY · #52767 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
I would as suggested set the mic gain. Make sure that any compression or DSP is turned offf first. Set compression after you are happy with the gain. Does your mic have a switch on the back of it?
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
Listening on the SDR as you did is probably the best way to set the gain. Then you know exactly how much gain you can run before it distorts. My gains may be slightly lower as I have a Tanker voice
By Leonard K. Pennock · #52765 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
That¡¯s what I¡¯m saying. I don¡¯t know how to get it back like it was. I¡¯ll try your gain settings and go from there.
By David - KI5SHY · #52764 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
I'm actually surprised you got good audio reports at 50-75 before with the MH-59. Everyone I ever seen needed the gain turned down. Leonard K. Pennock AD7AS Those who walk bravely through life,
By Leonard K. Pennock · #52763 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
I might be able to get in touch with the guy. I got good signal reports on my Nelson 9:1, and would get reports of being overdriven but legible on my Wolf River Coil. However, after I did the factory
By David - KI5SHY · #52762 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
Can you locate the guy who used your radio on Field Day?? I would quiery him.? Did you change any settings?? Did anyone tell you the audio was messed up? etc etcMike
By mikemm58 · #52761 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
Will this effect my ability to be heard in pile ups? I turned the gain settings way down and was able to be understood clearly on the SDR, but my concern is that I was able to run at 50-75 (SSB Mic
By David - KI5SHY · #52760 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
MH59 is a very hot mic. You need to turn down the mic gain settings. Also since you did a master reset you need to make sure that Menu 59 is set for rmt. My Mic Gain Settings with the MH59 Menu 5 AM
By Leonard K. Pennock · #52759 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
I'm using the MH-59 mic, I'll take a look at that as well. Is is maybe just coincidence that all of this happened after I performed a master reset on the radio?
By David - KI5SHY · #52758 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
Are you using the stock hand mic that came with the radio? MH-31?The one with the "TONE" switch on the back?I had a very similar problem a few months ago and I found a bad solder joint on one of the
By mikemm58 · #52757 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
I haven¡¯t. I¡¯ll try that this evening and report back.
By David - KI5SHY · #52756 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
Ok I¡¯ll try that and report back.
By David - KI5SHY · #52755 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
Have you tried it on FM or AM to see if it also sounds bad on those modes? 73, --Hank KB4MTO / TA5ZC Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 7:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FT-857] Hoping for help
By Hank Lambert (KB4MTO) · #52754 ·
Re: Hoping for help with an FT-897 (very similar)
I agree with Chuck¡­ clean mic connection, try a different mic Jack W4GRJ
By Jack W4GRJ · #52753 ·