Re: X5105 CW Mode Transmit Intermittent
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi JP and group, ? Issue resolved. JP, thank you for indicating the direction of my troubleshooting. Late Saturday evening I attempted to remove the back cover by loosening the 4 screws. To my amazement, all 4 philips-head screws were LOOSE! I simply tightened them and then checked ALL of the case screws and found the micro allen-head screws in top and bottom panels also loose. Lastly, the chrome nut that holds the BNC connector was also not snug and took another ? of a turn to fully tighten. ? When I was done with that mechanical adjusting, I setup the rig with antenna and key and voila!, it began transmitting again. However, now I noticed that I had about 15% more power and the external tuner was not nearly as sensitive to tune for min SWR. I would even say that receive is more sensitive. ? Now, 5 QSOs and 4 hours later of operation, the rig runs consistently with no power disruptions. I also operated at min internal battery, about 11.5 VDC and max external input, about 13.5 VDC and rig is consistent in performance. I believe the issue is fixed. ? If anyone experiences weird performance and intermittent transmit, first try tightening all of the case screws and BNC nut to ensure good grounds all the way around. ? Best 73, Lou N2JPR ? ? ? From: JP McGinley Lou, Sent from for Windows ? From: Lou N2JPR via groups.io ? Hi JP, ? Great question! Yes, I did change the mode and key down but, quite honestly, thought that the programming of the rig would prevent output in those modes when keying the rig as the primary modulation driver is audio/mic. ? No, I did not get power out in FM, AM, or SSB but again, thought that was the rig¡¯s logic. I am more interested in understanding how you improved the standoff grounding and may contact you off-line. Thanks for your response. ? Best 73, Lou N2JPR ? Sent from for Windows ? From: JP McGinley ? Lou, Hope this helps ? ? |
Lou N2JPR
