"Bill M" wrote in message
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Relay contacts?

-Bill

I can certainly second that - it is a classic symptom of badly worn relay
contacts on the FT101.
Don't attempt cleaning - replacement is the only permanent cure.
Since the relays are no longer stocked an actual direct replacement
is going to be tricky.
Although the pin configurations are same as other more common relays,
on the Japanese relay the middle row of pins are juxtaposed in pairs, so
before you fit a new relay you will need to swap over the wires on each pair
of middle pins on the relay base.
But check both the relay pinouts first!

Theo