FT-726 poor reception
 

can anyone assist...

i picked up a FT-726R, untested and with no warrenty recently and it
has 144 and 50mhx modules ....

my questions are ..

1, the receive on 144 is very poor, i can only just hear the local
repeater, i have tested with my handheld and i can receive at 59 plus
when transmitting next to the radio but the gain is very bad ... any
ideas.. i did see in a earlier posting that maybe the BF981 might need
replacing ... an i correct or can anyone help.

2, the 50mhz module has no cables .. Grrr :-(, can these be made up,
do the have to be shielded?

3, I disconected the 144 and wired up the 50mhz module in it's place
and i got a E on the display ... can the 50mhz module be run on it's
own ?

appreciate any help with this, and any more that i find on the way to
repairing this radio.

thanks for reading

Mike

I can't answer your questions directly, but check here for the owner's AND
service manual (PDF) !

http://www.mods.dk/view.php?ListManuals=yaesu

Next, subscribe to the W6YX VHF email list and ask again there. I guarantee
someone can help you there.

jw
K9RZZ

thanks a million for that hint,

i will do as you suggest

regards

Mike

(J999w) wrote in message ...
I can't answer your questions directly, but check here for the owner's AND
service manual (PDF) !

http://www.mods.dk/view.php?ListManuals=yaesu

Next, subscribe to the W6YX VHF email list and ask again there. I guarantee
someone can help you there.

jw
K9RZZ

Well it looks like i may have found some of the problem, after
tracking down some of the voltages listed in the tech manual, i seem
to have 2 x µPC1037H failed on the RX board, Q10 and Q11 since they
are giving out no readings at all. ( DEAD )

now does anyone know where i can get hold of 2 x µPC1037H or there
equivlents

thanks all


Mike Lynn

Subject: FT-726 poor reception
From: (Mike Lynn)
Date: 6/17/04 5:32 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id:

Well it looks like i may have found some of the problem, after
tracking down some of the voltages listed in the tech manual, i seem
to have 2 x µPC1037H failed on the RX board, Q10 and Q11 since they
are giving out no readings at all. ( DEAD )

now does anyone know where i can get hold of 2 x µPC1037H or there
equivlents

thanks all

From Yaesu???

jw
K9RZZ

ignore that last mention about the 1037h being faulty, It was me
testing on Fm and these are powered up when on USB....... dohhhhhhh

Mike