Ed K7UC
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From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask], don't feel like the lone ranger,
that happened to me when I was trying to learn the rig and was stumped until
my x y l heard me saying many naughty words and came and rescued me before
the rig went out the window hi hi 73 >
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 3:26 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Beware of the DRV Function On The TS590
> Wow, Steve, I'm sure that got your attention pretty quickly!!!!
>
> It puzzles me as to why the meter switch, and associated DRV function is
> one
> of the few things that does not talk on the 590. It's so easy either to
> hold that meter switch button down too long, or accidentally hit it, and
> it
> would really be nice to have the VGS1 alert you to what is going on.
>
> Anyway, I'm glad you got things sorted out, and that the RX on the 2000
> was
> unscathed.
>
> P.S. I can check the web site, but I'm curious as to what sorts of
> details
> you have on the Pennsylvania QSO Party in two weeks. I need to find out
> what the bonus station will be, and any other new contest developments
> before I jump in. I was encouraged by the conditions on 40 today, so hope
> they hold for the next two weeks.
>
> It was great to hear you today, and I look forward to exchanging contest
> stories and other exploits with you again during the Fall and Winter
> months.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 1:50 PM
> Subject: Re: Beware of the DRV Function On The TS590
>
>
>> Tom,You won't believe this, but this morning while doing some tests and
>> listening on another receiver I hit that button instead of the pf key
>> that speaks alc/compression. I was running 5 watts into a dummy load
>> and no antenna on the TS-2000 which was the RX radio. All of a sudden
>> the 2000 isn't hearing any TX from the 590.
>>
>> I was afraid the RX in the 2000 had blown, until I found my mistake.
>>
>> BTW, the DRV sends it's output to one of the RCA jacks on the lower
>> right hand corner of the rear of the 590.
>>
>> Hope to hear you this afternoon.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 9/29/2012 1:36 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>>> Makes sense, Steve.
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 1:02 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Beware of the DRV Function On The TS590
>>>
>>>
>>>> I think it reduces your output so you can drive a transverter.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 12:17 AM
>>>> Subject: Beware of the DRV Function On The TS590
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello, all.
>>>>>
>>>>> What I'm going to share here may not be big news to some, but for
>>>>> those
>>>>> like
>>>>> me who never had this problem, it is a bit disconcerting.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tonight, I decided to fire up and get re-acquainted with my TS590,
>>>>> since
>>>>> I
>>>>> probably hadn't even turned it on for a month and a half. I had taken
>>>>> some
>>>>> SWR and output power readings using the rig's internal meter, and
>>>>> everything looked great, until I tried getting on the air.
>>>>>
>>>>> Even if I was on a resonant or near-resonant frequency for one of my
>>>>> antennas, the rig's auto-tuner would not tune.
>>>>>
>>>>> I played around for quite a while, trying to figure out what was
>>>>> wrong,
>>>>> and
>>>>> then, I decided to swallow my pride, and ask the sighted XYL for help.
>>>>>
>>>>> It turns out that I inadvertently had activated the DRV function.
>>>>> This
>>>>> happens when you press the meter function button down too long. The
>>>>> meter
>>>>> switch is one of the few buttons that doesn't talk on the rig, so it's
>>>>> very
>>>>> easy to make this mistake. Once the meter switch button was re-set
>>>>> to
>>>>> normal, everything was fine again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know what the DRV function is, and has anyone ever used
>>>>> it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Just curious.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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