Jim, That is good to know. I will probably play a bit in the VHF
contest this weekend and use the software to be sure all is ok with the
2000's settings.
I hope to see how the Hex works on 6 at a low height, and I just pulled
my little Elk 2 meter / 440 LPDA out of the attic and will try and
get it up outside a bit more in the clear this week.
73, Steve KW3A
On 9/8/2014 4:29 PM, Jim Shaffer wrote:
> Steve, good call there. JJRadio will also tell you if "drive amp" is turned
> on, although you'd have to think to look for it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 3:24 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TS-590 totally stops transmitting on 40 meters
>
> Steve, I was reviewing all of the important messages I've saved from you and
> several of the others here on the list concerning issues with the TS-590,
> and I came to the same conclusion. If a long press on the drv/meter key
> drops the power down to a milliwatt output to one of the rca jacks on the
> rear for use by a transverter, which it does, and if that is band specific,
> then, that is probably what happened. A long press isn't very long, like 1/2
> seconds as I recall. I remember Tom and some others changed the time delay
> on this button to the maximum of 1 second, which is what I need to do too.
> If that issue is band specific, then, that is probably what must have
> happened. I may try to
> intentionally duplicate it to verify that is the problem.
>
> Ron, K8HSY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 2:53 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TS-590 totally stops transmitting on 40 meters
>
> Ron,
>
> Have you been using the pf keys as was mentioned earlier? If so did you
> perhaps do a long press on the drv/meter key to change what the pf B key
> reads?
>
>
> While a short press on this key will toggle between meter functions, a long
> press will activate the drive function which puts a milliwatt output to one
> of the rca jacks on the rear for use by a transverter.
>
>
> If this is the case, another long press on the key will return to meter
> mode.
>
> I think this is band specific and you aren't the first one bitten by this,
> if this is in fact what is happening. A sighted ham would see something on
> the display but that doesn't help us much.
>
> Maybe something else, but in view of recent posts on the pf keys, this may
> be it.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 9/8/2014 3:44 PM, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman wrote:
>> I have run into a very strange problem with my TS-590. It just totally
>> stops transmitting on 40 meters. It works just fine on all of the
>> other bands, but twice now, it has just stopped putting out any power
>> on 40 meters. The receiver works just fine, but it will not transmit
>> any power on 40. Again, it works just fine on all of the other bands;
>> the problem is limited to just
>> 40 meters. If I do a total reset back to factory defaults, it works
>> just fine again. This has happened to me twice, and I have absolutely
>> no idea what is triggering it. Do any of you have any ideas? Have any
>> of you ever experienced anything similar with your TS-590?
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron, K8HSY
>>
>>
>>
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