Actually its worth a lot.  I did see that and was even more puzzled.

Now it makes sense.

Had I known that it would have given me that all important clue.

Will save for future reference.

Great job as always Steve, can't thank you enough.

Don



On 01-Oct-15 9:03 AM, Steve Forst wrote:
> Don,
>
> Glad it was something simple.  If you have   a pf key set to read
> s-meter, it will read progressively higher as the RF gain is decreased.
>    At full CCW (no rx audio from the speaker) the s-meter will read 60 db.
>
> For whatever that's worth.
>
> 73, hope to see you on the air sometime, Steve KW3A
>
> On 10/1/2015 8:48 AM, Don Breda wrote:
>> Well I have been a ham for 46 years and have never ever been so embarrased!
>> I never never touch the rf gain control but indeed it got turned all the
>> way down.
>>
>> Maybe it was the cat.
>>
>> Unbelievagle!
>>
>> Must have grabbed it by mistake thinking I adjusted the squelch.
>>
>> Holy S$$t.
>>
>> Thanks Steve you saved my bacon.
>>
>> Crawling back in to my hole for a long time.
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01-Oct-15 8:37 AM, Steve Forst wrote:
>>> Don,
>>>
>>> I screwed up (not for the first time).   To switch between ant 1 and ant
>>> 2 is the button just under the power button.  The one to it's left, just
>>> under the pf a key is to  do the attenuator and rx ant.  A long press on
>>> this button will  put the rx antenna rca jack on the rear in or out.
>>>
>>> So maybe rx antenna selected by mistake, wrong ant 1 or 2 selected, or
>>> rf gain turned down.  Or probably something else.
>>>
>>> Sorry for the error.
>>>
>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>
>>> On 10/1/2015 8:20 AM, Steve Forst wrote:
>>>> Don,
>>>>
>>>> Two things to check:  RF gain (outer knob  around the volume control:,
>>>> or wrong antenna selected.   A long press on the pre amp / antenna
>>>> button will switch between ant 1 and ant 2.   Upper left of the radio,
>>>> second button down on left side.  Just under the PF  A key.  Not sure a
>>>> VFO reset (partial reset)  affects the antenna selection.  A full reset
>>>> does.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If it is the RF gain, any sort of reset won't  return the knob to   the
>>>> correct position  Knob should be full clock wise for full gain.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>
>>>> On 10/1/2015 8:06 AM, Don Breda wrote:
>>>>> Wow! Don't know what I hit but all of a sudden, I have no receive audio
>>>>> from the 590s.
>>>>>
>>>>> The external speaker is working because the speech synthesizer comes
>>>>> through it nicely but can't hear anything from the receiver.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is as if the squelch was turned all the way up but it isn't.
>>>>>
>>>>> No matter what band or freq i go to or what memory I choose the result
>>>>> is the same even when I am on the AM broadcast band.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tried a v f o reset but that did not solve the problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone run in to this before and know how to fix it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Looked through the manual but don't see an answer.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don
>>>>>