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Matthew Chao <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 1 Oct 2015 09:30:16 -0400
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No, it's Murphy's fault.  Just tell him to go home.--Matt, N1IBB.

At 09:14 AM 10/1/2015, you wrote:
>Don, I have also been a ham for just about as long and it is my experience
>that gremlins are always responsible for the things which go wrong in my
>shack.  Not only that but I now believe that they also are responsible for
>all the other unexplained phenomena around my house.
>
>Chuck  wa8vmo
>
>--------------------------------------------------
>From: "Don Breda" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 8:48 AM
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Help! TS590s no receive audio:
>
> > 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
> >>>>

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