No Jim, not on the 480.
73, Steve KW3A
On 9/29/2012 3:26 PM, Jim Gammon wrote:
> Does that same feature apply to the TS-480? Have never heard of
> it. Jim WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Forst <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:43:31 -0400
> Subject: Re: Beware of the DRV Function On The TS590
>
> That's right Bob. For driving a transverter or any other device
> that
> only needs a minimal amount of drive. I think it is pulling
> the RF
> from the driver transistors before it gets to the final PA
> transistors.
>
> I've heard of others doing this, so it is something we should
> keep in
> mind when the rig doesn't seem to be working right.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 9/29/2012 12:40 AM, Bob, K8LR wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> I think that the drv function is for driving a transverter, but
> that is just
> an educated guess!
>
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>
> ----- 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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