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
>
>
>