Amen!
Don
On 01-Oct-15 9:25 AM, Pat Byrne wrote:
> or Don, you will remember the S meter clue until it happens again,
> and if you are like me, you'll will have forgotten by then!
> Ain't getting old fun!!
> Pat, K9JAUAt 08:09 AM 10/1/2015, you wrote:
>> 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
>>>>>>>
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