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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