[Yaesu] FT450 loss of receive

Thu Jan 27 13:51:07 EST 2011

I've had a couple miniature phone plugs go intermittent. One on my 
scanner, another on the key input of my FT-857. I've not yet determined 
whether its the molded plugs or the jacks. Usually wiggling brings back 
function.
73, Jerry, K0CQ
On 1/27/2011 12:23 PM, Avi on 7510 wrote:
> I agree the chances of it recurring after being sent to Yaesu are pretty small (unless all the bouncing around changes it from intemittant to permanent...). I'd probably shoot some contact cleaner into the volume pot and AGC control first and see if it disappears
>> Avi 4X6UA (on 7510)
>> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Geiger<aa5jg at fidmail.com>
> Sent: יום חמישי 27 ינואר 2011 02:24
> To: Yaesu_FT-450 at yahoogroups.com; yaesu at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Yaesu] FT450 loss of receive
>> I have a fairly new Yaesu FT450 that has a very intermittant problem. Once
> in a while, when it has been on for a while but unused (just sitting
> receiving) the receive level will drop down. It is almost like the AGC gets
> stuck after hearing a loud signal or so. It happened twice right after I
> got the rig, about 1 week apart and then last night after not showing this
> problem for over a month. When it occured last night I went to transmit at
> full power and the rig turned off. When I turned the rig back on it was
> receiving fine (I didn't know the receive was down until this happened, I
> just thought the band was quiet). In the past turning the rig off and then
> on has fixed it as well.
>> I bought this new in November so it has 10 months left on the warranty, but
> I kind of hate blindly sending it the Yaesu as they will probably be unable
> to reproduce the problem. I wonder if anyone else has had this problem and
> know what causes it or where to look for a solution.
>> 73s John AA5JG
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