RE: [amsat-bb] TS-2000X birdie for SO-50 (was AA4RC Station)

[Starr & Rosemary <moffatts@xxxxxxxxxx>]

         Hi All,
         This is my first posting here so hope it gets through OK.
         I have a TS2000X which overall I am impressed with!
         I have found similar problem with my radio regarding 436.800
         Without any antennas connected and the pre amp on I found the 
following:
         (a)The birdie is stronger with the antenna connected, in fact if 
just an unterminated N to BNC adaptor is connected to the UHF outlet the 
level increases from S7 to S9 + 10dB.
         (b) Switching off the sub receiver does not alter the level while 
listening on the main receiver.
         (c) Listening on the sub receiver:
                 (1) The level was about the same when the main receiver 
was on the HF/6m and 23cm bands.
                 (2) The level was lower when the main receiver was on the 
70cm band. (Same as the sub receiver).
                 (3) The level was at its lowest when the main receiver was 
on the 2m band.
         I too have found that my HT does pick up the birdie on 436.800 
near the TS2000X.
         I have also discovered (may not be a problem regards to 
satellites) when tuning for a simplex frequency ensure that the TF-SET 
button has not been operated to hear the input of a repeater (R showing on 
the display) as this may put a Rx/Tx split in the simplex frequency if the 
tuning was started in the repeater section of the band.
         73's
         Starr
         ZL3CU
         AMSAT/ZL member


At 21:50 28/02/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Well, if I tune the HT up or down a bit, the birdie goes away.  The HT
>doesn't have this problem near any of the other radios on 436.800 either.
>That would tend to make me believe that it's a TS-2000 specific issue.
>
>Robin Cutshaw
>AA4RC - EM73
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cliff Buttschardt [mailto:cbuttsch@slonet.org]
>Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 8:59 PM
>To: Robin Cutshaw
>Cc: Don Woodward; amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] TS-2000X birdie for SO-50 (was AA4RC Station)
>
>
>Now that is pure falsehood!  Anytime you put two transceivers in near
>proximity without shielding, they will talk to each other.  In usual
>competitive style the TS 2000 and many others that think they want to
>join the "codeless revolution" junk radios, can not expect marginal
>radios to do a superman job. They radiate, and you have witnessed that!!
>Cliff K7RR
>
>
>
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