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TAKEN FROM THE KEIGHLEY ARS NEWSLETTER
EARLY DAYS WITH AN FDK
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Have you ever owned an FDK? They arn't exactly the sort of thing
that sets the world on fire, nobody that has owned one has ever
been known to brag the way that yasoo (or yeasoo depending on
your taste) owners do, but they are quite good really, no
honest! I own and FDK MULTI 750E and at least I've never been
stuck for something to do. Shortly after I got it, (within a
couple of hours or so) the audio went duff. It received ok, so
the amp must have been working, but there was no modulation on
transmit. Nervously I took the lid off to have a quick gander
and I almost took it back there and then. The view of the boards
was all but obscured by a tangle of wires held together by diddy
little tie wraps. Great gobs of solder hung suspended from every
available connection like minature stalagtites waiting to drop
on some unexpecting component in order to do the most possible
damage at the most inconveinient time. And that was just the
component side of the boards! I'd got a pretty good assortment
of paperwork when I bought the thing, Instruction manual,
circuit diagrams, service sheets, and a half a ream of foolscap
with meaningless bits of circuit scribbled on them. Armed with
such a wealth of knowlege I felt sure I could trace the fault so
I pluged the iron in and sat back to have a good ponder as is my
wont. Sometimes I just sits and thinks, and other times I just
sits, but on this occasion I left it so long that it was bedtime
before I started. I poked and prodded, and fiddled and twiddled
until I was sure I didn't have any chance of fixing the thing
then went to bed happy in the knowlege that at least I'd had a
go. The following day I sat down to have another bash and
thought it might help if it was turned on while I was thinking
so I tuned in to S20 and heard a couple of old timers having a
right good yarn. I remember one was G3MUM, and the other was a
chap called George.I suppose I'd better explain something at
this point, I'm a touch mike shy, in fact it was almost a relief
to find the thing was bust once I'd got used to the idea.
Anyway, I picked up the mike, waited for a suitable juncture,
and gave out my call sign knowing fine well that I was the only
one that could here it, and the flipping thing worked! I was too
terrified to be frightened as G3MUM called back and asked me to
join in. I grabbed the log book, (the last time I saw it
actually) and keyed the mike again. I didn't remember much at
the time, but my log book told me that G3MUM had been at it for
32 years and was on his 33rd. log book, and George had been
going even longer. Ten minutes later it was all over. My very
first QSO, with two of the most experienced chaps I've ever come
across. Anyway, I discovered that my FDK worked great as long as
the lid is off, as soon as I put it back on, nothing!
Even now I find keying the mike a bit of an effort,
PAKET is SO MUCH more civilised.
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For info on Keighley ARS call Cath on Bfd. 496222
Address messages for Keighley ARS to G0KRS @ GB7YHF
Address newsletter articles to G6WHL @ GB7YHF
Best wishes, from Colin, G6WHL @ GB7YHF