OPERATION

DEALING WITH INTERFERENCE

SHIFT CONTROL

The SHIFT control tunes the relative position of the receiver IF passband with respect to the displayed fre- quency in all modes except FM. The control is detented in the center position, which represents the passband center frequency, which is also the displayed frequency. Turning the control clockwise raises the passband cen- ter frequency, while turning the knob counter-clockwise lowers it.

When QRM is present on both sides of the tuned station, first adjust the SHIFT control just to the point where the interference from one side is elimi- nated, and then rotate the WIDTH con- trol in the opposite direction to elimi- nate interference from the other side. The optimum settings of these controls depend on the relative signal strengths of the desired station and the QRM, and re- quires practice.

When you have activated the IDBT feature by press- ing the [IDBT] button on the Shuttle Jog, the EDSP (Contour) filter’s passband offset changes according to the SHIFT knob setting.

IF SHIFT Action

NOTCH FILTER

After tuning in a desired signal and adjusting the IF bandwidth and shift, if “heterodyne” interference such as from a carrier or CW signal occurs, activate the IF notch filter by pressing the NOTCH button and slowly adjusting the NOTCH control to null the offending car- rier. Note that if the interfering carrier is more than about ±1.2 kHz away from the center of the passband, the notch filter may be unable to null it. In this case, switch the notch filter off, and readjust the IF bandwidth and shift so that the undesired carrier is outside of the pass- band.

The NOTCH feature actually has three operating modes, involving different combinations of the IF Notch filter and/or the EDSP Notch filter. You may use menu selection 2-9to utilize only the IF Notch (IF NOTCH selection), the EDSP Notch (Auto DSP selection), or both Notch filters (SELECT). With Select engaged, any residual interference getting past the IF Notch will be eliminated by the EDSP Auto-Notch, and this combi- nation of filters provides impressive results!

Using IF SHIFT to reduce QRM

SHIFT/WIDTH Tuning Steps

Rotating the SHIFT or WIDTH control tunes the IF passband using default 10-Hz steps. If desired, you can change to 20-Hz steps, which offers a faster response when turning the control knob. See menu selection 1-2to set the default steps as desired.

page 48

MARK-V FT-1000MP Operating Manual

Page 50
Image 50
Vertex Standard FT-1000MP manual SHIFT/WIDTH Tuning Steps, If Shift Action, Notch Filter, Using if Shift to reduce QRM