Hi All

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Thanks for adding me to the group.

I have a problem with my FT847 when trying to run FT8 on VHF.

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I have been using the FT847 to run 2m FT8 with a G4ZLP interface into the Data jack on the rear of the radio with no issues for a few years.

Recently, the waterfall would occasionally go blank, but then start working again. A few weeks ago it stopped receiving and hasn’t worked since.

I suspected the cable, and have replaced with a new one from G4ZLP today. I still cant get any RX on the waterfall.

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I looked in the settings of WSJT and see that Transmit Audio Source is set to Front/Mic but is greyed out and unable to change to Rear/Data which I would have expected the setting to be.

I have not changed this setting, and as above, I have used this Cable/rear panel configuration since going on 2m FT8.

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Is it possible that the rear data jack has gone faulty? Should the Transmit Audio Source be set REAR / DATA and if so how when greyed out?

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I have put a wire into the HF Ant port in an attempt to see if it will RX anything, I am HEARING 20m FT8 but not a jot on the waterfall.

I have also run HF ?from my FT5000 on the VHF port of the interface and that decodes so I cant see it being the interface at fault.

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Running WSJT-X v2.7.1 rc7

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Any help is appreciated

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73

Pete

G4RRM

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