Audio problems with Yaesu FT7900R

[magillapd]

Hello all, I'm a new ham and I'm having problems with my new FT-7900R. When I'm transmitting, I'm being told that my audio is very low. I was told to hold the mic closer or to speak louder, but neither should be the problem. I have talked on radios, commerical etc for many years so I'm not new to radio. I borrowed a friends Alinco DR-140 and was using it for a few weeks with no problems.

I did some research and found a review on Eham where one poster had this to say. "as a follow-up to my previous review the ft-7900 was found to have had a failure in the modulation circuit."

I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem, and if so does it sound like my issue is related. I just installed my radio 2 days ago and am disappointed that it's not working like it should.

I have checked to make sure ARTS and WIRES is turned off, the Mic gain (menu 47) is set to wide. I can't think of anything else that it could be. I also checked to make sure the correct mic was selected in the menu.

Thanks,
KF5HHJ

 

[magillapd]

I was able to figure out the problem. It was in the connection of the mic to the radio. I unplugged it and plugged it back in...works like a charm. If anyone else ever has this problem, try that first. Good day.