Jim, you have a dandy idea there. The plate supply for the drivers is
kind of weird. When I was going through the transmitter I replaced most
of the components in the modulator section as most were out of
tolerance. Maybe I made a mistake, I'll sure check. Thankfully, the
modulator deck can be accessed (by standing on your head!) without
breaking down the entire transmitter. If that bias is off it could sure
cause some strange happenings.
Thanks a million, I'll follow your advise.
Rick/K5IZ
James M. Walker wrote:
I'll bet you a nickel the bias supply has a problem, the plate supply
for the 2A3s is not normal the plate supply is achieved by putting a
negative voltage on the 2A3s cathode to raise hte plate to 360 volts.
Sounds like the bias supply voltage is off. Check the manual and then
the components that provide voltage to the 2A3s
Jim
WB2FCN
YMMV
