The modulator bias is derived from the 6AL5 supply. I would be cautious
completely disabling the grid block keyer as it is tied into the VFO and
the crystal oscillator. I'm sure with careful planning it could be
disabled, but I can't really see any advantage to doing so since you can
simply avoid the "CW" position on the "Operate" switch. It may be the
keyer that is causing your "Standby" problem, but until I found the
precise problem I don't think I would disable anything for fear of
masking the underlying problem.
Rick
Jack Schmidling wrote:
Rick Brashear wrote:
Jack,
You might check R7 and C23 to be sure they are in tolerance. Swap
the two 6CL6 tubes (V3 and V4) with each other (or with known good
ones) and see if that helps.
I tried new tubes but that didn't help. I am going to put it back on
the bench and check the other components.
However, as I am not interested in CW, wouldn't it make sense just to
disable the keyer?
Also, the bias supply seems to be an after thought. Does it have
anything to with the keyer and why was it added?
js
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