Kevin LaHaie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang
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First, a big thanks to the many off-list replies to my problem.
I used the radio on the air today, and it is happy and working!
Two things were significant:
1. An erratic RF trimmer on the 20 meter band (Of course the first one I
was trying to get running!) Are these still available someplace? I may
need one.
2. A DRAMATIC improvement in stability after LOOSENING AND TIGHTENING
THE SCREWS. That tidbit of advice you won't find in the manual. THANKS
to the list replies for that!
After that, it was pretty easy, using a frequency counter to measure the
crystal frequency and vfo frequency to determine the frequency I needed
to see at the input of the mixer, then seeing that on the grids of the
finals. Good advice too to listen an adjacent receiver to hear when you
were getting 'in the zone'.
I have now completed the entire alignment, carrier balance, neutralizing
finals, and adjusting the tranceive operation.
Next, I will be going through the R4B, but it is acting pretty much
'right on', just want to peak the receive a little.
Last Question: is there still a Drake net on the air? I have seen
reference to 7.238 on Sundays at 20:00z - is that still on?
Best 73, and look for my R4B questions next!
73 de Kevin K7ZS
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