Yea, I actually bought three when I was there so....back to the site I go. THANKS AGAIN!!
Adam N2ACF DCFluX wrote: > Buy a couple of spares and keep them in the manual at the site. > > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Adam Feuer<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Wow! Thanks for the tip. I changed out that FET and the sensitivity is >> back to normal. I went to Radio Shack and used an MPF-102. >> >> Now the question: Do I put it back at the site with the Radio Shack >> device? (I'm not sure who makes their transistors) Or do I order >> something better? >> >> Thanks again! >> >> Adam N2ACF >> >> >> DCFluX wrote: >> >>> Replace the FET that is in the helical casting. on the RF Pre-selector >>> board. It is a 2N4416, Radioshack carries the MPF-102 as a readily >>> available substitution. I'd use a J-310 if you have one. >>> >>> See: >>> http://www.repeater-builder.com/ge/lbi-library/lbi-4991g.pdf >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Adam Feuer<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hello All >>>> >>>> I've had a MastrII low band receiver (29.540) on the air for close to 10 >>>> years now with no issues. It's been very sensitive and breaks squelch at >>>> around .17uv. >>>> >>>> Recently, after a lightening storm, the receiver went deaf. I went to >>>> the site thinking that the antenna might have got struck by lightening >>>> but it turns out that the receiver now breaks squelch and around 8uv. >>>> (or whatever is in between the 5 and 10uv setting on my IFR1200S) The >>>> antenna checks out fine. >>>> >>>> Having only tuned these receivers up and never having to trouble shoot a >>>> failure, I'm wondering if anyone knows of a "smoking gun" when it comes >>>> to a MastrII receiver failure like this. I'm going to dig out the book >>>> and see what I can find but any help or guidance would be greatly >>>> appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance! >>>> >>>> Adam N2ACF >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
