subject:"\[Drakelist\] R4B S\-meter drift"

Re: [Drakelist] R4B S-meter drift

2012-10-30 Thread K9sqg

list Sent: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 10:06 am Subject: Re: [Drakelist] R4B S-meter drift I always trouble shoot by swapping tubes...not using a tube tester. 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Curt Nixon To: drakelist Sent: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 9:56 am Subject: Re: [Drakelist] R4

Re: [Drakelist] R4B S-meter drift

2012-10-30 Thread kc9cdt

I always trouble shoot by swapping tubes...not using a tube tester. 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Curt Nixon To: drakelist Sent: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 9:56 am Subject: Re: [Drakelist] R4B S-meter drift Yep Ski.. Both my A and B do this...interested in a

Re: [Drakelist] R4B S-meter drift

2012-10-30 Thread Curt Nixon

Yep Ski.. Both my A and B do this...interested in a fix shortcut...have not really spent any diagnostic time on it to date. Curt KU8L On 10/29/2012 10:54 PM, Fred or Ski wrote: I have an R4B that in the last 5 or so years has had what I think is excessive drift in the S-meter zero. I saw a

[Drakelist] R4B S-meter drift

2012-10-29 Thread Fred or Ski

I have an R4B that in the last 5 or so years has had what I think is excessive drift in the S-meter zero. I saw a posting from Garey that mentioned checking and/or replacing V4 or V5. I checked both and they had good emission and no shorts. When I first turn on the radio, the meter reads arou