Re: [Drakelist] TR-4C frequency instability

2010-06-02 Thread Garey Barrell
Loren - It's highly unlikely that BOTH PTOs would develop the jitters at the same time, so the problem is probably elsewhere. Does this occur on ALL bands, in particular both 80M and 40M for example? IF it appears on BOTH 80M and 40M, then my next suspect would be the contacts of relay K2.

Re: [Drakelist] TR-4C frequency instability

2010-06-02 Thread Loren McCullough
Hi Garey, I will have to try what you are suggesting and see if the instability is localized to 40m (where I am mostly), or is on the other bands. Will let you know. As to how I am determining it, I am mostly on digital modes (mainly PSK31) and I am seeing the jumps when viewing the

[Drakelist] TR-4C frequency instability

2010-06-01 Thread Loren McCullough
What factors could contribute to frequency instability EXTERNAL to the PTO? My TR-4C has just developed a jittery frequency, jumping back and forth around center freq by as much as 50Hz. I know someone (if not many) will refer me to the excellent articles on PTO rebuilds, but before someone