On Jan 11, 2006, at 9:13 PM, Will Matney wrote:
> It's dirty/worn N/C relay contacts. The N/C contacts are the ones
> that let the incoming signal through to your rig. You may try to
> clean them with a contact burnisher made by GC Electronics, or
> replace the relay.
This appears to have been my problem. I finally got the AL-80A off
the shelf and opened it up. I used a bit of freon-based solvent (yes,
I still have some...) and followed up with an old white vellum QSL
card dampened with a bit of LPS 3. A few strokes across the NC
contacts left a smear of dark stuff on the card.
Works much better now on receive.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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