Thank you for the tip. The reason I think it is deaf is because this past
weekend another local ham made over 80 contacts on 10 meters, and I head
absolutely nothing during the same time frame that he was making these
contacts.
73 Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Tannenbaum" <k2bn@cox.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Triton IV deaf on 10m
> Louis 10 meters IS dead. So dead that I thought my Jupe was busted. A
> quick
> check with my signal generator indicated that all was well. Pleas beg
> borrow
> or steal a signal generator before you try more extreme measures. If there
> is really a propblem it will become quite obvious
> Mike Tannenbaum k2bn@cox.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis Ciotti" <lciotti@twcny.rr.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Triton IV deaf on 10m
>
>
>>I have not had a chace to pick up of contact cleaner, but I really figured
>> TenTec would have gone through the rig and do that sort of basic
>> troubleshooting... but I will go ahead and clean them. Hopefully
>> tomorrow
>> I
>> will get a chance to pick up the cleaner. I will let you know if that
>> works.
>>
>> AS far as 10m being deaf, I am 99% certain the crystals are installed. I
>> rember seeing them installed when I had the bottom of the rig apart.
>> Also
>> have heard a very faint transmission last week around 28.450, but it was
>> almost in the noise. Maybe it's just a bad antenna for the band....
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Clark Savage Turner" <csturner@kcbx.net>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 10:00 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Triton IV deaf on 10m
>>
>>
>>> First, I'd check that you have the crystals for 10 meters in there. I
>>> don't think they came standard. If they're there, pull them, spray a
>>> tiny bit of DeOxit or something onto the contacts, and reinsert them.
>>> Then jiggle the bandswitch around to see if you start to hear the band
>>> noise come up. If that doesn't work, write back again.
>>>
>>> The intermittent transmit can be a lot of things, but the bandswitch,
>>> on this rig, would be my first concern. I believe Ten Tec used Caig
>>> DeOxit or ProGold on the bandswitch contacts. These little guys can be
>>> troublesome, but with care you can put it back into service. Get a
>>> little ProGold onto all the bandswitch contacts (carefully, just a bit,
>>> wipe off excess on the outside). Jiggle things, make sure all is
>>> aligned, check the shaft for wear and the guides to see that they move
>>> freely. See how that goes.
>>>
>>> Clark
>>> WA3JPG
>>>
>>> On Oct 29, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Louis Ciotti wrote:
>>>
>>>> So amungst other things my Triton IV seems to be stone deaf on 10m.
>>>> Another local ham said 10 was open on Sunday and made over 80
>>>> contacts... I heard nothing at all... Any ideas??
>>>>
>>>> As a side note, I am still experiencig intermitant transmit problems.
>>>> I have reseated all of the top boards.... Now I will do the same on
>>>> the bottom boards. Maybe I will get lucky...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Clark Savage Turner, J.D., Ph.D.
>>> Professor of Computer Science
>>> Cal Poly State University
>>> San Luis Obispo, CA. 93407
>>>
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