Sounds like a great mod Ron. Another really cool mod I saw on a 238
was replacing the tuning dial with a turns counter. I haven't seen
that one documented though. One of these days I might get together
with the skillful local ham who did it and document it.
73,
Barry N1EU
On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 11:28 PM, Ron Castro <ronc@sonic.net> wrote:
> I few months back, I modified my TT 238 tuner by changing out the disc
> ceramic caps with surplus Soviet military doorknob caps, which dramatically
> improves the power handling capability on 160 and 80 meters. Heating used to
> cause the SWR to 'drift', even at 100 Watts in some situations on 160. The
> mod worked well, and if anyone is interested, I have all the details and
> pictures on my website at www.n6ie.com.
>
> 73,
> Ron N6IE
> www.N6IE.com
>
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