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Re: [TenTec] Corsair II low receive

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Corsair II low receive
From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@storm.weather.net>
Reply-to: geraldj@storm.weather.net, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 12:01:21 -0600
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On Sat, 2009-05-16 at 23:00 -0700, Clark Savage Turner wrote:
> Hi
> all - I've played hookie for over a year now, but I'm back :-) 
> Picked up a Corsair II from an estate, low receive.
>  The receive is down to about the level of the isolation of the RX
> antenna - if I have the antenna plugged in to the TRX jack, the PL
> 259, it is about the same level as when it is plugged in to the RX
> jack with the slide switch to the TRX side.  Anyone recall what diode
> was at fault?  The rest of the rig seems to work about right, and its
> filled with filters.  There are lots of awful hacks here and there,
> I've done some rewiring and cleaning, but I'm happy so far with the
> results.  Now, if I could just get the receiver up to specs when I
> connect to the PL 259 with the slide switch to TRX.  Well, then I'll
> need to rebuild the PTO, but I can do that in my sleep now :-)
>  Anyone with hints, I appreciate it.  
>  Oh, and I have one set of spare side panels (wood grain) for the
> Argo 505 and 509 (I think) if anyone needs them.  
>  Clark
>  WA3JPG
>  Clark Savage Turner, J.D., Ph.D. 
>  Professor of Computer Science (and regular guy) 
>  Cal Poly State University 
>  San Luis Obispo, CA. 93407 
> _______________________________________________
D1 and D2 on the LPF-TR board 80869. My book doesn't have the parts
list, does any? Also check Q2, a 2N6514. a transistor used to shunt the
receive signal, driven by +T.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

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