On Wed, 20 May 1998 19:40:12 -0500 bob alexander <realex@flash.net>
writes:
>Karl,
>The main cause of damage to the band switch in the SB220 is
>Parasitics! These parasitics get into the fingers of the operator
>who is trying to tune the SB220 and causes him/her to rotate the
>band switch instead of the loading cap while full drive is applied.
Yup...
A red color insert in the bandswitch knob may help reduce this slightly.
A different shape knob altogether is a better "non-invasive" solution;
you'll know you've grabbed the wrong one without looking at it.
A happy (so far) SB-220 beta tester,
Gary
W3AM
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