It is true, the only sending test was the Novice Test in 1967. In 1976 at Memphis, TN the Extra Test was receipt of 5 character groups with a certain number of characters with no errors (I failed th
I recall from some Collins manual for their amp 30S1 they specified a length for the coaxial cable between the KWM-2 and the amp. In that case that was their fix. Jim de wd4air
I agree with you. I became a believer when stationed in Germany in the early 60's. I had 14 AN/GRC-46 radio sets that were used primarily for training radio repairman assigned to Germany. The school
Assuming a stepdown ratio of 10:1 of your transformer, for 4 amps in the primary (input) we would have 40 amps in the secondary. That might be too much and would have damaged something before the 4 a
I can think of several reasons why the s-meter would decrease when a narrow filter is switched in when compared with the wide open bandpass of the IF. The power associated with the wider bandpass wou
Glad you got it fixed. You persevered and won!! Let us know if the gremlins came back. When you say you "hit" them was this a form of percussion maintenance or did you heat them and reflowed the sold
What is the URL for your web site. I have a Titan 425 and as I recall the orig drawings left something to be desired. I got one of the first of the additional production of a series which I've forgo
However, it becomes a problem when a business farms out work to get out of establishing a full-time job and paying benefits and medical insurance. There are a lot of people these days who are "emplo
snip When the "cw" button is pushed you get a sidetone. While holding down this button you move your dial until your target's tone is "beating" against your sidetone. When you move the dial enough so
Hey Bernie, While it seems like there would be no polarity issues, why not just connect the line side to line and the other side to load to prevent any doudt. Jim, wd4air my me indicating is source _
I had an experience that occurred on a model 544 (the Triton with a digital display) and the matching power supply. A series pass regulator transistor shorted thru putting over 24 volts into the tran