Bill, I saw a place on the www that sells kits for EL back lighting panels, if the backlight is all that you need. Try: http://www.microstru.com/index.html 73, Bob WB2VUF Bill wrote:
Make sure the pasband tuning isn't out of alignment. There is a coil that you have to tweak to set the 15.3 MHz crystal so the PBT will be properly centered. 73, Bob WB2VUF
I have had intermittent low sensitivity with my Paragon I on several bands. It seems to be the relays. I can clear the problem by switching to a dummy load and transmitting a few strings of dits. Put
Well, if you have a good ear you can sometimes hear it hunt up and down a little during receiver, but thus is only about 10 Hz, I think. I have noticed a warm-up problem from a cold start in a chilly
There was fix for mechanical stability posted a while back. The fix is to shorten the leads from the PTO coil to the circuit board so that they are short and stiff. Also treat the wire spring that ri
I think that it was economics. The PTO's used in the Tritons, Omnis and Corsairs were all individually temperature compensated. I suspect that the Scout PTO's were not. 73, Bob WB2VUF
I would be surprised if they did, although a Scout on 60 meters could be a lot of fun. It should be possible to modify a 40 meter module by changing the crystal and the low pass filter components. 73
I, too am eagerly awaiting the new 516 QRP rig. It should be a worthy replacement for the Scout: About the same size, but with a general coverage receiver. Alas, I already have too many radios! What
My Scout drifts a lot during transmit while warming up, especially in a cool room. On receive, it is very stable because the FLS is active. I tried replacing one of the N1500 temperature compensating
Yes, the narrower the filter, the narrower will be the PBT range. Make sure the PBT is centered properly by adjusting L4 on the PBT board in accordance with the instructions on page 3-13 of the manua
I've been using a Motorola speaker that I got from Hosfelt Electronics. It sounds better than the external Ten Tec speaker, especially on cw. Bob WB2VUF
I used the 250 Hz filter in my Corsair I and it worked very well. Not for casual operating, but I found that it helped to pull in weak 80 meter stations when there was a high QRM level. This filter n
The Corsair II may have come with the 8 pole first IF filter, but the Corsair I did not. I added the 8 pole filter to my Corsair and I made a very noticeable improvement. The selectivity is razor sha
Dave (and group), I can't speak for the Pegasus or the Jupiter, but I have had very good luck with my Corsair I, Paragon I and Scout using a Motorola mobile speaker sold by Hosfelt Electronics. The s
Jim, I use a Paragon I and a Corsair I. The Corsair is my primary backup radio. Its a straighforward rig: no PLL's no processors. The Paragon is general coverage, which is nice and it is more pleasan
Hi Ken, Jan is still in business but I think FT-243 crystals are $ 25.00 each. The HW-16 has a second crystal socket that will take an HC-6/U crystal. These are cheaper and you may also find some com
It happens in the commercial and military electronics world, too. The company I work for advertises a number of "off the shelf" products. Yes, a basic design exists, but they are in no way ready to s
Tim, I think that the Paragon is great as a shortwave receiver. I have no complaints. It never seems to get overloaded or hear intermod (though you will get some if you crank up the noise blanker). M