>> I've been having trouble with the bandswitch on my Alpha 76A. I keep
>> burning out the 28mhz contacts, rewiring by shifting the leads over by
>> one (the switch has extra contacts), running fine for a while, and
>> then having the same thing happen. Well, of course I'm out of spare
>> contacts now and it's time to pay the piper.
1. Sounds like one of the typical problems associated with parasitic
problems in the amp. You might want to take a good look at the
suppressors on the plate caps.
2. Dirty connection on band switch contacts.
3. Problems with design of switch to start with, doughtful.
Ron W4WA
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