Look for a hair-line crack in the foil around the pins of the filter.
Happens all the time! Just a dab of solder will fix it.
Steve N4LQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Erbaugh" <mark@microenh.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion Roofing Filters
> I have swapped the 250 and 500 Hz filters and the problem seems to follow
> the 250 Hz filter, so it looks like that is the culprit. Do you know if
> these filters can be repaired? Does TT repair them? It doesn't look like
> there is much to them, just the crystals and a few capacitors.
>
> On a related question. I put the 250 Hz filter in my Orion only because I
> had one available. If the filter can't be repaired, is it worth buying a
> replacement? Has anyone encountered a situation where the 250 Hz filter
> improved reception over the 500 Hz filter?
>
> 73,
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lee A Crocker" <lee_crocker@yahoo.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:52 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion Roofing Filters
>
>
> > Mark
> >
> > why don't you switch the 500 and 250 and see if the
> > loss behavior changes to the 500hz position. This
> > would, I believe, virtually diagnose a bad 250hz
> > filter
> >
> > Lee W9OY
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