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Re: [TenTec] OT Again: Eico 710 GDO

To: geraldj@storm.weather.net, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT Again: Eico 710 GDO
From: John Graves <jh.graves@verizon.net>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:24:17 -0500
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Jerry,

I suspect the tube myself. I have the case off. The GDO is in a subchassis and I started to take it apart but figured if I could find the construction manual, I might save myself some grief. I think I will take some voltage measurements which would require I remount a ground I have already lifted. Boy, being a ham sure gets interesting some times! This started because I wanted to see how my Antenna Analyzer was as a frequency counter, and I have an old Cushcraft 5 band verticle that was given to me. I tried it and it did not work! I took the first trap apart and found that critters had found a new home. Ahh well. I am a Ham.

John Graves
WA1JG



Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:
On Fri, 2009-01-30 at 22:11 -0500, John Graves wrote:
My Eico 710 GDO has died. No response to changing coils. Dial light comes on when turned on. I have found a users manual but not the building manual. Does anyone have assembly or disassembly instructions?

My guess would include a failed tube, probably a 6AF4 UHF tuner triode,
or a broken cable if the power supply is separate from the dipper.
Getting into the dipper probably requires removing the screws through
the U shaped wrapper and sliding it off the bottom. Don't take out
screws that don't hold that wrapper on.

Could be a power supply problem too, but the tube is the most likely
failure.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

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