[AMPS] AL-1500 problem

[Alek Petkovic]

Arliss, I'm sorry to tell you that your amp is kaput. The only thing you 
can do is to send it to some deserving ham in Australia. My details are ok 
at QRZ and Buckmaster.

Only joking.

It sounds like you have a bit of residual magnetism in the qsk relay. Swap 
the coil wires over or better than that, get a new relay.

73, good luck.
Alek VK6APK


At 08:40 AM 13-12-99 +0000, Arliss wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have an AL-1500, no longer under warranty, with the built in QSK
>board.  Over the weekend it developed a problem:  received signals
>are markedly attenuated when the amplifier is off or in the standby
>position.  If the amp is up and running everything works fine, but
>as soon as I flip the switch from operate to standby, or shut the
>amp off, the receiver is nearly dead.  This affects all bands.  The
>swr seen by the transceiver goes sky high once the amp is put in
>standby or shut off, also, although it is fine when the amp is running.
>
>Any suggestions from others who've experienced this?
>
>Thanks & 73,  Arliss
>
>
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