[Amps] TL922A recommended mods?

[Fortra]

Jim,

take a look at www.pa0fri.com

So far, looks the best and simple solutions of
the queries in question..

Gl Nermin S58DX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Garland" <4cx250b at muohio.edu>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 3:35 PM
Subject: [Amps] TL922A recommended mods?


>A friend has a recently acquired lightly used TL-922A that is unmodified 
>and
> works perfectly on all bands. He has asked me to replace the clunky T/R
> relay with a quieter & faster vacuum relay, and also to install a solid
> state relay to take the burden off the power switch.  I'm not familiar 
> with
> this amplifier, but from looking at on-line postings it appears to be an
> amplifier that owner's can't keep their hands out of! I've never seen such 
> a
> hodge-podge of proposed modifications, some of which strike me as bizarre,
> others of which purport to improve on the original design, but which 
> appear
> to be mostly preventative maintenance rather than solutions to actual
> problems. Still other mods probably work just fine, but are hard to 
> install
> and require complicated circuitry.  So, my question is whether anyone can
> recommend a simple way to swap out the noisy antenna relay and take the
> burden off the main power switch? I'm particularly interested in the
> mechanical layout, routing of wires, etc.  I've not looked inside the
> amplifier yet, but from photos it appears to be rather difficult to work 
> on.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim W8ZR
>
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