[TenTec] Thanks, and now for the next problem!

[Michael Colvin]

Thanks to all who submitted suggestions about the lack of RF sensitivity in
my TenTec 540 (Triton IV).  Most of you suggested that I clean the antenna
slide switch or alternately replace the antenna diodes.  I tried the slide
switch suggestion to no avail.  Having done the easy thing first, and not
wanting to rush into replacing the diodes, I decided to check the solder
joints on the SWR/ALC board again.  I discovered that one of my solder
joints was cold (oops!).  As soon as I resoldered that, everything worked
again!

Now to my next thorny issue.  I replaced the dial pointer on an Argonaut 509
that I have, which had been working quite well.  When I put it back together
and turned it on, I could hear no signals on 40M, and the antenna trimmer
gives a peak output at 21MHz.  What's going on?  What did I do when I was
changing the dial pointer that could have caused the receiver to die like
that?

Michael

Michael Colvin, KBOMJ
kb0mj at arrl.net, for amateur radio-related mail
mcolvin at myrealbox.com for general mail
http://colvin.info
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"

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