[TenTec] Triton IV deaf on 10m

[Michael Tannenbaum]

Louis 10 meters IS dead. So dead that I thought my Jupe was busted. A quick 
check with my signal generator indicated that all was well. Pleas beg borrow 
or steal a signal generator before you try more extreme measures. If there 
is really a propblem it will become quite obvious
Mike  Tannenbaum k2bn at cox.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Ciotti" <lciotti at twcny.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Triton IV deaf on 10m


>I have not had a chace to pick up of contact cleaner, but I really figured
> TenTec would have gone through the rig and do that sort of basic
> troubleshooting... but I will go ahead and clean them.  Hopefully tomorrow 
> I
> will get a chance to pick up the cleaner.  I will let you know if that
> works.
>
> AS far as 10m being deaf, I am 99% certain the crystals are installed.  I
> rember seeing them installed when I had the bottom of the rig apart.  Also
> have heard a very faint transmission last week around 28.450, but it was
> almost in the noise.  Maybe it's just a bad antenna for the band....
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Clark Savage Turner" <csturner at kcbx.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 10:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Triton IV deaf on 10m
>
>
>> First, I'd check that you have the crystals for 10 meters in there.  I
>> don't think they came standard.  If they're there, pull them, spray a
>> tiny bit of DeOxit or something onto the contacts, and reinsert them.
>> Then jiggle the bandswitch around to see if you start to hear the band
>> noise come up.  If that doesn't work, write back again.
>>
>> The intermittent transmit can be a lot of things, but the bandswitch,
>> on this rig, would be my first concern.  I believe Ten Tec used Caig
>> DeOxit or ProGold on the bandswitch contacts.  These little guys can be
>> troublesome, but with care you can put it back into service.  Get a
>> little ProGold onto all the bandswitch contacts (carefully, just a bit,
>> wipe off excess on the outside).  Jiggle things, make sure all is
>> aligned, check the shaft for wear and the guides to see that they move
>> freely.  See how that goes.
>>
>> Clark
>> WA3JPG
>>
>> On Oct 29, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Louis Ciotti wrote:
>>
>>> So amungst other things my Triton IV seems to be stone deaf on 10m.
>>> Another local ham said 10 was open on Sunday and made over 80
>>> contacts... I heard nothing at all...  Any ideas??
>>>
>>> As a side note, I am still experiencig intermitant transmit problems.
>>> I have reseated all of the top boards.... Now I will do the same on
>>> the bottom boards.  Maybe I will get lucky...
>>>
>>
>> Clark Savage Turner, J.D., Ph.D.
>> Professor of Computer Science
>> Cal Poly State University
>> San Luis Obispo, CA. 93407
>>
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