Topband: Coupla things

[Eddy Swynar]

Hi Tom,

I agree 100% with the idea of of somehow having a central repository of click ailments & cures: that would offer a struggling newbie to the ailment a quick & ready source of ideas & possible contacts as to a cure(s)...

I have ascertained that my case here had to do directly with the plate current meter that I was employing in my 2x813 amplifier: it was reading FAR too low, with the consequence that I was using more drive than necessary on the linear to achieve "textbook specs". I believe the situation is now well in hand, however, and I am greatly appreciative for the patience & assistance extended to me in this regard by way of Bill (VE3CSK): would that EVERY sufferer of clicks whom we might encounter on the air be so fortunate...

~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ






> I don't have much of an opinion on it one way or another, except I'm sure most people appreciate direct contact more than public (any chat room, cluster, or reflector is public) contact if possible. The exceptions being something that just can't wait, or no way to contact someone directly.
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> It would be interesting to keep a list of problems and cures. It isn't correct that it is always the radio, always the amplifier, or even that it is always either the radio or amplifier. Sometimes it is the antenna, or things around the antenna.
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> When we had terrible old receiving equipment with horrible dynamic range and poor skirts, and even the perceived best gear like Collins fell into that class years ago, we couldn't all bunch up 250 Hz from someone else. Things problems now were not problems when our receivers forced us to be a kilocycle or more away from strong signals, and when receiving and transmitting antenna technology wasn't nearly so good.
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> We have a new level of problems now.