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    Hawkeye351 reacted to Cable Guy's post in the thread Another 55v no xmit with Like Like.
    But the rx while TX is somewhat of an indicator. Does the light change? I guess no.
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    Hawkeye351 reacted to Cable Guy's post in the thread Another 55v no xmit with Like Like.
    Keep an eye on that hot potato resistor from earlier, if it goes nuclear again you got a ground issue. All I can say is hit every joint...
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    Hawkeye351 replied to the thread Another 55v no xmit.
    This one radio is gonna be the death of me. Hooked it back up, turned it back on to finish up with alignment, immediately wouldn't key...
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    Hawkeye351 reacted to brandon7861's post in the thread Another 55v no xmit with Like Like.
    I missed all the good stuff. I have family visiting so I have had little time to get online. Great job!
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    Hawkeye351 replied to the thread Another 55v no xmit.
    I had a good teacher...
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    Hawkeye351 reacted to Cable Guy's post in the thread Another 55v no xmit with Like Like.
    Great job on getting it going Hawkeye! I expected no less from you and you delivered.
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    Hawkeye351 replied to the thread Another 55v no xmit.
    Update: Replaced driver and final (2166/1969), got full output back. Swings around 25w PEP (without tuning) and RF power seems to...
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    Hawkeye351 replied to the thread Another 55v no xmit.
    23.4uh and 0.8 ohms out of circuit in tester.
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    Hawkeye351 reacted to Cable Guy's post in the thread Another 55v no xmit with Like Like.
    Check the inductor to ground on the driver base, make sure it didn't open up.
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    Hawkeye351 replied to the thread Another 55v no xmit.
    After replacing R220, R221, C174: Final and driver not installed. Tests done in TX mode Pre-driver: Base - 1.15v Collector - 11.02v...
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    Hawkeye351 replied to the thread Another 55v no xmit.
    Going over the schematic I noticed C175 should be a 680pf, but what's in this one is a 560pf. Would this much of a drop cause the base...
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    Hawkeye351 replied to the thread Another 55v no xmit.
    Gonna wait to throw this other final and driver in until I hear back from you two guys on the above results with no driver/final in...
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    Hawkeye351 replied to the thread Another 55v no xmit.
    Wanted to give some input before I throw this good driver and final in here. With the driver and final out of circuit, testing solder...
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    Hawkeye351 replied to the thread Another 55v no xmit.
    Back on the 55v... The driver, after removing leads from the board is showing as a PNP transistor, whereas the final after removing...
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    Hawkeye351 reacted to Cable Guy's post in the thread Another 55v no xmit with Like Like.
    Idk why the emitter has a voltage, it's just a resistor and cap connected to ground. Check that out. The pin out should be BCE, left to...