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nomadradio replied to the thread Go Fund Me for Bob's CB Shop.Seems like the present takes up more and more of my time to cope with it. The future gets less and less attention, seems like. No... -
nomadradio replied to the thread Go Fund Me for Bob's CB Shop.Opened in 1969? Got me beat by six years. Has to be really old by now. I wish his comeback all the luck in the world. Personal...
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nomadradio replied to the thread Im back!.Cool! Welcome back. 73
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Its been a while since I been on here. But I have returned
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nomadradio replied to the thread Another Saturn bias issue.Gotta take one leg loose to check the bias diode. The circuit resistance in parallel is too low to obtain a meaningful test of the diode...
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nomadradio replied to the thread Problem with AL-80B.No, the solder adheres to a thin electroplated layer of nickel. The solid pin that comes through the glass is a tungsten alloy chosen to...
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nomadradio replied to the thread CPI 2000 issues.It should. For a while at least. It's kinda old, and may suffer from electrolytic cap disease if it has a lot of miles on it. Unless...
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nomadradio replied to the thread Another Saturn bias issue.Some final/driver transistors have that extra diode inside them. Some don't. After all these decades, I'm still waiting for a proper...
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nomadradio replied to the thread Problem with AL-80B.Have a close look at the filament pins. As in very-bright light and a magnifier. This is the pair of pins closest together. They carry...
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nomadradio replied to the thread M4000 Amplifier.It was when it was built. Might or might not be now. 73
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nomadradio replied to the thread Palomar 225 w/2 MRF 455's.That resistor is in series with the radio's drive power to the transistors. A pair of MRF455s only needs about ten or twelve watts peak...
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nomadradio replied to the thread Help with Golden Eagle 150 linear.It's an AM-only linear that has a switch marked "SSB" on the front. It's not there because it's useable, it's there because buyers...
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nomadradio replied to the thread AL-811H problem/ question.Sure makes it sound like there's a 'glitch' resistor that's popped in line with the HV to the anode choke. A DC meter that can safely...
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nomadradio replied to the thread CPI 2000 issues.A 'scope is just a voltmeter with a dot in place of a meter needle. Positive voltage and the dot moves up. Negative input to the...
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nomadradio replied to the thread Yaesu FT-101E repair.The smaller, burnt resistor is R5, a 5.1k 5 Watt resistor. It's in series with the 12BY7 driver tube's screen grid. When R5 goes open...
