• You can now help support WorldwideDX when you shop on Amazon at no additional cost to you! Simply follow this Shop on Amazon link first and a portion of any purchase is sent to WorldwideDX to help with site costs.

TS430s low RX

AudioShockwav

Extraterrestrial
Staff member
Apr 6, 2005
10,352
11,804
843
Sierra Nevada by Yosemite National Park
After 17 years service my TS430s also exhibited the problem of low RX over frequency ranges which coincided with the ranges of the LPF's on the filter unit.

Fix:

Remove filter board, and remove plastic covers of the relays by gently prizing with a small sharp-edged screwdriver.

Cut a narrow strip of photo-copy paper, insert it between the contacts, and apply pressure to the contacts as you withdraw the paper. Paper is relatively abrasive, and this will clean the contacts.

I found that that some of the contacts hardly made contact before the relay armature was fully home. Fixed by bending the contact finger so that the contacts made before the armature was home - this ensures adequate contact pressure.
 

dxChat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • @ heartbreaker3473:
    Hello gentlemen and Ladies. I have the dreaded RCI-2990 receive issue where my radio gets distorted when people get close to my location. I found the C90 Capacitor, but I can not for the life of me find the C89 capacitor. Can or does anyone have a picture of the exact location of C89 ? Thank you in advance, Wes
  • @ AudioShockwav:
    Wes, it's better if you start a thread on the main forum, more people are going to see your question.
  • @ heartbreaker3473:
    Okay, sorry, will put in a forum
  • @ heartbreaker3473:
    I put it in the general disscution help area and started a new thread. Thank you for letting me know.