Hey guys, I have been trying to find the issue with this receiver. First off, it had a complete re-cap job done recently and a complete alignment, which I double checked. The sensitivity is great. It hears just as good as my HF rigs when compared side by side on the same freq. But it just sounds so tinny. I tried an external speaker that I use on other rigs, but same thing. BTW, I have not heard this radio before the work was done so I really don't know if something was done incorrectly. Also, it seems that AM does not have this issue, or is just not as pronounced.
I am almost thinking that perhaps the bandpass is too narrow? Same effect when you narrow the IF band pass on a HF rig is probably the best way to describe it. Kinda pinched sounding. I have looked through the service manual but it doesn't appear to be any adjustment for band pass? Perhaps this is a fixed setting. Could the crystal filter stack be defective?
This is the radio with the 5 pin mic plug.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks
Bob
I am almost thinking that perhaps the bandpass is too narrow? Same effect when you narrow the IF band pass on a HF rig is probably the best way to describe it. Kinda pinched sounding. I have looked through the service manual but it doesn't appear to be any adjustment for band pass? Perhaps this is a fixed setting. Could the crystal filter stack be defective?
This is the radio with the 5 pin mic plug.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks
Bob
