SX-28A Hum
I just finished pretty much a complete overhaul of a nice condition (physically) SX-28A. Replaced just about every resistor and all caps. Radio is working well except for a 120hz hum. When I switch
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thoyer
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Emanuele, RE: Assuming each of these should be two different coils, it seems one of those two coils is split in two. Yes, now it is clear and both L3 and L6 are similar looking too RE: Can C62 happen
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don Root
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Hi, Emanuele, That's an interesting thought about a gimmick capacitor. But the parts list for the S40B specifies C62 as 2.2mmf, 500 V, bakelite, with a Hallicrafters part number (47A160-4). 73,
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Maynard Wright
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Don, the first left picture is L3, the second right is L6. Can C62 happen to be a sort of gimmick between the S1 rear and front rotors? After all it's 2pF only.. Enjoy this other picture of the MIX
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Emanuele Girlando
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Guys, agreed for L3 , but the connections to L6 don¡¯t have a source wire shown and don¡¯t have the same switch profile for grounding so the L6 area is a big part of the mystery. The switch profiles
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don Root
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Emanuele, good to see you out of hibernation! Are you portraying L3 ?? so one coil is in the middle and the other is split with half on each side???. So lots of mutual inductance between the upper and
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don Root
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Hi, Emanuele, This would not be an unusual way to wind a transformer of the types like L3 and L6, especially if there is a turns ratio much higher than unity. That might be the case in these
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Maynard Wright
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Hi, Emanuele, Are you still having trouble with Bands 1 and/or 2? If so, I wonder whether C62 might have been removed to make your S-85 conform with the schematic? 73, Maynard W6PAP
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Maynard Wright
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Hi, Don, I agree that there is no signal path to the right for Band 1 in the S-85 schematic and no C62 in the parts list. And the SX-99 has the same issue from it's BAMA schematic. There has to be
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Maynard Wright
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
I can confirm C62 is not installed in my S-85. -- Emanuele (IU1KNR). https://egirland.blogspot.com
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Emanuele Girlando
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Richard, you apparently have skipped over a number of posts, I previously posted an image with S1A front rotated to each band separately. It showed that the signaw goes in one of the coils and udes
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don Root
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
I meant something like that: (forget the values!) -- Emanuele (IU1KNR). https://egirland.blogspot.com
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Emanuele Girlando
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
What an interesting thread! My one cent contribution: see how the L3 and L6 are actually built in my S-85. Assuming each of these should be two different coils, it seems one of those two coils is
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Emanuele Girlando
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Maynard, maybe I said /showed that stuff poorly. Hopefully C27c is solid as a rock, but C29 will develop a good signal voltage up to 1.6 Mcs. My red lines were only intended to show the path to the
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don Root
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Hi, Don, The B+ line at the bottom of R26 and C29 is heavily filtered. It ought to be B+ DC voltage only with all AF and RF signals that might be present filtered to ground. And C27C, 10 uF, will do
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Maynard Wright
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Hi, Don, I didn't include that path in my conjectures because it's connected directly to B+ and a large capacitor to ground in the power supply. Any variable voltage, such as an RF signal, ought to be
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Maynard Wright
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
My problem too with the S-85 drawing on BAMA and looking at band 1 there is nothing complex to look at. Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 9:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re:
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don Root
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Re: Hallicrafters Radios for Sale
Somebody will want to know the model no of the Skybuddy there is more than 1? _____ Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#31663)
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don Root
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Here is what I see for the S-85 mixer tanks for Band 1 only ¡ a simple situation.. but how can any signal get away from the RF amp plate circuit ans to the next grid??? Sorry I overdrew the bare
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don Root
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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!
Hi, Don, I'm missing something because I'm just not seeing a signal path from V1 to V2 for Bands 1 and 2. I'll look a bit more. 73, Maynard W6PAP
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Maynard Wright
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