Re: SX-110 Crystal Instability
And for those non-microscopists/ non-biology majors: ?BSE = backscattered electrons?SEM = scanning electron microscope?Bob K3AC
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Robert Needleman
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Re: SX-110 Crystal Instability
I suspect this is not a plated crystal but a plain crystal held between plane electrodes on both sides.? ?It seems to me that migrated solder would cause a permanent shift in frequency rather than
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Richard Knoppow
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Re: SX-110 Crystal Instability
steve I just ran across this,but but there is not enough info to know if it could be related to your investigation. "This is a BSE SEM image of a quartz crystal that reportedly shifted in frequency.
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don Root
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Hallicrafters Equipment For Sale
I have for sale the following 16 Hallicrafters radio items. I can no longer afford the space or time to use them. I have previously operated most if not all of the items. I know some of them worked,
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Richard
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Re: Dust Cover for my SX-17
I thought the same thing. Its in the works. *K2WH Bill's QRZ Biography ( https://www.qrz.com/db/k2wh ) * ---------------------------------------------------
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Bill (Group Owner)
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Re: Dust Cover for my SX-17
Looks like he did a really nice job on it! Kurt Rieger K2NNJ
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Kurt, K2NNJ
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Re: Dust Cover for my SX-17
Very nice.? Seems to me that a matching cover for the speaker?Would also be nice.??Sent from my Galaxy
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Richard Knoppow
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Dust Cover for my SX-17
Just received my special protective dust cover for my SX-17, Nice. *K2WH Bill's QRZ Biography ( https://www.qrz.com/db/k2wh ) * ---------------------------------------------------
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Bill (Group Owner)
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Re: ISO HT-45 and power supply
Hi Sam , good job on finding the HT45. I am curious what ball park figure they sell for? There is one locally here being sold , it¡¯s in pretty rough shape and both the seller and I dont know what a
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Tim Coad
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Re: What's Old, is New Again - Hallicrafters SX-17 & FT8
Same here whenever I see your calls on here or I believe on FT8. BTW, want real? dyslexia, I worked stations with the following calls: * W2WH * K4WH * W2KH * K2HW *K2WH Bill's QRZ Biography (
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Bill (Group Owner)
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Re: SX-62 FM respons
I still sm not clear on a couple of things.? Is the double peak on one station only?? And secondly how are you seeing it?? I thought the 62 does not have a tuning indicator, am I wrong?? ?A
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Richard Knoppow
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Re: SX-62 FM respons
Scott and others I am sticking with my first guess for now --two peaks on the IF [ If response is not flat enough] .. but I have no conviction on that. i agree that SMD, even if it is possible in the
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don Root
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Re: SX-62 FM respons
Scott, you're right that the SX-62 doesn't have the IF cans susceptible to SMD, but I believe the problem is plain old leakage, not SMD. I'm sure there's information on this on the various boatanchor
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Joe Connor
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Re: SX-62 FM respons
I don't believe SMD affects the SX-62 or SX-71, as they have the larger IF transformers that came before the miniature transformers with the Mica caps built in the base.
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Scott Petersen
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Re: SX-62 FM respons
Joe; i guess you are speaking of SMD [silver mica disease] that apparently seems to make them erratic and then die shorted out and is common in many 455 kH IF transformers for AM etc.? The original
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don Root
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Re: SX-62 FM respons
I seem to recall that there's a chronic problem with bad mica caps inside the FM discriminator can. If I remember correctly, those caps can cause all kinds of strange problems with FM performance. ?
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Joe Connor
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Re: SX-62 FM respons
Skip:? Its too bad that you didn't get more response from others; i seem to recall this sort of thing on an EICO HFT-90 FM tuner [1959], and /or a Heathkit AR-15 stereo receiver [1969], but have no
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don Root
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Re: SX-110 Crystal Instability
Steve; thanks for the clarification. I am only inquisitive now¡ Its driving me nuts too .. As I see it, you have a generator that really wants its frequency to be ¡°the frequency¡± and a crystal
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don Root
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Re: SX-110 Crystal Instability
Thanks, Richard. I¡¯ve opened the holder twice ¨C cleaned everything (it wasn¡¯t dirty, though), and carefully reassembled. I think it¡¯s just an old design and was considered ¡°good enough¡±.
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KW4H
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Re: SX-110 Crystal Instability
Don, The frequency will jump suddenly from A to B and then settle on that for a bit. The changes aren¡¯t slow. 73 ¨C Steve, KW4H From: <[email protected]> on behalf of don Root
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KW4H
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