[1000mp] not receiving on some frequencies

nittner at comcast.net nittner at comcast.net
Thu Feb 21 14:41:35 EST 2008


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From: nittner at comcast.net
> Hi a while back I wrote to you about my my receive problem on some frequencies. 
> I read all about the common VCO2 problem and the re-soldering of the board. I 
> just took mine all apart and looked at the board with a magnifying glass and all 
> looks good looks. It looks like my coils are made from plated wire.

That much for looks. After pushing the VCO2 coil sideways it was working. So I re-soldered both wires and now it works fine.
So even if the coil wires look good, re-solder them anyway. Thank you, Carlos SM0KCO for pointing me back into the right direction. Glad to be back on 20 and 30m. 

                                       Jurgen N9RD


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