[AMRadio] LINK COUPLING)

rbethman rbethman at comcast.net
Tue Sep 17 11:58:57 EDT 2013


I have a large Delrin rod.

I use it to adjust the link.

I don't usually have to worry about the capacitors.  The bleeders do fine.

The ONLY time to sweat a capacitor is when I go on 160.

I've got a shorting stick.  I don't want to melt a good screwdriver!

Bob - N0DGN

On 9/17/2013 11:42 AM, Warren Elly wrote:
> I had a new ham in the shack recently and he was asking why I had a big huge wooden kitchen spoon, not to mention a Giant insulated
> screwdriver both by the BC-610... I explained about  adjusting the link coil with the spoon...and safe-ing the transmitter by
> discharging caps with the screwdriver... then I finished up with peaking the grid and dripping the plate... after that he needed a rest...
>
> Warren W1GUD
>



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