[ARC5] Visual alignment connections

[D. Platt]

On 5/24/2013 9:50 AM, J. Forster wrote:
> By 'diode load at 2nd detrectot' you mean the point where the top of the
> volume control is often connected?
>
> If that is the case, you would be seeing the response of the entire IF strip.
>
> To aliogn a receiver, looking only at that point, you need to inject the
> swept IF starting at the end furthest from the antenna, and aligh stage by
> stage, moving toward the antenna.
>
> If you monitor at the tail end and inject at the antenna end you will get
> garbage.
>
> -John
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I cncur.  I use a WaveTek LF-MF sweeper with the external scope 
utilizing the trigger output.  I works every time.........  Now, one 
does have to watch that the sweep time will match the response of the IF 
stage(s).

Jeep K3HVG