[ARC5] BC-230 first run

[AKLDGUY .]

> Oh, I see. Is the roller still there?  Could the soldered tap have been
> to avoid real or perceived flaky contact at the roller tap?

The roller contact is present. The soldered tap is obviously factory
installed and is about two-thirds the way up the coil, counting from
the socket end, which is the 'earthy' end.

> Actually, the schematic that Neil sent shows the variable tap on
> the coil which goes to the antenna, but does NOT show the fixed
> tap that Neil was talking about...unless I'm looking at the wrong
> schematic....

The situation is as you describe it.

I've just now checked the wiring, and there is no doubt that the fixed
tap connects to the final tank variable capacitor - and to nothing else.

In the manual, the transmitter's schematic does in fact show the tap,
with the unused portion of the winding shown as a single loop.

So, was this outer winding and its former simply a stock item that
was used for other frequency ranges, or was there some reason for
tapping the capacitor down the winding?
I guess we'll never know.

73 de Neil ZL1ANM