[Boatanchors] HQ-180 help???

[Eugene Hertz]

how about for keeping dust off? My HQ140X is missing this cover and I am looking for it.  I wonder if the tiny field between the plates could cause a build up of dust attraction?

Any one have any empirical evidence about sheilding here?


>-----Original Message-----
>From: fkamp at comcast.net [mailto:fkamp at comcast.net]
>Sent: Thursday, July 8, 2004 01:28 PM
>To: 'Gary Jones'
>Cc: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] HQ-180 help???
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>Gary Jones wrote: 
>> 
>> I'm going to fab. the 2 covers for the gang tuning capacitors. I'm unable to tell how the front inboard corner clears the gear between the cap. and HF coils t-26 and t-24. Is the cover cuttout?? My manual is not clear. A picture taken by a kind soul would surly help. Thanks, Gary (WB7DIE) 
> 
> 
>I understand the desire to add the capacitor covers to restore the radio 
>to original factory condition. However, there are many radios that do 
>not have covers over the tuning capacitors and they seem to work just 
>fine. 
> 
>I am wondering if there is any real performance difference or 
>improvement by using covers. 
> 
>Regards, 
>Frank Kamp 
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