[Boatanchors] Technical help - What are the requirements?

[rbethman]

I understand EXACTLY *what* Larry was saying.

My issue was with:

1:  Receivers do NOT need to be that accurate - transmitters do.  (Yes - 
I know us old goats with boatanchors and split Rcvr/Tx MUST be more 
careful!  I started within months of getting my license going down THAT 
path with an HT-37 and an SX-101A.)

2: The LAST comment of the post:
> Wonder what box of cereal he got his license out of.
This, to me, hits a broad brush approach, and slaps Hams in general!  
*IF* that piece HAD been left off - NO beef at all!

This Mail List is INTERNATIONAL.  We, the base members of the list, MUST 
be careful with what we own and how we put it forward!

I've been a member for five to seven years.  If we aren't careful, we 
can trigger a lashback that *WILL* bite back.

Bob - N0DGN


> I think everyone missed the point.  
>
> No where did he imply that it was a requirement to know where it
> was, just simply wondering if was tracking or not.
I believe *EXACTLY OPPOSITE*, based on:
>> Wonder what box of cereal he got his license out of.
THAT implies the opposite of what you are saying.

> Makes BIG difference in price if has to be worked on or has been dinkered with.
>   
If it is either an R-388, R-390, or R-390A, and you base your value on 
the PTO accuracy, then I'd say you have personal issues.  It should 
*NOT* affect value!
> Just as Hollingsworth said, "lighten up" and use the big knob if you have
> problems, but stay in the band.
>
>   
I agree with Hollingsworth!  We used to have Angelo Dundee come visit 
and have coffee with us in FOUR Land.  Very nice gentleman!

Anyone not remembering Angelo, do not despair!  He was the Enforcement 
arm of the FCC based out of the Atlanta Office.

My first reply mistakenly used a transmitter for reference.  My *very* 
bad error!  I was trying to make the point that ALL of us can suffer the 
issue of *NOT* knowing how far out of calibration a VFO/PTO may be!

This can be additive factors making it happen.  Calibrator NOT in sync 
with WWV or other equivalent standard, Dial zero point off the zero 
because we changed band segment, and/or system crystal gently goes 
drifting off and *WE* didn't catch it.  Lord only knows - R-388s, 
R-390s, and R-390As have enough of them, and their associated trimmers.

End of transmission

NNNN
BT

<With enough OLD Boatanchors in the shack to KNOW it could happen to me!>
Bob - N0DGN