[Boatanchors] A challingling problem with a National NC-300

[Brian/VE3UU]

Gentlemen.

Here is a head scratcher for you. Before you read on, some of the best 
brains in the amateur world, Gene, WØQFC, Brian VE3IX, and of course myself, 
VE3UU, have had a go at the problem. Only Brian, VE3IX has enough hair left 
to continue to scratch. I'm now bald and I think Gene may be as well 
although he's been helping via email and we've never met.

Here is the problem in a nutshell. The dial drum with the band markings on 
it does not track the band switch. To elaborate, when the dial drum is set 
to properly display on the lowest band, whenever I rotate the band switch, 
the display rotates 1/8th of an inch more than it should. This results in 
the display being seriously out of sync with the band switch position.

Also the actual band switch seems to be rotating slightly more than it 
should with each detent of the band switch knob. (Are you confused yet? I 
certainly am!)

We've checked the size of the dial drum and it's the proper size. It seems 
that the knob is rotating very slightly more than it should.

I suspect that this is one of those problems that will only solved by the 
only other person in the world who also experienced it and found the 
solution. Don't let that stop you from having a go at it.  :>)

If you're up to the challenge, and many won't be, let me know what you need 
to know and I'll be happy to give you whatever information I can.

73,
Brian Jeffrey
WWW.VE3UU.com
Brian at VE3UU.com