[Boatanchors] Heath IG-42 - More

[Garey Barrell]

The IG-42 only goes to 31 MHz and is reasonably low distortion.  All 
output frequencies are fundamental.

It's possible that the power supply filter capacitors are dried out and 
the output signal has 60 Hz ripple on it that is confusing the counter.  

Be sure and try counting in the CW position, i.e., no "intentional" 
modulation.

73, Garey - K4OAH
Glen Allen, VA

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Lee Buller wrote:
> Mark,
>
> Yes, the numbers do flip around and never locks in....and nowhere close to the frequency  that I have dialed in....like 5 Mhz.  Just never locks in at all.  HMMMMM.  I wonder what I should do?  Get a different one?  Recomendations?  I do have a 259B which could be used as a generator I guess.
>
> Lee
>
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> --- On Tue, 5/19/09, Mark Foltarz <Foltarz at rocketmail.com> wrote:
> From: Mark Foltarz <Foltarz at rocketmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Heath IG-42
> To: k0wa at swbell.net
> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 9:58 AM
>
> Lee,
>
> Is the counter displaying anything? Perhaps numbers that seem to keep changing
> ?
> My guess is that there is a lot of harmonic content being generated by the
> IG-42 and this prevents a stable reading on the counter.
> This is typical for the lower end generators.  I just helped a friend out last
> week who had a similar problem
> He had another generator that we tried and was successful in getting a stable
> reading on the counter.
> He then could proceed to do the alignment on his s-38e receiver.
>
> de KA4JVY
> Mark
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>   
>> From: Lee Buller <k0wa at swbell.net>
>> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:10:01 AM
>> Subject: [Boatanchors] Heath IG-42
>>
>>
>> Picked up a Heathkit IG-42 and started checking it out.  The tubes light,
>>     
> the 
>   
>> OB2 glows but it seems nothing is coming out of the unit.  The meter on
>>     
> the unit 
>   
>> shows that there is something there (I can change the meter reading with
>>     
> the 
>   
>> front control knob - evento full scale)....but I cannot get my counter to
>>     
> lock 
>   
>> to any frequency that is being generated by the unit.  The counter works
>>     
> great 
>   
>> with the MFJ259 and will read the frequency.  Anyone have any ideas?  I
>>     
> guess I 
>   
>> should buy the manual and see what the specs are...and how to operate the
>>     
> darn 
>   
>> thing.
>>
>> Lee - K0WA
>>
>>
>>     
>