[Drake] L-75 Trouble, no 15 meters

Sun, 30 Dec 2001 22:35:25 +0100

Check the capicitors on the band switch, i had the same problem some years
ago, and one C was broken on 15 mtr section.

73 Bert

PA1KW
www.qsl.net/pa1kw

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank J. Jershe" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Drake] L-75 Trouble, no 15 meters

> Jim,
> Sounds to me like a CBer modified (and aligned) the 15 meter band to work
> on 11 meters. Should be easy to get back to 15 meters. I don't know if any
> physical mods were made (which you would have to undo), but you can follow
> alignment procedures to get 15 meters back by adjusting the tuning coil
...
> see the manual.
> 73
> Frank
>
> At 03:58 AM 12/30/2001 EST, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >          I bought a L-75 amp and in checking it out tonight I
> >found that it would not make any power on 15 meters.
> >Other bands 160 through 20 work fine.
> >
> >On 15 the input SWR is flat as it should be and the tube
> >will draw almost .300ma with 50 watts drive but will not dip
> >and there is ZERO out put power.
> >
> >Anyone have experience with this?
> >
> >Thanks & 73
> >Jim  W8DRZ
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