[Fox_Tango] Yaesu FT-101's

[Brian Carling]

Hey Chris - there are a number of crystal suppliers who can help you.

Links & information at:

http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Radio/Amateur/Boatanchors/Crystals/

That should lead you to where you can find your crystals.

I highly recommend the Crystal Swapping Bulletin Board at:
http://senac.com/boards/880/




On 8 Sep 2002 at 1:54, Zap wrote:

> Hello,
>     I am new to the list here, so I'll introduce myself first.  I'm
>     Chris,
> N9WIV, a college student at the University of Cincinnati.  I have
> recently acquired a FT-101B that needs a little bit of work.  I also
> may have the opportunity to get a FT-101E inexpensively, but it has
> greater problems.  I was curious if anyone might be able to help me
> diangose/explain the fix for the problems.
>     The FT-101B was given to me by a friend, who had rescued it from
>     past CB
> usage.  I was curious about acquiring the proper crystal(s) to bring
> all the 10m band segments back to normal.  I also was curious about
> the different options available to me, if the rig has soft finals
> (lower output as you go up the bands).
>     The FT-101E seems to have a bit more severe problem.  The receiver
>     seems
> to work just fine, but when the heater is turned on the finals do not
> even light (driver does however).  I made sure it wasn't the tubes,
> although these finals seem soft as well.  Other than this, the radio
> seems to be in excellent shape and has a SSB filter installed that the
> 101B does not have. Given the pricing of the fix, I am curious to see
> if this radio is worth buying to fix up.
>     Any help with these radios is greatly appreciated.
> 
> 73,
> Chris, N9WIV
> 
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