[Fox_Tango] FR-101D

[daveg]

Tom -

I had a similar experience with a 101ZD aquired a few years ago.  It 
probably had been un-used for a number of years before I got it.  Even 
though the display behaved just like yours, it was receiving pretty well 
on most bands and didn't jump around in frequency as the digital display 
was indicating.  Leaving it on for a few days helped quite a bit (I 
guess the components need some use to get back to their correct 
values).  Cleaning the internal/external VFO switch contacts and an 
alignment cleared up 99% of the display problem, but it still acts up 
once in a while.

If it sounds reasonably well when connected to an antenna, then it's not 
in as bad a shape as it seems.  A friend of mine has a 101E with the 
external display, and it flashes and jumps around as well if the radio 
is the least bit out of alignment.

Dave, N2EPV

H & W Electronics wrote:

>Hi Guys! I just took delivery of this unit. I unpacked it and fired it
>up. I was shocked to find that the digital counter or display is not
>locking to a frequency at all. Particularly, the last 4 digits go
>through constant and extreme drift. Sometimes the entire display flashes
>which is supposed to indicate the vfo is outside of the band but it
>doesn't matter where the vfo is tuned. It may start flashing when the
>vfo is tuned to the center of the band. If the display starts flashing
>and you move the vfo a few KHz it will cause the display to stop
>flashing but after a few moments it may start flashing again. No matter
>what you do, the last 4 digits continue to drift at a high rate of
>speed. This one has me scratching my head. Anyone been through this with
>this receiver before? A little guidance is needed. Even just a few ideas
>may help. I have a dual-trace scope and a HP lab-grade freq counter so I
>can probably go through the unit with those.
>73s from Tom Wright/KC�NSC
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