[Hammarlund] HQ-170a intermittent RX problem on certain bands (more questions/comments)

[Glen Zook]

As for the signal strength of the calibrator:  Since you are starting with a 100 kHz signal as you go higher in frequency the number of the harmonic increases and with each increase in the harmonic number the signal strength definitely goes down.

It is not unusual for the "S" meter to almost "pin" on 160 meters and 80 meters and barely move at 10 meters or 6 meters.

Glen, K9STH

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--- On Mon, 1/19/09, Mike & Coreen Smith <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

Let me ask this:
Using the 100kc Xtal calibrator as an internal signal source, should the signal be gradually weaker as I move up in frequency?
 
On 40m it's nearly full scale, but all other bands are very low. (most around s1-s3 or so......no visible S-meter reading on 6m however) On 15m there is NO xtal cal signal at all, nor any from an external sig gen.