[Heathkit] sb-310

Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:34:06 -0800

It is not that it is bad Glen it is just less! It still receives very good
on these 2 bands it just that the gain is consistently higher on the other
bands.

Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Zook" <[email protected]>
To: "DAN COTSIRILOS" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] sb-310

> I have only worked on a couple of SB-310 receivers
> lately, but I did not find that to be true.  Now, one
> of the bands has to be aligned with the preselector
> knob all the way counter-clockwise (this is pointed
> out in the instruction manual).  At first I didn't do
> this (had the alignment close to, but not at, the
> extreme end) and the receiver "took off" when the
> preselector was "peaked" on that band.  I don't
> remember exactly which band, but I think it was the 31
> meter band.  But, when it was aligned at the extreme
> position the receiver worked fine.
>
> I have several service monitors that I use when
> aligning receivers so I get a pretty good idea as to
> what the true sensitivity of the receiver is.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
>
> --- DAN COTSIRILOS <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> After extensive testing of 2 SB-310's it is absolutely
> true that 31 meters and 25 meters are less sensitive
> than the other bands on these models.
>
> =====
> Glen, K9STH
>
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