[K3PZN-List] broke radio

[J Sears]

Ray,
Thats good news.. I have been trying to get hold of my friend but he is evidently on vacation.. wish I got that much vacation.  
 
On the subject of grounds .. they can be a real problem. In Carroll co we have pretty good grounds here but you still need to take care in constructing your station ground.
 
Can you describe the problems you are having .. maybe I can tell you how to tell if the ground is good enough.  There are simple tests to tell that ya know. 
 
Ground problems are most prevelent when you have a long ground wire such as when the station is located on the second floor of a building. At this point the ground can become a significant portion of a wavelength and will resonate at various frequencies. 
 
Jim

It is better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.

Radm Grace Hopper

--- On Tue, 11/15/11, Ray Wright <razor42 at hughes.net> wrote:


From: Ray Wright <razor42 at hughes.net>
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] broke radio
To: aat3oik at yahoo.com, "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 8:24 PM


hey Jim took the radio to the club last night we went into the club shack 
and hooked it up it appears to be ok.   Now I think the problem is in the 
ham shack, looks like it may be a ground issue.  still not sure but went 
home and hooked up the rig it looks to be ok for the moment.

ray


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J Sears" <aat3ok at yahoo.com>
To: "Curt Milton" <wb8yyy at yahoo.com>; "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" 
<k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] broke radio


Yes look W5ZHI and email him.. I think it is w5zhi at comcast.net. I have known 
this gentleman since 1970 .. he has repaired several of my radios when I did 
not have time to mess with them.. he used to be a resident of MD (W3GBE) and 
is an excellent tech.I believe his prices are pretty fair and he will tell 
you ahead of time his hourly rate.

If you need it I can pave the way with a telephone call

Jim

It is better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.

Radm Grace Hopper

--- On Tue, 11/8/11, Curt Milton <wb8yyy at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Curt Milton <wb8yyy at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] broke radio
To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 1:00 PM


I tend to agree with Jeff that repair of this may be more costly than what 
you paid for the rig. (I don't necessarily agree with his thought that 
domestic is always better - in general they have priced themselves out of 
the lower cost rig market. I do confess to owning one domestic and one far 
east rig - I am happy with both of them).

I presume you mean the unsettling noise is on receive?

It is important to rule out the power supply, to insure it is not at fault. 
Checking its output voltage with the rig on receive, and (briefly) on 
transmit may tell you if it might be at fault.

email me direct also as needed.

Curt


From: Ray Wright <razor42 at hughes.net>
To: k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sunday, November 6, 2011 9:16 PM
Subject: [K3PZN-List] broke radio

Hello everyone

Ray here (kb3vwk) well my 200$ Yasue ft 840 that I bought in June died 
during the cw contest tonight. I was wondering if anyone could offer a good 
repair company. It won't transmit and there was lots of unsettling 
electrical noises. So time to unplug and regroup and ship out.

regards ray
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