[K3PZN-List] broke radio

Wed Nov 30 09:49:10 EST 2011

Ray,

I would like to offer mys assistance along with Jim's.   I would be glad 
to stop by and take a look at your set up and see if I can pinpoint your 
problem. I have access to test equipment if needed.  Please feel free to 
give me a call ..410-861-9366.

73's

Bill N3WM

On 11/29/2011 11:11 PM, J Sears wrote:
> Ray,
>     Before you send it to him there are some questions that aneed to be answered..
> First - what band are you operating on? 
> Second - does the problem happen on all bands or just one or two? 
>   
> I am wondering if something strange is happening to the set up and it is causing
> it to misbehave.  Have you tried the radio hooked to a dummy load  and does anything change?
>   
> Send me your telephone number and I will call you tomorrow evening.. I am out much of the day tomorrow.
>   
> Jim
>
> It is better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.
>
> Radm Grace Hopper
>
> --- On Tue, 11/29/11, 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 29, 2011, 12:02 PM
>
>
> Hello Jim
>
> looks like the radio is back on the fritz.  Ok here is the problem when I
> pull the input from the audio out the radio truns itself off.  it no longer
> transmits  but recieves great.    I have a 3foot ground pole in the ground,
> solid run of 20 foot 10ga wire from pole to the rig. The antennas are long
> wire dipoles cut for 80, 40, and 10 meters going through a delta 4 antenna
> selector which is grounded to the same wire above.  Anyway if your friend
> has time to take a look or if you have any ideas.
>
> ray
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Sears"<aat3ok at yahoo.com>
> To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club"<k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 6:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] broke radio
>
>
> 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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