[Kenwood] Tuner problems on my 940

Fri, 11 Jan 2002 16:57:21 -0800

Hi Marc,
I used a spray tuner cleaner on the roller in my MFJ 989C.  Cleaned it up in
a hurry
and works perfectly.  I got it from a local electronics house, but i believe
even
Radio Shack has it.
73 - Paul

Marc Bruvry wrote:

> Hello Group,
> I just acquired an MFJ 259B and am astounded by the poor SWR on my
> antennas (Cushcraft R5000 Vert, A3S Tri Bander (not too bad) and  Home
> Brew Dipole). In trying to tune them thru the MFJ 962D tuner there seems
>
> to be a "jittery" response. Like the coil arm has a rough surface.
> (capacitance is liquid smooth of course) There is no visible appearance
> of anything wrong and I'm wondering if there is any spray or paste that
> might help the contact (like WD-40 or the anti-corrosion paste used on
> antennas during assemblage.) I don't want
> to put something on and find out that it was "a real bad idea"!
> 73, Marc / KF6VNT
>
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