[Motorola] Weird Crystal Failure

[Paul Signorelli]

My old Motorola L43-GGV Base Station (TA190) just had a failure.

Most unique,  The old International transmit Crystal had  F-609 adapter pins attached to the standard F-605 case so

it would fit into an FT-243 socket. The adapter pin became unsoldered and caused a squeal on the

Tx audio. I pulled the crystal and one pin remained in the socket. I resoldered the adapter pin and the rig

works OK now, Maybe for another 10 years. All the electronics at Ice Station Zebra are unheated so it gets really

wide temperature cycling. Temperature cycling wrecks everything.

Paul   w0rw

Colorado