[R-1051] OFF FREQ

[tgrieco at optonline.net]

I hope to pull the rig out of the rack so I can look at it without breaking my neck. I may even post photos so you all view what I am seeing. I am happy to find willing friends.
Tim

----- Original Message -----
From: mikea 
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 2:52 pm
Subject: Re: [R-1051] OFF FREQ
To: R-1051 Discussion Group 

> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 06:41:39PM +0000, tgrieco at optonline.net wrote:
> > I have the "B" model. I thought it may be the slack in the 
> chain, but did
> >not know how to take it up and thought that I may be able to 
> bring it back
> >on Freq manually, but want to be cautious.
> 
> Apologies; I thought it was a "G". 
> 
> It is time for you to pull the RX forward out of its case and 
> tilt the
> face up 90 degrees so that you can watch things (fail to) move. 
> If you
> turn the knob and the chain doesn't move, then it is time to 
> adjust the
> idler and/or inspect the chain for flaws. In the image of the 
> "B" at
> , you can see
> three idler gears on rotating quadrants. There's no real 
> difficulty in
> taking the slack up in a chain: just loosen the locknut on the idler,
> and pull it tight enough that the chain you're working on has 
> the same
> "play" in it as one that doesn't slip. Too tight is hard on 
> bearings and
> on the chain itself, so erring on the side of looseness isn't 
> bad. 
> 
> Getting it back in tune is relatively easy: set the knobs up for 
> a given
> freq, set a siggen to that freq and inject it into the RX, 
> loosen the idler 
> and turn the correct gear on the underside of the RX until the siggen
> comes in. Once you've got everything set right, cinch down that 
> idler. 
> 
> Let us know how this comes out.
> 
> -- 
> Mike Andrews, W5EGO
> mikea at mikea.ath.cx
> Tired old sysadmin 
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