[R-1051] Speaker hook up

[paul swed]

First check is the frequency module. Switch it to internal.
Many of the r1051s were run with an external frequency reference.
Beyond that it does get complicated and those crazy radio cost far too much
to ship and deal with these days.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL

On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 10:44 AM GRIECO <tgrieco at optonline.net> wrote:

> I have a LS-206 in line at the moment and can hear a dull hissing sound.
> Meters only twitch as I rotate the mode switch but no signals coming
> through. I do have a good antenna up .
> Using headsets and same sound. Switched around the audio modules and the
> volume came up slightly after that and down a bit when switched back. My
> abilities are very minimal and this is killing me. Open it up and the smell
> is mesmerizing in a good way !!
> As I said before I would love to be able to ship to someone who can get it
> right. Shame to leave it on the shelf.
> Tnx
>
> On June 21, 2020 at 6:10 PM paul swed <paulswedb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> A lot of good input and whats really nice is the answers shared will all
> work.
> Now the question can you see the meters moving at least on WWV with a
> reasonable antenna?
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 4:47 PM Geoff Fors <Geoff at wb6nvh.com> wrote:
>
> I have several R-1051B's and use the military LS-206 dual speaker panels,
> which have a 600 ohm transformer each side. This produces room filling
> volume and I have never found the need for an amplifier. Nor did the
> navy
> when these were in use, such as my experience at Skaggs Island.
>
> Those with access to an audio wattmeter will notice that the audio from
> most
> stereo amps when being listened to is in the milliwatt range. Turned up
> to
> the several-watt level means discomfort and the 50-100 Watt level means
> shattered windows.
>
> The audio output connectors on the cabinet rear were considered auxiliary
> in
> nature. I suppose it is possible that some runs didn't even wire them.
>
> Geoff
> WB6NVH
>
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