[R-390] antenna relay troubleshooting

[Roy Morgan]

On Nov 27, 2008, at 10:05 PM, odyslim at comcast.net wrote:

>
> Hello Gang.
>
> My antenna relay suddenly stopped working. It does not make the
> obvious click going through the positions on the function switch.

A likely culprit is the rectifier that supplies the DC to run the relay.
>
> I did notice the bulb inside it bad. It has a hole in it. Could that
> be the culprit?

Unlikely.  The bulb protects against high RF voltage at the antenna  
connector.

  You can do fine without it.

Roy

Roy Morgan
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529 Cobb St.
Groton NY, 13073