[Swan] Swan Three-Drifty

Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:33:12 -0600

It is important when cleaning the wafer switches on any Swan to let the 
rig dry out for a day or two before trying to adjust the vfo trimmers.
I have found that the Swans will wander up the band as the deoxit drys 
up. I believe this is the problem Dan was having.

73

-Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: "D.Langston" <[email protected]>
To: Swan <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:06:00 -0500
Subject: Re: [Swan] Swan Three-Drifty 

> Thanks for the replies and advice on the Swan 350....I readjusted the
> VFO
> trimmer capacitors (again) and so far, so good..Good stability and
> dial
> tracking...
> 
> If anyone has a 350 parts rig for sale I may be in need of a
> replacement S
> meter, as mine is occasionally sticking .
> 
> 
> 73'
> 
> Dan
> KO4RA
> 
> D.Langston wrote:
> 
> > I'm trying to   get the VFO tracking adjusted on a 350.. After
> about an
> > hour warm up, I adjusted theVFO trimmer capacitor on 40 meters and
> had
> > good dial tracking.almost perfect..turned the rig off and now TX/RX
> is
> > about 50 KC higher than what the dial reads (after a good warm
> up)..80
> > and 20 meters are OK..My guess is the temperature compensating
> capacitor
> > for the 40 meter VFO..
> >
> > The bandswitch wafers have been cleaned with Dexoit..
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > 73'
> >
> > Dan
> >
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