HW-9 trouble

[Bill Wyatt]

I guess I'm going to have to get more rest.  I do have an
HW-9 and it does have some problems.  But, the current
problem is with an HW-8.  Every thing else is right just
the wrong radio.  This is the green one not the brown one.

Thanks again,

Bill


Bill Wyatt wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I have an HW-9 that I am having some trouble
> with.  There seems to be a loose connection or bad
> switch somewhere in the osc. section.
>
> I use a light plastic tuning tool to brush the
> circuit board while I listen for changes in the
> audio related to a bad connection  Then as I get
> close to the area I change to a stiff brush and
> finally to a light paint brush to effect as small
> and area as possible.  These seems to help isolate
> the intermittent connection pretty quickly.
>
> However, this one is being a pain.  I have gotten
> the small paint brush out and every place I touch
> seems to effect the signal in the audio.  I have
> it hooked to a signal gen. and when I brush the
> components it changes the freq. several hz.  It
> will cause a signal to move clear out of the
> receiver then come back.
>
> I suspect the problem may be in the area around or
> close to the band switches however, this area my
> be super sensitive to movement in the best of
> cases.  The band switches have been cleaned and I
> think it may have helped a little but, the problem
> is still pretty bad.  It is so bad that just the
> vibration of a straight key close to the radio
> causes the thing to go nuts.  And, don't even
> think about setting a coffee cup down in the same
> area as the radio.
>
> Hopefully someone will have some idea as to my
> problem and it may be that this is just the way
> things are.  If so, I can live with that.  I love
> the older stuff and a few hz. drift doesn't bother
> me at all, in fact it represents character.
>
> Thanks for you time,
>
> Bill  N5WO
>
> --
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Think for yourself, or someone else will think for
> you.
> Follow  your dreams, or you'll spend your time and
> effort
> in the service of someone else's dream. Discipline
> yourself,
> or you'll eventually  need to be disciplined by
> others.
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --
> To subscribe: listserv at listserv.tempe.gov
> and in body: subscribe HEATH yourfirstname yourlastname
> To unsubscribe:  listserv at listserv.tempe.gov
> and in body: signoff HEATH
> Archives for HEATH: http://www.tempe.gov/archives
> --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --

--
---------------------------------------------------
Think for yourself, or someone else will think for you.
Follow  your dreams, or you'll spend your time and effort
in the service of someone else's dream. Discipline
yourself,
or you'll eventually  need to be disciplined by others.
---------------------------------------------------

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --
To subscribe: listserv at listserv.tempe.gov
and in body: subscribe HEATH yourfirstname yourlastname
To unsubscribe:  listserv at listserv.tempe.gov
and in body: signoff HEATH
Archives for HEATH: http://www.tempe.gov/archives
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --