HW101 wandering Smeter, and jackson drive question

[Charles W. Morehouse]

John,
Try diode D-101 or a bad high resistor on the meter problem.  On the dial  loosen the set
screw and move the dial forward just a little. The pointer for the upper dial was rubbing
in some spots on mine. Good luck.
Wayne;
W4GBW

john wrote:

> I've recently found a HW101 to replace the one I built (and sold,
> unfortunately)
> some years ago. The unit I have now is a nice one, but I'd like to correct
> two quirks.
>
> 1) The s-meter starts out cold, at about s8. After about 20 minutes it settles
> to a correct s-0 reading on a quiet background w/no antenna connected.
> ALC seems to be operating normally and the radio seems to have excellent
> sensitivity even when cold, so I think the meter really is malfunctioning.
> Meter
> behavior is fine otherwise.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> 2) There's a point in the vfo travel where there's a little binding....not
> much
> but I suspect that some of the grease in the Jackson drive(s?)  is gummy.
> Is there a way to get to re-lube without major surgery? I remember the
> VFO as one of the least favorite things to build when I did my 101.
>
> Great radio, and I'm glad to have one again....anyone have a CW filter
> for sale?
>
> Thanks for any hints
> John
>
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