DX-100

[Ray Friess]

I've had my dx 100b sitting over in the corner of the shack for many many years.

I used to use it on AM and CW before I got sidetracked onto other rigs....
I guess it's time to move it over on the bench, go through it and see what needs
to
be done to bring it back up to operating snuff (caps maybe?)....
It's physical condition is about a 9 out or 10.   I have enjoyed looking at it
...
now I think it's time to enjoy using it again....  especially since 10 is in and
I've
been working AM with other rigs....
ray  wa7itz

Brian Wood wrote:

> OK, gang, you're not gonna believe this...
>
> I couldn't figure out why the loading cap had no effect. Turns out it was a
> dead short! The guy who did the loading cap mod (to replace coarse/fine caps
> with the venerable 365pf 3-gang air variable) had forgotten to remove the
> shorting strap on one side of the cap! All three gangs were shorted to
> ground! How did it EVER work?!? And why, with a dead short on the output,
> did I get any output on my power meter?!? Wow. The magic of RF.
>
> When I bought the thing, the eBay seller included a bunch of correspondence
> between the one time owner and his brother-in-law (I know it was his
> brother-in-law because I called him up and asked him some stuff - he's 87
> now and still going strong). One of those letters says "I have loaded this
> xmtr on 160 into a dummy load but never could load it into my antenna." Gee,
> I wonder why?
>
> Now it's on to see if AM works. Then I think I'll try some of the many other
> mods that I found on the web to improve audio quality, reduce heat, and go
> easier on the VFO plate.
>
> 73,
>
> Brian, W0DZ
>
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