HW-8 OSCILLATION........

[Daryle Brooks/Wb7Tne]

 HELLO TO ALL. I PURCHASED AN HW-8 VIA THE LIST. THIS RADIO WAS SUPPOSED TO
COME IN OPERATING CONDITION. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHY ,WHEN THIS RIG IS
POWERED AND NOT CONNECTED TO AN ANTENNA,IN RECEIVE MODE,OSCILLATES ON ANY GIVEN
FREQUENCY STRONG ENOUGH TO BE HEARD ON A GENERAL COVERAGE RECEIVER ,ALSO WITH
NO ANTENNA
CONNECTED,STRONG ENOUGH TO PEG THE S-METER ON THE GEN RECEIVER? I REPAIRED THE
GROUNDING/COUPLING PROBLEM IT EXHIBITED THAT SHOWED UP AS MICROPHONICS. THE T/R
RELAY WAS DIRTY AND THAT WAS AN EASY FIX. USED A SUBSTITUTE METER MOVEMENT IN
THE ORIGINAL SHELL TO GET OUTPUT,WHICH IS LOW BUT THE CW TONE IS GOOD ON AIR.I
WOULD LIKE TO DONATE THIS RADIO TO AN EXTRA CLASS WHO HAS NEVER HAD A RADIO OF
HER OWN AND IS ON A RETIREMENT BUDGET. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.THANKS FOR
THE SPACE.

TNX
DARYLE
WB7TNE

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