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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Hi everybody, I'm new on the listserve. My name
is David. KE4MKO. I just bought a SB-102 for $90. the receive is
great. The transmit is not so good. When I first turn it on, It transmits well
for about 5 minutes. I have it hooked up to a dummy load. Then the transmit
seems to drop off like something is getting hot or a thermal problem. Do you
think that I have some bad tubes? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> Another thing it does is, I noticed that
sometimes it will send out a carrier in the LSB and USB mode without speaking
into the mic.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> One more thing, with the meter switch in
ALC, The meter goes to a minus while in recieve.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> I think it will be a good rig if I can work out these
problems. I don't have a manual for it yet, and I need one.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> Thanks for any input you can give me. David
KE4MKO</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>