Welcome to the World-O-Drakes, Rick. My first gut would be to put a scope on the band oscillator to see if anything's happening. Crystals can and do go bad. If you don't have a scope, try taking out the 32.1 MHz crystal near the back (on top of the chassis) and reinserting it.
Other than that, try wiggling the BAND switch a bit back and forth off the detent. I'm bettin' on the crystal... 73, Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils. John Stark. All my computers have my signature with various pearls of wisdom appended thereto. From: Rick Gunderman Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:49 PM To: drakelist@zerobeat.net Subject: [Drakelist] My New 4 - Line....Issues but I'm loving it Ok, connected up the AC-4, fired up the transmitter (sorry, poor choice of words) and tried to tune it up on 40 after adjusting AC-4 bias. It seems my peak when adjusting RF-Tune was down in the 80M range...I'm not sure if that is normal. Anyway, I need to clean the switches before I proceed on the transmitter. On the R-4B, I received the 6CA5 to replace the tube that was broken when I received the equipment. The receiver seems to work like a charm on all bands but 15, absolutely nothing on 15. Without an antenna I can adjust the pre-selector for a noise rush on all bands but 15. Where do I begin? The audio sure sounds sweet from the MS-4 on the other bands, great audio! Tnx, Rick - WA4RG Test equipment on-hand for troubleshooting: DMM & 100Mhz Scope -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
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