In a message dated 12/6/2006 9:47:03 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Of course, you need extra cores!
Ken I'm not sure about the Micor core composition but my first commercial two way radio was an almost new Regency BTH301 30w high band radio. The tech that gave it to me said he replaced the tripler transistor and a cracked core. Never worked after that. The tripler would not tune. This was my first crack at fixing a transmitter. After messing with this thing off and on for 2 months I cracked the tripler core from messing with it too much. I went back to the shop and found another one just like it and got the core from the tripler coil and screwed it in to my project radio. It screamed to life putting out 40w without any serious metering. I then tried other cores from the same radio, none worked. Thats when I learned a little about core composition. If your stage wont tune after you replace the cores make sure you got the right stuff. Chris N9LLO
