Yes, I have the coils out already. Was just "touching base" about the entire casting.
I have a couple "pens" in the multi-hundred watt range. Some thick solder wick, and there they were. =] Chris Kb0wlf > -----Original Message----- > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater- > buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of de W5DK > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:11 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Exec II receiver fiddling WAS:MastrII > Receiver Failure > > Yes, be careful not to strip any screws when you try to get the > back/bottom > open. He was saying it takes allot of heat to get the helical coil > unsoldered from the side of the casting (once you have it open you will > see). I have used a propane torch setting stationary on a bench while > holding the casting in one hand and a pair of needle nose in the other, > I > hold that joint in the heat till it flows or till I had to put on a > glove or > drop the casting hihi. > > Don Kirchner W5DK > > -----Original Message----- > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Curtis > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 1:42 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Exec II receiver fiddling WAS:MastrII > Receiver Failure > > On my exec II receiver, the "casting" is just screwed together. > Correct? > > Chris > Kb0wlf > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater- > > buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff DePolo > > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 9:00 PM > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] MastrII Receiver Failure > > > > > > Chuck's got you going down the right path. At 51 MHz, you probably > > only > > have to take one turn off of each of the first two coils. At 52 MHz > or > > higher, you might have to take off two. You need a lot of heat to > get > > the > > casting open (hint: a soldering gun, even a 300 watt Weller, ain't > > gonna cut > > it). Removing the coils/caps once you have the casting apart is > pretty > > straightfoward, as is removing one turn from each. It's not that bad > > of a > > job once you've done one or two, but the first one may cause you some > > grief. > > You should find that after the mods the receiver is plenty hot and > > should > > easily beat spec by a few dB. The LO/multiplier stages don't require > > any > > mods. > > > > If you want to cut corners, you might first see what your effective > > sensitivity is at your repeater site on 6m. You may find that the > > noise > > floor is elevated substantially, and that getting the "bench" > > sensitivity > > down from 1 uV to 0.3 uV isn't going to make a damned bit of > difference > > in > > the real world. > > > > --- Jeff > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Curtis > > > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 4:16 PM > > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] MastrII Receiver Failure > > > > > > > > > > > > You are correct sir, no mesh. > > > Isn't that that pits. > > > > > > So I take it I'll be removing some windings from the underside of > > said > > > trimmer caps? > > > Or is there an easier route to sensitivity? > > > =] > > > > > > Chris, > > > Kb0wlf > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:Repeater- > > > > buil...@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > > ] On Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey > > > > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 12:09 PM > > > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] MastrII Receiver Failure > > > > > > > > Do the two front end trimmer caps still have some "mesh" > > > left, or are > > > > they > > > > at minimum capacitance? That may be your problem. > > > > > > > > Chuck > > > > WB2EDV > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Chris Curtis" <demo...@rollanet.org > > > <mailto:demoman%40rollanet.org> > > > > > To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 10:45 AM > > > > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] MastrII Receiver Failure > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a mastr EXEC II receiver (33 split) that I can't get > > > sensitivity > > > > to > > > > increase. > > > > > > > > I replaced the fet as outlined below on the mastr II query. > > > > No joy though. > > > > > > > > I'm using an am/fm-1200s to tune the receiver. > > > > > > > > .5~1uv is where the receiver is coming to life. > > > > > > > > I have a couple vhf and uhf exec II receivers that tuned up > > > nicely in > > > > the > > > > .19~.2uv range so I "think" I'm doing/reading it correctly. > > > > > > > > Original freq was in the 46~49mHz range. > > > > Current crystal (icom sent to and received from Bomar) on > 51.75mHz. > > > > > > > > Any tips/hints/tricks to get a little more sensitivity? > > > > > > > > Thanks for the bandwidth! > > > > > > > > Chris > > > > Kb0wlf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > > Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.85/2193 - Release > > > Date: 06/26/09 05:53:00 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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