[Drakelist] DRAKE R7A problem on change frequency band. (SOLVED !!!)

2018-08-23 Thread Demis Bertoni
The temptation to solve the problem of the R7A has been very strong! I removed the cover and carefully removed the DR7 card, sprayed all the contacts on the connectors and de-oxidized the band change selector. After installing the DR7 card again the problem has been solved !!! Thanks to those who h

Re: [Drakelist] DRAKE R7A problem on change frequency band.

2018-08-23 Thread jetercreek
It could also be as simple as the molex pins on the digital readout board. Pry the board out a bit and re-seat them.  Look the pins over for any cracks in the solder. Good luck! Darrel, N0DBX On 08/23/2018 11:49 AM, DW Harms (Dick) wrote: Ciao Demis, your PLL needs adjustment I think 😉 You kno

Re: [Drakelist] DRAKE R7A problem on change frequency band.

2018-08-23 Thread Lee Craner
Dennis: Have you tried reseating all of the boards. The R7's and TR7's suffer from oxidation on the board connectors. Simply removing and replacing each board typically fixes problems like you are experiencing. Do the same to each of the cable connectors to each board as well as the power su

Re: [Drakelist] DRAKE R7A problem on change frequency band.

2018-08-23 Thread DW Harms (Dick)
Ciao Demis, your PLL needs adjustment I think 😉 You know how to do that? 73, Dick PA2DW > Op 23 aug. 2018 om 18:29 heeft Demis Bertoni het volgende > geschreven: > > Hello! > I've a Drake R7A with a problem on changing frequency band. > What happens is shown below: > > BAND SWITCH

[Drakelist] DRAKE R7A problem on change frequency band.

2018-08-23 Thread Demis Bertoni
Hello! I've a Drake R7A with a problem on changing frequency band. What happens is shown below: BAND SWITCH DISPLAY 0-0.5 0-500 OK 0.5-1.0500-1000 OK 1.0-1.5 1000-1500 OK 1.5-2.0