In my CW sprint soapbox, I wrote:
>Hooked up a "fresh from the factory repair bench" Alpha 87a on
>the second radio, and it promptly refused to work on 80m.
Chalk this one up to cockpit error.
Important rule: Remove ALL shipping restraints before using the
amplifier. I thought we got them all, but we missed one on a RF choke
relay. Take your time even if it is only two hours before the contest! :)
Hats off to John W0UN and Alpha for having a fix in my mailbox the next
morning before we even had time to look into it!
73 de Doug, N6RT
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