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Re: [TenTec] Poor sensitivity - Ten-Tec 574

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Poor sensitivity - Ten-Tec 574
From: Gary Tennyson <garyandjanice2@gmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 20:26:21 -0500
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Thanks.

On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 1:09 PM Stuart Rohre <Rohre@arlut.utexas.edu> wrote:

> The static crashes with no antenna points to possible electrolytic
> capacitors going bad, or a bad solder joint.  Easiest to first inspect
> sollder joints from antenna connector all the way to audio output stage
> of receiver section and go from there.
>
> It just may be that the receiver needs to be left on for some hours in
> order for the electrolytics in the power supply to reform the dielectric
> inside them.  Any electrolytics as old as the originals might be
> expected to show breadown after long non-use.
>
> Stuart Rohre
> K5KVH
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