That's exactly what's happening, the selected band is ever so slightly
making contact, shorting it out like the unused portions. A gentle
tweak of the bandswitch opens it. I didn't see a way to adjust that,
but I'll have a look now.
Thanks!
73
Ken K4ZW
On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 4:13 PM gudguyham <gudguyham@aol.com> wrote:
>
> The problem might not be the switch. If the contacts are in good condition
> and you cleaned the switch the problem might be alignment. The shaft from
> the main switch can be rotated by loosening the main nut on the front panel,
> you have to align the opening on either end of the switch rotor so that the
> center of the opening is in the center of the free switch contact. If the
> opening is off the error is compounded and some bands might be shorting.
> Your moving the band switch might be breaking the short. Make sure you check
> that before you go nuts changing the wager.
>
>
> Sent from the all new Aol app for iOS
>
> On Saturday, January 30, 2021, 2:12 PM, Ken Claerbout <kenk4zw@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I have an SB-200 I restored for a friend. It had a fried bandswitch.
> I installed the Harbach mods also. It works great except for the
> input wafer switch, which is a little flaky. On a couple of bands,
> the transceiver see's a high VSWR, which can be resolved by nudging
> the bandswitch a little further clockwise.
>
> I wouldn't mind replacing that switch. It's a little beat up. But I
> don't see any for sale. Before I start searching for a suitable
> replacement, I thought I would see if anyone knows where I might be
> able to get a replacement?
>
> 73
> Ken K4ZW
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