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[TenTec] Trouble with Triton IV

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Subject: [TenTec] Trouble with Triton IV
From: mcolvin@myrealbox.com (Michael Colvin)
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 15:46:48 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
I purchased a Triton IV from eBay recently.  It came with an intermittent
problem in the receiver.  The receiver would suddenly lose RF sensitivity
for no explainable reason.  A little jiggling of parts and checking turne=
d
up a cold solder joint in the ALC/SWR section of the unit. =0D
=0D
Everything worked fine until a week or so later when the receiver suddenl=
y
lost sensitivity in the middle of a QSO.  I went through the same procedu=
re
and have been unable to locate the source of the problem this time.=0D
=0D
Does anyone have a suggestion?=0D
=0D
Thanks=0D
=0D
Michael Colvin, KBOMJ=0D
kb0mj@arrl.net, for amateur radio-related mail=0D
mcolvin@myrealbox.com for general mail=0D
http://colvin.info=0D
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"

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