Re: [TenTec] Triton IV deaf on 10m

["Louis Ciotti" <lciotti@twcny.rr.com>]

Thank you for the tip.  The reason I think it is deaf is because this past 
weekend another local ham made over 80 contacts on 10 meters, and I head 
absolutely nothing during the same time frame that he was making these 
contacts.
73 Lou

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Tannenbaum" <k2bn@cox.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Triton IV deaf on 10m


> Louis 10 meters IS dead. So dead that I thought my Jupe was busted. A 
> quick
> check with my signal generator indicated that all was well. Pleas beg 
> borrow
> or steal a signal generator before you try more extreme measures. If there
> is really a propblem it will become quite obvious
> Mike  Tannenbaum k2bn@cox.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Louis Ciotti" <lciotti@twcny.rr.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Triton IV deaf on 10m
>
>
> > I have not had a chace to pick up of contact cleaner, but I really figured
> > TenTec would have gone through the rig and do that sort of basic
> > troubleshooting... but I will go ahead and clean them.  Hopefully 
> > tomorrow
> > I
> > will get a chance to pick up the cleaner.  I will let you know if that
> > works.
> >
> > AS far as 10m being deaf, I am 99% certain the crystals are installed.  I
> > rember seeing them installed when I had the bottom of the rig apart. 
> > Also
> > have heard a very faint transmission last week around 28.450, but it was
> > almost in the noise.  Maybe it's just a bad antenna for the band....
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Clark Savage Turner" <csturner@kcbx.net>
> > To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 10:00 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] Triton IV deaf on 10m
> >
> >
> > > First, I'd check that you have the crystals for 10 meters in there.  I
> > > don't think they came standard.  If they're there, pull them, spray a
> > > tiny bit of DeOxit or something onto the contacts, and reinsert them.
> > > Then jiggle the bandswitch around to see if you start to hear the band
> > > noise come up.  If that doesn't work, write back again.
> > >
> > > The intermittent transmit can be a lot of things, but the bandswitch,
> > > on this rig, would be my first concern.  I believe Ten Tec used Caig
> > > DeOxit or ProGold on the bandswitch contacts.  These little guys can be
> > > troublesome, but with care you can put it back into service.  Get a
> > > little ProGold onto all the bandswitch contacts (carefully, just a bit,
> > > wipe off excess on the outside).  Jiggle things, make sure all is
> > > aligned, check the shaft for wear and the guides to see that they move
> > > freely.  See how that goes.
> > >
> > > Clark
> > > WA3JPG
> > >
> > > On Oct 29, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Louis Ciotti wrote:
> > >
> > > > So amungst other things my Triton IV seems to be stone deaf on 10m.
> > > > Another local ham said 10 was open on Sunday and made over 80
> > > > contacts... I heard nothing at all...  Any ideas??
> > > >
> > > > As a side note, I am still experiencig intermitant transmit problems.
> > > > I have reseated all of the top boards.... Now I will do the same on
> > > > the bottom boards.  Maybe I will get lucky...
> > > Clark Savage Turner, J.D., Ph.D.
> > > Professor of Computer Science
> > > Cal Poly State University
> > > San Luis Obispo, CA. 93407
> > >
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