I received an IC-701 some time ago and I quickly realized why it was given away.
The bottom wafer of the Ledex switch wobbled in the breeze so I put it in a basket that was too hard.
Looked again on Wednesday and then found some screws that fit the Ledex switch to hold the bottom wafer in place. Fitted the screws and powered up the little beast for the first time.
The digital dial read 29 MHz and when I rotated the switch the indicated
frequency band changed. Good stuff. The electronics didn't try to rotate the switch at first.
After a while, when I rotated it by hand, it tried to move the switch itself, and now when I rotate the
the band switch it clicks but doesn't seem to have the ability to rotate the wafer.
If I rotate it until it stops clicking, it lands on that band and receives fine.
I have been listening to the action on the 20M for some time today.
Question:
The drill bit that holds the wafer to the switch is missing, so I have to find the right screw and nut.
1. is there a bushing that stops the shaft in the bottom wafer from quacking? If so, what does it look like?
2. i'm wondering if the pulses are just too short to turn the switch on. is it the capacitor switching relay in the polytunnel oscillator circuit?
The bottom wafer of the Ledex switch wobbled in the breeze so I put it in a basket that was too hard.
Looked again on Wednesday and then found some screws that fit the Ledex switch to hold the bottom wafer in place. Fitted the screws and powered up the little beast for the first time.
The digital dial read 29 MHz and when I rotated the switch the indicated
frequency band changed. Good stuff. The electronics didn't try to rotate the switch at first.
After a while, when I rotated it by hand, it tried to move the switch itself, and now when I rotate the
the band switch it clicks but doesn't seem to have the ability to rotate the wafer.
If I rotate it until it stops clicking, it lands on that band and receives fine.
I have been listening to the action on the 20M for some time today.
Question:
The drill bit that holds the wafer to the switch is missing, so I have to find the right screw and nut.
1. is there a bushing that stops the shaft in the bottom wafer from quacking? If so, what does it look like?
2. i'm wondering if the pulses are just too short to turn the switch on. is it the capacitor switching relay in the polytunnel oscillator circuit?