I need some help repairing a 1st gen ft-101
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:56 am
1 Were on the radio's meter is 60 ma for the transmit ideal bios current spouse to be? There is no 60 ma mark on the meter.
I also have a Swan 350 that works great on all bands that I am using for
testing.
2 The rig is transmitting and reviving very good on 80 and 40 meters. The Receiver works good on 20, 15 and 10 meters but very low watt's out, barely moves
the watt meter. But I can hear the driver tube in the swan radio. To get the ft-101 this far I had to use 2 cans of contact cleaner on the band switch. The radio was sitting in a very dusty environment for a long time. I also had to repair the transmit bios (a few burned out parts) and replace the final tubes because one of the final tubes had a control grid short and the other one tested bad.
I don't know why 20,15 and 10 meters has low power out. Does anyone have the answer for me?
I also have a Swan 350 that works great on all bands that I am using for
testing.
2 The rig is transmitting and reviving very good on 80 and 40 meters. The Receiver works good on 20, 15 and 10 meters but very low watt's out, barely moves
the watt meter. But I can hear the driver tube in the swan radio. To get the ft-101 this far I had to use 2 cans of contact cleaner on the band switch. The radio was sitting in a very dusty environment for a long time. I also had to repair the transmit bios (a few burned out parts) and replace the final tubes because one of the final tubes had a control grid short and the other one tested bad.
I don't know why 20,15 and 10 meters has low power out. Does anyone have the answer for me?