09-15-2019, 06:44 PM
I retouched the first band (0.54 to 1.32 mc, which is the lower portion of the AM band) and now it is dead on each frequency, or nearly so - as close as it is going to get, I think.
I also retouched the troublesome 5.7 to 10 mc band, which is the one I will likely use the most. Now I have WWV exactly at 10 on the dial, and the low end adjustment (6 mc) is probably as close to 6 as it is going to get. Just a hair off. I can live with that.
I have WWV set right at 10 on the 10 to 18 mc band also. I'lll revisit this band later, as well as the others I did not retouch (1.32 to 3.2 mc and 18 to 31 mc).
In spite of what seems to be limitations in its audio capability, I'm liking this rig more and more.
If only I had had this when I was in my mid to late teens...I can only imagine how many more QSL cards I might have collected from foreign SW stations...
Back then, I did my DXing on a Hallicrafters S-38D I bought from an elderly neighbor. It did pretty good for what it was, I think. I used its BFO to tune in hams on SSB for the first time. This was around 1975 or so.
I also retouched the troublesome 5.7 to 10 mc band, which is the one I will likely use the most. Now I have WWV exactly at 10 on the dial, and the low end adjustment (6 mc) is probably as close to 6 as it is going to get. Just a hair off. I can live with that.
I have WWV set right at 10 on the 10 to 18 mc band also. I'lll revisit this band later, as well as the others I did not retouch (1.32 to 3.2 mc and 18 to 31 mc).
In spite of what seems to be limitations in its audio capability, I'm liking this rig more and more.
If only I had had this when I was in my mid to late teens...I can only imagine how many more QSL cards I might have collected from foreign SW stations...Back then, I did my DXing on a Hallicrafters S-38D I bought from an elderly neighbor. It did pretty good for what it was, I think. I used its BFO to tune in hams on SSB for the first time. This was around 1975 or so.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
