I find myself with another TR-3 that I was not expecting.
I arrived at my Hamvention booth Saturday morning to find a TR-3 sitting there.
A fellow booth person who is local to Dayton brought it to me and said $50.
I wasn't looking for one but said OK.
He said he hasn't looked at it in about 15 years and remembers that it does not work.
I have confirmed that it does not work!
At least no snap, crackle, pop or smoke when powered up.
Tubes and meter lights do light up.
Audio is low to start and after 5 minutes there is almost no audio.
No change in noise when the RF tune knob is rotated on any band.
RF gain does work and s meter responds higher as gain is turned down.
When put in CAL position there is a constant low frequency tone everywhere on any band.
No RX signals anywhere even with my TS590 at 100 watts into a dummy load sitting next to it.
When put in X-SSB to tune there is no plate current on any band.
I am using the same power supply as I do with my other TR-3 so that should be OK.
Time to open it up and look at the tubes first and go from there.
Your thoughts, suggestions and guidance are appreciated as always.
Dave,
KC3AM
