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Re: S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!


 

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Emanuele, we are happy to see your success so far!

We wonder firstly if band 1 and 2 work = bring in stations at all?

It seems strange that 2 bands have the same symptoms, and they are in the first RF and the second RF tuning; in total 4 wonky circuits all acting the same way. ??

Could you have unintentionally moved the bandspread to counterclockwise ??before doing 2, and 1 ?

Also, it is sometimes possible to accidentally tune onto image frequency and get trapped on the image frequency rather than the desired one. From the ranges I think the images should all be above the desired frequency by 910 Kc/s.

If it is accidentally ?near the image now, I am wondering if you begin again on these bands with the cap fully in maybe it will latch onto the desired frequency first. There must be a better way to state all that stuff, but it is a thought.

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emanuele Girlando via groups.io
Sent: Monday, February 3, 2025 3:21 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HallicraftersRadios] S-85 refurbish: I've got a problem during the RF alignment of bands 1 and 2 - trimcaps don't peak!

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Hello again guys.

Performing the RF alignment of the S-85 I am refurbishing, I got the following problem in bands 1 and 2.

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The setup conditions were as per service manual:?
Sig-gen (HP 8640B) connected to the rig via my DIY RTMA Dummy Antenna. Signal level -80dBm , AM modulation at 30%.
Dials, switches and regulations as per service manual.


The OSC setup went trough seamlessly allowing a quasi perfect dials alignment.
Unfortunately ?C4 and C15 (ANT and MIXER band1) and C3 and C14 (ANT and MIXER band2) didn't peak and had to be set at minimum capacitance (all open) ?just to get the higher output signal possible.

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Does anybody have any idea about the cause of such a problem and/or suggestion on how to fix it?

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Thank you very much.

Emanuele (IU1KNR).

https://egirland.blogspot.com

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