Well, I think I finally got it.? At the suggestion of others, a fresh look or adjustment of the BFO circuit was needed.

This seems to be the most critical adjustment one can make on an SX-117.? Anyway, adjusting the BFO frequency

only slightly, (not even 1 hz), solved the problem with inverted USB & LSB problem.? The crystals are in the correct

sockets and all seems.

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I replaced the 2 wire line cord with a 3 wire.? This required some chassis mods but it came out nice.? The mod included

the reaming out of the AC line access hole for a larger cord and strain relief.? Thank GOD, the chassis is aluminum so

it turned out to be a piece of cake.

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At this point, I am waiting for a replacement 500k volume control which is very bad and not fixable through spraying and

most importantly, the HT-44 transmitter and matching PS-150-120 power supply I recently acquired.? I also have the

HA-10 LF converter which is an accessory for the SX-117.

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This will be a nice setup when done.

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K2WH

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