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Re: BCC-66H
Hi Srdjan!
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It looks to me, like some gorillalilla! Ripped the pins off the BNC connector!?! It's a mystery how some miscreant could rip the pins off! Or shear them off with a pipe wrench? Other than replacing the connector, I guess you could build some kind of bracket to hold the connector in place externally. Good luck, looks like a neat radio. --Ira On 4/8/2020 4:38 AM, Srdjan Vucic wrote:
Hello everyone. I am new here and very pleased that I found this group. --
-- Ira J. Moser, Owner, MECO TEL: (425) 788-0208 WEB: www.meco.org EMAIL: ira@... Orwell was an OPTIMIST! |
W2HX Virtual Hamfest May 13
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýOk folks, I found a box in the garage with some more goodies. Time to sell ¡®em. Shipping is additional to these prices. I will ship this stuff USPS priority. Not the cheapest, but convenient as I get a box with it. Hopefully the prices are reasonable enough to make the shipping palatable. ? Some US Stuff: ? Two M-80 microphones. One still in original wrapper, unopened. ? Two Mics for $40 ? three H-250¡¯s. All three $60 ? Crystal speaker. Produces loud audio without the need of any battery. Great for ped mobile $25 ? Headphones. Can¡¯t remember the designation. Fairly common. Also you get a nice, brand new, harris antenna/ancillaries pouch! $20 ? Little midland CB radio (came with a truck I purchased several years ago). Seems to receive and transmits with about 5W output. Comes with MIC and external speaker. Seems to be ok. $10 ? Some British stuff: ? Some kind of RACAL charger: ? $10 As three wires bare, and one lemo-style connector (not sure if it is actually lemo). ? Clansman hand generator! $20 I¡¯ve always loved these units. Seems to work, I rotate it and the lightbulb lights up. The Brits def are a clever bunch. ? Racal speaker mic has NATO/US U-229 connector ??$20 ? RA250 for Racal. Let me explain. I¡¯ve used this for years with my BCC39B so it works. It seems to have some kind of transformer inline that you can see. I put some popsicle sticks to stiffen the cable. It is not necessary, but I wanted to relieve some strain. $40 ?
? Remaining stuff available: ? 73 Eugene W2HX ? ? ? ? |
WTB PRM-4021 battery stubs
Hi Group,
I am looking to purchase the DC Battery connection stubs for the PRM-4021. Please contact me directly to my email or WhatsApp: galiaf1@... WhatsApp: +972-54-313-6944 Thanks & 73s Ilan 4X6MU |
TRA 921 wiring
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Re: Racal battery charger MA945S
Mike,
I am not familiar with the charger but I do have a suggestion regarding the bulbs, that is, if you can't find replacements. If they are bad, you could sacrifice the glass and filament with a set of pliers or other implement of destruction. Then, a LED and resistor could be soldered back into the screw base. Once the cap is back on the indicator, it would probably look about the same. -Albert KI4ORI |
Re: Racal battery charger MA945S
Have a charger here.
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On 4/13/2020 10:25 AM, Michael Buckley via groups.io wrote:
This charger is for 12/24v batteries and has adaptors for many such as Clansman --
-- Ira J. Moser, Owner, MECO TEL: (425) 788-0208 WEB: www.meco.org EMAIL: ira@... Orwell was an OPTIMIST! |
Racal battery charger MA945S
Michael Buckley
This charger is for 12/24v batteries and has adaptors for many such as Clansman
It has two pilot lights with a bulb size around LES, however the thread seems to be different Designation seems to be 4.5v, 0.27W Racal part nu 916078 Does anybody have some - need 2 at least.? The globe part is quite small, straight sided, a lot smaller than the usual torch bulbs or does anybody know where they can be obtained or have any suggestions? LES or SES bulbs do not fit Thanks Mike B -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. |
hardware failure Remote Control Head CODAN 9366HF
Good morning all. I got my hands on a CODAN 8528 radio and some accessories. Unfortunately, the 15-pin plug of the CODAN 9366HF SSB TRANCEIVER remote control is torn off. I do not find on the canvas the wiring of it. Is one of the members of this forum likely to enlighten me or give me a lead. Thanks in advance. Warmly. Fred. |
Re: BCC-66H
Hello everyone. I am new here and very pleased that I found this group.
I have a VRQ316 (BCC66HE with BCC567HG VIU) and I'm trying to get it working and use it as my HAM radio for 6m band. I have the 'Jaguar Radio BCC 66 Vol. 1H Technical Manula' but would also need those other manuals and workbooks that are mentioned here. I was told by the L.R. Serises support that?cable and connector would fit my VIU. What I cannot figure out is the RF Out connector. It looks?like a BNC but has holes instead of the pins on the outer walls. Anyway, my Amphenol UG-88/U BNC connectors fit in?perfectly they just don't lock in. Photos: |
Re: just joined, need assistance with a deaf Syncal 30
John:
?THANK YOU. I will check those areas the next time ! I do hear relays clicking when the PTT is pressed. Nevertheless I will check. I got my spectrum analyser up and running, the tx frequency seems to be about 1 MHz low compared to the frequency setting of the racal. Could the first LO be bad ? |
Re: just joined, need assistance with a deaf Syncal 30
TRA931 Relays
From my recollection relay failures in the TRA931 where
fairly rare, unlike what some self-appointed points of knowledge of all things
Racal on this forum claim repeatedly. In the 25 years I was with the company I
never replaced a relay in a TRA931. I am not saying there where was never a
requirement to replace relays in the TRA931 its just I never replaced one
neither do I remember any of my close colleagues doing so either. The TRA931
was probably the most widely sold HF manpack from any manufacturer. These
radios where sold globally for operation in all climates from the tropics,
deserts to the artic so the design is very well proven for its reliability and
design.
I have however experienced issues similar to those described
on this site attributed to main relay failure. This was diagnosed to the ZTX212
relay driver transistor and 1N4149 switching diodes on the PTT line going out
of specification.
Back in the early 1970¡¯s when the TRA931 was designed and
went into production the ZTX212 transistor had a hfe of 40 but as the years
past and the transistor production process improved the hfe increased up to
around 120 if my memory serves me correct. Racal at the time recognised that
this could potentially be an issue and had the transistors graded and distinguished
by a coloured paint spot on the individual device. With age the 1N4149 diodes
have become leaky (I remember a particular batch of ITT manufactured devices
had a very high failure rate in this respect) normally the ZTX212 relay driver
transistor will work as expected but once diode leakage reaches a critical
point the transistor will remain latched once operated due to the diode leakage
current being sufficient to keep the transistor switched on and latched. This
also applies if the ZTX212 is replaced by a new device its higher hfe will
cause the transistor to latch in its on mode due to the leakage current from
the offending 1N4149 switching diode, if you have a transistor tester it may be
worth selecting a replacement transistor with a lower hfe to minimise the
chance of transistor latching.
The relay latching issues described by people on this site
may suggest that the above may be their real issue and not a failure of the
relay. It is worth checking the voltages around TR30 and the four associated 1N4149
switching diodes (D36 to D39) to check for latching and correct operation of the PTT line ect. It may be worth just
replacing the four 1N4149 diodes as they are cheap and readily available if you
do not have a tester that can measure diode leakage.
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Re: Syncal 30 Battery cell replacement NiMH Lithium-ion batteries ?
I used LiPo batteries for my RC planes. Very reasonable pricing. Cant beat the power /weight or power/volume. Cheapest battery size is 3 series 2200mAH packs, 12.6V fully charged. On a sale such a pack is ~ $10? and up for a 20C discharged rated pack. Series connect 2 packs and parallel up for more capacity. One store I often order from has a sale.
prices and shipping charges vary by region. As others have mentioned charging and discharging is important to follow the LiPo chemistry requirements. I thought of using LiPo but I friend gave me some UPS maintenance pulls, so I am using NimH's at this time.? '73 de P |
Re: just joined, need assistance with a deaf Syncal 30
Syncal-30 is a complex set so you cannot expect a simple answer like "it's C23". You must get the circuit printed out with the parts locator diagram and work through it. Start with PSU voltages. |
Re: just joined, need assistance with a deaf Syncal 30
It seems to tx about 1 MHz lower than it should. If the dials are set to 15MHz, it outputs around 14 MHz if my spectrum analyser is correct.?
I took the shields off of the radio and noticed that both boards seem to have some deposits or light corrosion ? Or is it a conformal coating ? sorry in advance for the large pic ( 3MB) p |