Re: [HCDX]: Introduction

[Gert Nilsson <gert.nilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No I have not changed these capacitors close to the mechanical filters. I have
read that a short can burn the coils in the filters. Is this a comman failure.
Perhaps these capacitors were changed when my receiver was in the army?

Thomas Roth wrote:

> At 18:00 18.10.99 +0200, you wrote:
> >Nice receivers you have there. I have an old Collins R390A and some newer
> >receivers from Icom the R71E and the new R75. I have been a DX-er since 1963
> >and still find this very amusing. You may find some more information on my
> >website. Don't hesitate to ask if you have problems with mediumwave
> reception.
> >You may write in German, good training for me!
> >
> >Gert Nilsson
>
> Hi Gert,
>
> thanks for the reply. Great to 'meet' another R-390A user. Just been in and
> out of one of my 390A´s, exchanging all the old leaky capacitors and a good
> number of resistors that were way out of spec. The SP-600 JX17 is next in
> line. Got him only a week ago. Even though performance is OK I better bring
> him up to specs again. Also needs a realignment. Probably hasn´t been done
> since 1953.
>
> As soon as I get into MW I shall have no reservations screaming for help ;-)
>
> 73 de Thomas
>
> P.S. Have you changed C´s 553 and 549 in yours ? If you want to keep your
> filters, it´s a good idea...
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