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Re: [IRCA] SRF-59 Question
Hello Ray,
This is Gary DeBock, the original SRF-59 reviewer. About 10% of the
SRF-59 factory units have a tuning capacitor that is relatively tough to tune,
presumably because of unusual friction in the tuner assembly. The Chinese
factories put varying amounts of grease on the tuner gears and center post,
although I have seen some with no grease at all (about 3 out of 35 units I have
disassembled).
If you think your SRF-59 is tough to tune, I would recommend either
greasing the tuner post and gears, or purchasing an SRF-39FP "Prison Radio" from
eBay, which has a much larger tuning thumb wheel than the SRF-59 (with
identical electrical circuitry), and is usually much easier to tune. If you have
any other questions about the SRF-59 or other Ultralight radios, please feel
free to ask-- you will find that most Ultralight radio DXers will go out of
their way to help others join in the fun.
73, Gary
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