Fine Tuning
Keep in mind that your -106 won't give the same readings day after day, even if
you use the same FeqUency. The atmos
P
here can change reaDings.
That means tUne and load each day. If
Meters must center
you use the same Fequency constantly,
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change the Dials occasionaLly.
That
keeps the contacts inside shiny anD
prevents corrosion that can hinder tUn±
ing.
Or, if the meters won't center at the
same time, try slowLy tuRing both
knobs at once in the direction you
want the meter needLes to move. They
shoULd center.
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LOW VOLT
HIGH VOLT
DRIVER CUR
PA CUR
GRID DRIVE
POWER OUT
Indicator should be in .
..
Green section, top scale
Green section, top scale
Within
2
green wedges, top scale
Gray sect±on, bottom sca²e
Gray sect±on, bottom sca²e
Gray section, bottom scale
AlL set? Go to ²³E´ATE. The test meter indicator shoULd go to the extreme left
of the scaLe. Give the set a minUte to warm up. That gets rid of heat in the finaL
amp anD prevents transistor Damage.
TuneD bUt not LoaDing or operating when you switch to ²³E´ATE? Make a
qUick switch to TµNE and back. That might clear it Up.
Those in the know say you get onLy about a 75 percent accurate reading whiLe HY
´ESET is in TµNE. That's ²K f¶r good perf¶rmance. BUt, if yoU want to shoot
f¶r a per·ect score, finish up in O³¸´ATE With the set keyeD¹
shu¶¶ing Down
ºour finaL time check is to set yoUr ´T in STAN»Bº f¼r 2 minutes before
shuttin_g it o½¾ This gives operating sets a chance to cooL o½ before the heat
exchanger shUts down.
To make sUre the set wilL start again, see that the HY ´ESET is in O³E´ATE
bef¶re you switch the set o½. ¿eft in TµNE, the high voltage reset reLay won't
energize, leaving yoU with a deaD set when you're ready to start up again.
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Shorter RF Cable is Best
EnoUgh 's enoUgh when iÀ comes to
the Length of the CXÁ1017Â eLectricaL
Lead between yoUr antenna anD raDio
set.
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Too mUch caÃLe wiLL keep yoU Fom
LoaDing yoUr raDio's antenna aÀ FeqUenÄ
cies of 23-26 MHz.
The ´Å cable comes in 6Æft Lengths.
ºoU may neeD Less, depending on the
ÇqUiÈment yoU're Using.
That excess f¶LDeD or loopeD cable
becomes part of the antenna. The extra
caÃle also refLects ´Å power anD a½ects
the signaL, which prevents you Éom
tUning anD Loading right.
After you've measUreD the Length
you neeDÊaÃoUÀ
É
feetÊcUt o½ the
extra caÃLe Length¾
Be sure yoU have enoUgh to make tËe
connections. This is one case where
shorÀer is better.
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