HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOMBERO!
CBRT has been

Tube radio with crystals for transmit and air cap for receive

This forum is dedicated to discussions about tube radios and tube amplifiers.
Post Reply
User avatar
stratotanker
4 PILL USER
4 PILL USER
Posts: 41
Joined: Oct 18 2014, 09:29
Handle: Mr 231
Real Name: Mr. 231 in the Carolinas
Antenna: Sirio 5000
Radio: President McKinley
Contact:

Tube radio with crystals for transmit and air cap for receive

#396967

Post by stratotanker »

I have an Olson RA-530 that uses crystals for transmitting, and has a tunable air capacitor for receive. I just managed to get the receive to come back to life after a re cap and tube swap. However when in transmit mode, the radio produces ZERO RF. I was wondering if bad crystals would have anything to do with RF output?

Thanks
User avatar
MDYoungblood
Verified
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 10,806
Joined: Jun 12 2010, 20:05
Handle: MDYoungblood
Real Name: Gregory
Antenna: HyGain AV-6160
Radio: Icom IC-746 (non pro)
Contact:

Re: Tube radio with crystals for transmit and air cap for receive

#396973

Post by MDYoungblood »

More likely a tube is bad,, if it is a "Keeper" which to me it would be, look for a Sam's Photofact for it.

3's

Greg
"321, West Manchester Township, PA"

Official Moderator - CBRT Complaint Department
Post Reply