Re: Re: help: s-meter full scale !

This sounds like an AGC problem to me.  There is a cap in the AGC circuit to 
smooth out the residual audio after it's rectified.  If something is arry in 
the AGC circuit the RF and IF gain are adjusted downward, with a huge 
reduction in receiver sensitivity!

Jim
KD5AEY
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Sklarski" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 7:14 AM
Subject: [VR-500] Re: help: s-meter full scale !


> Ignore that that post about the airband and AM mode.. I had airband on
> the brain that day. I agree with Dave, start at your antenna and work
> your way to the radio...
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> save some time and try out a rubber duck and see what happens.. then
> go the route Dave talked about. sounds like an antenna connection is
> bad somewhere
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> Every year in the spring I check out all my outdoor connections and
> re-do anything that looks like it might be on the way out. Beware of
> the old Ham trick,, somebody could have inserted a straight pin into
> your coax outside and that is shorting it out. cant spot that. Could
> have a kink somwhere too that caused a short
>
> Brian
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