Thanks for the tip, Richard. I will look for this issue next time my
R-388 has its turn at the main listening position.

73,
Joe


In article ,
"Richard Knoppow" wrote:

I recently aquired an R-388. Its in good condition but
I found the S-meter read very low. From the entries in the
archives of the Collins Collector's List this seems fairly
common. I found that the problem was R-163, a 160ohm
resistor in series with the meter, it had increased in value
to over 200ohms. After replacing it with a good 160ohm film

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