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"Boat Anchor" & Classic Equipment

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New Ham and Old Rig, what can (will) possibly (probably) go wrong??

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 11:09 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-wrong.558028/

Greetings:



Im a brand new ham (still waiting for my call, in fact) setting up his
first shack. For reasons of budget and because I like old stuff that works,
Ive got a TS-820s on its way, sold as tested good but with the well known
display bug. I also have an Ebay special cheap dynamic mic, rewired for
the Kenwood keying system, and a 300 watt MFJ dummy load. I know, its MFJ,
but can you really screw up a dummy load??? Next time I go to town Ill get
antenna on a spool.



In the...



New Ham and Old Rig, what can (will) possibly (probably) go wrong??

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3B28 Tube Fix

Posted: 21 Mar 2017 05:54 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...be-fix.559978/

Hello, I replaced (2) 866 tubes with 3B28s with good success...one 3B28 had
a very loose base but worked. I wanted to "check it out" so of course,
Ooops...the tube slipped right out of the base.



Question-what is the trick to resolder the 2 leads back in?



Was thinking just add some solder to the 2 wires, slip back into the 2
appropriate pins and solder the outside of each pin. Is that the way to do
it?



Any suggestions appreciated.

73

John-N2LK