08-21-2009, 12:20 AM
Looks too heavy gauge to me - as in not resulting in enough turns.
The 'light switch/improved reception' thing may be a separate issue. There's a current thread on ARF touching on this.
Ya might be fighting multiple issues there, Gary, I'd address that large wire winding first and move on from there. Its not a critical winding per se but that large gauge wire might be pushing what would otherwise be non-critical parameters.
FWIW - I'm not a noobie at alignment but I swear it took me about a dozen tries to get my 89 to behave. Phases of the moon, how you hold your tongue, etc. It suggested a certain sequence was needed as opposed to a plain "tweak them for max". My radio was a true basket case so my encounter might not apply.
When you hit everything right the 89 is a decent radio.
ht be fig
The 'light switch/improved reception' thing may be a separate issue. There's a current thread on ARF touching on this.
Ya might be fighting multiple issues there, Gary, I'd address that large wire winding first and move on from there. Its not a critical winding per se but that large gauge wire might be pushing what would otherwise be non-critical parameters.
FWIW - I'm not a noobie at alignment but I swear it took me about a dozen tries to get my 89 to behave. Phases of the moon, how you hold your tongue, etc. It suggested a certain sequence was needed as opposed to a plain "tweak them for max". My radio was a true basket case so my encounter might not apply.
When you hit everything right the 89 is a decent radio.
ht be fig
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