[Nathan Slingerland]

Next up is everybody's favorite part about these 37-XXX radios - the RF subchassis.  

Disconnect RF Subchassis

I went through and labeled each of the connection points to the RF subchassis and labeled each wire after desoldering it.
With my trusty letter wire markers I made it to letter T!

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RF Subchassis Removal

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Freedom

I believe that I've read that the 37-116 and 37-690 share the RF subchassis. Note that the tuning condenser is actually stamped 37-116 on mine.

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Finally, here it is with one of the sides removed to facilitate recapping:

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Like they say in the Staples ads...
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