10-16-2013, 10:20 PM
In a pinch, you can do a fairly decent alignment by connecting a VTVM or DVM across the AVC line and peaking the RF and IF stages for maximum negative voltage while tuning a local station. Since you are measuring carrier level, not audio modulation, a broadcast station can serve as a signal source.
It is certainly not as accurate an alignment done with a proper generator, but it will get you into the ballpark if the adjustments have not been tampered with and the IF is fairly close to its spec center frequency.
It is certainly not as accurate an alignment done with a proper generator, but it will get you into the ballpark if the adjustments have not been tampered with and the IF is fairly close to its spec center frequency.