kc8adu wrote:
doesnt seem to be much signal from the detector.
diode ok?
weak if stage?
Been working on translating those PDF's and found a table of the signal path:
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Looks like there should be much more gain from base of T5 to base of T6. My PCB board differs from the schematic around T5 like this:
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Just bizzare... Something is either in the wrong place or this thing is just relatively quiet. I was wrong about one thing, it idles at max 10mA with max draw of 100mA. I screen shoted Shango's board and everything looks the same component wise but some jumper wires are in different spots.
Mine:
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Shango's:
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