tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post4403181098052297086..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Wonderful "Christmas Present" for Us Radio Guys on the Iowadrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-65325338122400760422014-12-31T20:32:21.449-08:002014-12-31T20:32:21.449-08:00Happy New YearHappy New YearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-87337138337684330292014-12-30T16:08:15.130-08:002014-12-30T16:08:15.130-08:00Way cool indeed. It's always a great day when ...Way cool indeed. It's always a great day when someone goes the extra distance to do something nice for strangers.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-46845231292533792232014-12-29T11:53:27.359-08:002014-12-29T11:53:27.359-08:00I don't have much experience with them. They&#...I don't have much experience with them. They've always been kind of a "cult" radio to me, similar to all the "Green" (Army) radios that some people drool all over themselves for.<br /><br />The two we have working seem to be very good receivers, though, with multiple crystal bandpass filters, nice controls, very low noise floor, good sensitivity, and an assortment of output jacks on the back panel.<br /><br />I suppose they'd be pretty good for a general purpose 100kHz~30MHz receiver, but even used at $1500 they're a bit out of my budget these days!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-40526098388149379062014-12-29T10:05:59.420-08:002014-12-29T10:05:59.420-08:00Yeah, sounds like he's been there... :-) Alwa...Yeah, sounds like he's been there... :-) Always had a love/hate relationship with WJs...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-68093546057784934112014-12-28T17:04:25.830-08:002014-12-28T17:04:25.830-08:00Well, he sure knows WJ receivers!
I explained to ...Well, he sure knows WJ receivers!<br /><br />I explained to him what the problem was on the last receiver we haven't got fixed yet, and he came back in about half an hour and told us to not waste anymore time troubleshooting it, and just replace all the tantalum electrolytic capacitors on the A5 (synthesizer) board.<br /><br />I'm going through the manual know, and looking at the parts list for that board. I'll make up a list of tant caps, and then order them from DigiKey or Mouser.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-18603859463932865342014-12-28T17:01:10.341-08:002014-12-28T17:01:10.341-08:00Yep, really made my day!Yep, really made my day!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-54621970431651122082014-12-28T16:37:02.518-08:002014-12-28T16:37:02.518-08:00Outstanding! Can't help but wonder if that ge...Outstanding! Can't help but wonder if that gent is an old RM... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-36966824972110317532014-12-28T09:24:11.301-08:002014-12-28T09:24:11.301-08:00That ... is AWESOME.That ... is AWESOME.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com