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Old 20th Jan 2019, 5:44 pm   #1
Nungesser
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Default Clansman PRC320 problems

Hello,
I have a Clansman PRC320 USB only.
I seem to have 2 problems.
Fault 1:-
It receives OK ish. Sometimes difficult to manually tune into an amateur received signal. Sounds like listening in a bucket!!! CW is fine though. (The band selector switch works and the unit out of tune tone stops very quickly on correct band selection.)
I thought the audio was wonky but when I tune into Shannon Volmet on 5.505 or 3.413 it comes over crisp and clear so no problem there.
Are these units difficult to accurately tune in to amateur band USB or AM?

Fault 2:-
When checking my transmitted signals on my general coverage receiver I find that on CW my transmission is very CHIRPY and on SSB it is unintelligible.
I have checked my PSU voltages and the tantalum caps measure ok on both the PSU and ramp unit.
Can these capacitors measure ok but still cause instability?
Is it worth changing these capacitors anyway?

Also if its not the PSU or synth capacitors what can it be?

Any advice is welcome.

Kind Regards

Dave
2EOEYR

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