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- From: sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth)
- Subject: Re: Realistic DX-160
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.071745.3632@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>
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- Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
- References: <1992Dec25.055513.29834@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> <1992Dec25.125641.7123@ke4zv.uucp>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 07:17:45 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec25.125641.7123@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec25.055513.29834@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth) writes:
- >>
- >>I own an old Realistic DX-160 reciever that's still in excelent condition
- >>(I've had it about 4 and a half years) but the tuning is way out of
- >>alignment. There are tuning marks on the main dial that are supposed to
- >>be used for calibrating the fine tuning (band spread) dial but with the
- >>tuner so far out of alignment these are of no use.
- >>
- >>I really can't afford a new radio but I might be able to afford a repair
- >>bill on the DX-160, so:
- >>
- >>Can the tuner be re-aligned, so the main dial and band spread dial are
- >>in synch with each other??
- >
- >This is a common problem with older analog dial radios. The tuner does
- >not need to be re-aligned, radios almost never need re-alignment unless
- >there has been a major component failure. All that's wrong with your
- >radio is that the string that moves the pointer has slipped on the
- >pulleys connecting the tuning knob and the main tuning capacitor. This
- >often happens when you attempt to tune beyond the end of the dial.
- >If you take off the case, it should be obvious what you have to do to
- >slip the string back to make the pointer fall on the calibration marks.
- >This is a simple do it yourself fix, just be careful not to break the
- >string. It can be a real chore to re-string a broken dial cord.
- >
- >
- >>I've heard about digital readouts being added to old radios. Is this
- >>possible with the 160 while keeping it's components 'original'?
- >
- >Anything is possible, but I wouldn't try this. It'll lik
-
- Sounds easy enough. One thing though--Does lineing up the pointer on
- one mark re-calibrate the main dial calibrate the dial for all the marks?
-
- Thanks!
-
- Simon
-
-