99 Ways to Improve Your Shortwave Listening |
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... Calibrator Unless you own very expensive equipment , you know that a receiver tuning dial is only approximate in its ... calibrator that will provide you with all the benefits of the calibrators built into more expensive receivers ...
... Calibrator Unless you own very expensive equipment , you know that a receiver tuning dial is only approximate in its ... calibrator that will provide you with all the benefits of the calibrators built into more expensive receivers ...
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... Calibrator Description Capacitor , .01 uF ceramic disc . Capacitor , 24-200 pF , mica trimmer ( Elmenco Type 425 or equiv . ) . Battery , 9 - volt ( transistor - radio type ) . Transistors , npn ( RCA SK3020 or equiv . ) . Resistors ...
... Calibrator Description Capacitor , .01 uF ceramic disc . Capacitor , 24-200 pF , mica trimmer ( Elmenco Type 425 or equiv . ) . Battery , 9 - volt ( transistor - radio type ) . Transistors , npn ( RCA SK3020 or equiv . ) . Resistors ...
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... calibrator and slowly rock the main tuning dial on your receiver until you obtain zero beat with the closest calibrator tone . Now , the bandspread dial is very precisely adjusted to 9500 kHz and you can judge with excellent accuracy ...
... calibrator and slowly rock the main tuning dial on your receiver until you obtain zero beat with the closest calibrator tone . Now , the bandspread dial is very precisely adjusted to 9500 kHz and you can judge with excellent accuracy ...
Contents
Antennas and Installation | 9 |
LowResistance Indoor Ground | 16 |
TV Antenna for Shortwave | 23 |
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