Hi All,
I jsut got the 38S in the mail today. As usuaual with any new kit I
RIPPED the bag open and started looking. The very first thing that I
noticed was no mag wire in the parts bag. Can't wind toroids without the
magnet wire :-(. Can someone tell me if the wire was packed seperately?
or is my parts bag just missing it? The plastic bag is in two halfs
sealed, one half containing the parts and the other side containing the
board. I have the time to start building it tomorrow but can't wind the
toroids without the wire. Looks real good! I have some mag wire here
left over from some other projects, but of course I did not label it. I
have a buch that looks like it could be 24 and a little bit that looks
like it coud be 26. Of course the kit takes 26. I am not even sure how
much overall length I will need.
The other question that I have is that I know there is a list of parts
out there that I need for the 5 watt mod and the other recommended mods.
I crashed my hard drive and lost all of the archived 38S messages that I
had. I will check the Norcal webpage. I have the tick chip and plan on
building the radio right off with the 5 watt mod and tick chip
installed.
By the way, I also got the complete TiCK keyer and installed it in my
NW40. Nice keyer! Easy to install, easy to build and works really cool.
I hooked up the pezio and then just turn off the pezio side tone when
transmitting and use the internal side tone. USe the pezio for
programming and it work cool. Will probably work the TiCK in the 38S
that way. And no, I don't plan on installing the RIT.
Any tips or tricks, pass them along! Can I get all of the parts I need
at Radio Scrap for the TiCK and 5 watt mod or not? Anybody have an easy
way to tell the difference between 24 and 26 mag wire without a wire
guage or micrometer? Would it really matter that much if I wound the
toroids with 24 instead of 26? (I know, 4th stupid question!)
Best
Jess N0TFI (Brain dead in Colorado)
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