Showing posts with label Crystal Filters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crystal Filters. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Heathkit IG-102 RF Signal Generator

While troubleshooting the TR-4 filters I thought it would be useful to see if this old Signal Generator still worked.  This is one of the pieces from Bill's old heathkit test gear.  I took the cover off to dust it off and check it out.  I sparyed some DeoxITD5 on the pots and switches.  The bandswitch felt 'locked' so I took the knob off and turned it with a wrench and it loosened right up so it was powered up and seemed to work once all the swithes and pots were 'exercised' a bit.

Heathkit IG-102 

Top showing 12AT7 and 6AN6 both original tubes marked Mullard and Heath

Bottom showing variable cap and coils

I looked at the output on my scope and it looked 'OK' to use for a lot of test and repair purposes.  I hooked up the two Drake TR-4 filters and could see the one that worked passed a signal about 3-4 DB down from the input signal when the generator was tuned to the filter frequency and the 'bad' filter would not pass a signal at all.  With the frequency counter and the scope one could plot the response if the filter was terminated 'properly' .




Drake TR-4 Crystal Filters


Drake TR-4 'Blue' Filters removed

Filters from Bottom of TR-4

Filters removed from radio

Measurement of Tedford SSB 9M 2100 U
Model 7970 Crystal Filter from TR-4
(the working filter)

Test conditions 
Heathkit IG-102 set to read 20 over 
Receiver FT-1000MkV

Rx F was set and Signal Gen was tuned for max meter reading on various F's


9.006.00   less than S1
9.002.00   less than S1
9.001.00   S8
9.00.00    S9
8.999.00   10 OVER
8.998.75   15 over
8.998.00   15 over
8.997.00   10 over
8.996.00   10 over
8.995.00   S9
8.994.00   S2

NO FILTER 20 OVER