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Jim Weir: RST-442 intercom query



 
 
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Old April 20th 05, 04:27 PM
RST Engineering
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Try this. Turn the intercom on and keep very quiet for about thirty seconds
to let the capacitors leak down their charge. THEN set the squelch to where
it is just barely squelching the background noise. Any voice or noise
during the leak-down period will reset the capacitors, so it is vital to
keep QUIET during this period.

In the aircraft, the ambient snarl will take care of this "problem" with a
constant level into the microphones.

Jim




"Leo" LeoPowningatYahoo.com wrote in message
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Jim,
I have assembled and bench tested the RST-442 intercom and the audio
quality is excellent but I have a problem with the squelch.



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Old April 20th 05, 08:30 PM
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Jim,
You say "just barely squelching the background noise" but there's no fine
adjustment on the squelch in my 442; there's a dull 'clunk' and the squelch
is on. The squelch is either Off or On like a switch at about 11 o'clock -
no fine adjustment, is that normal?
Thanks,
Leo
and thanks to Stealth for responding.


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Old April 20th 05, 11:31 PM
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Leo LeoPowningatYahoo.com wrote:
Jim,
You say "just barely squelching the background noise" but there's no fine
adjustment on the squelch in my 442; there's a dull 'clunk' and the squelch
is on. The squelch is either Off or On like a switch at about 11 o'clock -
no fine adjustment, is that normal?
Thanks,
Leo
and thanks to Stealth for responding.


I removed the pot and installed a "10 turn" pot to give "fine control".
I've had my 442 intercom for over 25 years... and still LOVE IT!


Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard

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Old April 21st 05, 12:41 AM
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Thanks Jer. I had considered doing the same and you've confirmed it.
73's,
Leo
VK3BSX
wrote in message ...

I removed the pot and installed a "10 turn" pot to give "fine control".
I've had my 442 intercom for over 25 years... and still LOVE IT!


Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard



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Old April 21st 05, 04:50 AM
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I've gotta figure out a way for my stuff to blow up after ten years so that
you have to buy another one. Twenty five years? Sheesh, that's less than
four bucks a year, or a penny a day. No wonder I'm an impoverished
engineer.

{;-)


Jim



I removed the pot and installed a "10 turn" pot to give "fine control".
I've had my 442 intercom for over 25 years... and still LOVE IT!



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Old April 21st 05, 11:18 AM
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RST Engineering wrote:

I've gotta figure out a way for my stuff to blow up after ten years so that
you have to buy another one. Twenty five years? Sheesh, that's less than
four bucks a year, or a penny a day. No wonder I'm an impoverished
engineer.

{;-)


If you had stayed in school and got your PH.D., you would have learned
how to design things to blow up after a certain time period! :-)

Matt
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Old April 21st 05, 10:37 PM
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"RST Engineering" wrote in message ...
I've gotta figure out a way for my stuff to blow up after ten years so that you have to buy another one. Twenty five
years? Sheesh, that's less than four bucks a year, or a penny a day. No wonder I'm an impoverished engineer.

{;-)


Jim



No more analog, make it all digital, then put a counter in it and POOF! gone after 10 years...


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Old April 25th 05, 05:46 AM
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In article ,
RST Engineering wrote:
I've gotta figure out a way for my stuff to blow up after ten years so that
you have to buy another one. Twenty five years? Sheesh, that's less than
four bucks a year, or a penny a day. No wonder I'm an impoverished
engineer.



But just think, those were 1980 dollars.

Worth a lot more than the ones of today.


grin
 




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