SW-3BOps/MaintenanceManual06/06/2020
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Operating,
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SW-3BOps/MaintenanceManual06/06/2020
Forewordfromtheauthor:
Amateurradio,asahobby,isgrowingworldwide.OnethingIvenoticedisthatasignificantnumberof
thesenewhamshavelittletonobackgroundinradio/electronics.Manynewhamshavealicensebutno
realunderstandingofhowthetechnologyworks.
Thatistosay,alargenumberoffolksenteringthishobbyhavenoclueonhowtoperformbasic
troubleshootingoforrepairoftheradiostheyuseinenjoyingthehobby.WithwidespreaduseofSMT
devices,mostlacktheequipment,letalonetheskillstorepairanailingrig.
Thereare,howeveragreatmanythingstheaverageHAMoperator/hobbyistcandoathomewith
minimaltoolsandequipmenttoeffectrepairsonarigthatisoutofservice.Repairoftheirrigcan
becomeproblematicforaneworinexperiencedoperator.Evenexperiencedhamswillneedatleast
sometechnicaldataandapartslistpriortoattemptingarepair.
Happily,DaleYu,BA4TBpublishedaschematicontheInternettogowiththeSW-3Bradiofromthe
beginning,atrelease.Theworkyouarereadingnowaddsdetailedcircuitdescriptions,troubleshooting
stepsandpossiblefixes,inadditiontoaPartsBreakdownforsourcingrepairpartsinNorth