In article , "Kevin Gunther"
writes:

I have a HRO5TA1 that receives fairly well, with one exception. There isnt
any BFO, and as a result, I cant read CW.

The CW OSC has no effect.

I assume you mean "there isn't any BFO *effect*". Things to check out:
*The BFO tube is bad;
*The BFO coil has an open winding (not likely, and defly not good!);
*The BFO coil slug adjustment is way off, so the BFO is oscillating outside
the IF passband;
*The BFO switch is bad.

I don't recall whether this radio has a product detector. If you switch to BFO
while tuned to an AM signal, do you still hear that signal, or does the radio
go dead?

BTW, I have an HRO-60 that has been hacked on and lots of things don't work, so
probably it won't help much in figuring out your problem. 73 es gud luck, Mike
K.

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