The folks at Lowe UK were nice enought to steer me in the right direction
with my carrier injection problem. Any of you Lowe folks, take note!
Apparently, Q4, the carrier generator (MC14569) is being run near its design
maximum. Out of 10,000 units, I was told that 12 of them have failed because
of this chip.
I let the receiver run for about 15 minutes and the carrier injection
problem showed up in the form of the BFO frequency being drastically
shifted. I cooled the chip and normal operation of the receiver resumed.
After 2 more minutes when the chip heated up again, the problem surfaced
again. I cooled the chip once more, and once more, the receiver resumed
normal operation.
The Digi-Key part number is: MC14569BCPOS-ND They have 1743 of them in stock
at a price of $2.47 if you order less than 25 pieces.
This receiver was a stumper, but since it is only a collection of parts, it
was inevitable that would eventually get fixed. Now, if only Radio Shack has
that part in stock............................................. ..........

Pete