New addition to the shack
There is a new addition to the vintage collection at N4RFC. A KWM-2A. Very clean, belonged to one of the 3717 SSB evening nets SK. It had a significant problem with the PTO, as in it wouldn’t change frequency. I pulled the PTO out and disassembled it find that a small stamped steel part had an even smaller tab that broke off. That tab was the one that the lead screw moved to tune the slug inside the PTO. There was no way I could see to repair it, so I had to buy a new PTO. Got one for a reasonable price on Ebay.
Put the new PTO in and the KWM-2A is working great! I really like the rig. It sounds great like Collins radios do, and it is simple to operate and a joy to use.
I will be pairing it up with the 30L-1 linear amplifier.
