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THAN LIKELY TO TUNE RIGHT BY THE TRUE RESONANCE POINT WITHOUT EVEN NOTICING
IT.  SO, ILL PRESENT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT METHOD THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO
QUICKLY SEE IF YOUR XTAL PHASING CONTROL IS EVEN WORKING, AND HOW TO FIND
THE PRECISELY NEUTRALIZED POSITION OF THE PHASING KNOB.  WITH THE CRYSTAL
FILTER SWITCHED OUT, TUNE IN A DEAD SPOT ON THE BAND.  ADJUST THE BFO FOR
ZERO BEAT ON NOISE WHICH IS THE POINT WHERE THE NOISE PITCH IS LOWEST.  IF
YOUR RECEIVER IS ALIGNED PROPERLY, THIS SHOULD BE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE
BFO RANGE, BUT IF NOT, DONT WORRY.  NOW TUNE THE BFO OFF THE ZERO BEAT ON
NOISE POSITION JUST SLIGHTLY.  NOW, SWITCH IN THE FILTER TO THE NARROWEST
SETTING AVAILABLE.  TUNE THE PHASING CONTROL THROUGH ITS FULL RANGE YOU
SHOULD NOTICE A PROFOUND CHANGE OF PITCH, AND THERE WILL BE A POINT WHERE
THE NOISE SEEMS TO BE A SERIES OF PINGS, WITH A HOLLOW, SONAR LIKE
CHARACTER.  THIS IS THE SHARPEST NEUTRALIZED SETTING OF THE PHASING
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