President lincoln/ hr2510 weak receive
So hopefully I have this in the right place but here goes. I have a lincoln that has very weak receive and when I say weak I mean about 100 yards and that's it. On am if you turn the volume all the way...
View ArticleGotta love Ken...
One store i miss is being near is Kens Electronics in Kalamazoo Michigan. If you needed it Ken had it or he would get it for you fast. I believe hes been in that location for close to 50 years....
View ArticleService equipment question....
This is..... by far..... the most technical forum that I belong to. For that reason, I want to try a question here to see what kind of opinions I get and ... more... what kind of backing information on...
View ArticleDEAD KEY CHECKING
Hi to all. When I check the dead key on my radios I notice that they all go up a little and then settle down.Is that normal? When they settle down is that the actual dead key. For instance one radio...
View ArticleCobra 25LTD Classic
My neighbor brought me over a Cobra 25 that has no receive and no transmit. I get sound from the speaker when I touch certain parts of the circuit board. I have nothing out of the PA as well although I...
View ArticleTRC-451 predriver problem
The Emperors are on hold until I get new drivers and finals.. Im working with a TRC451 which was given to me and it was really messed up..so far I have fixed the RX section pretty much accurate...
View ArticleThe Midland 40 CB Telephone
Finally did this one! was a trade for tiny mobile cb.. This bad boy was a wreck..blown power supply, blown final, RX upto ch 32.. Fixed all that, replaced the 4 amp PS trans for a 10 amp rate and a new...
View ArticleUNIDEN BEARCAT 980SSB "Cracked."
I see where LesComm has figured out how to get an extended frequency range on the Uniden 980 ssb rig. Trouble is ... good old Lester is too selfish to share with the rest of us how he did it. What's...
View ArticlePalomar 300A Unicorn
Anyone seen this bandswitch and tank coil setup before? Its got 3 gangs where there are usually just 2 Also the drivers have pins 3 and 11 isolated. Cant find another picture of it on the net. Any...
View ArticleD104 on Realistic trc432
I picked up an Astatic D104 Lollipop mic (love the cool look). It has a four pin plug and works great on my Uniden CB. However, I also have a Realistic TRC432 base CB with a mic conversion plug for...
View ArticleGather ye radios while ye may
Just another FYI - I'm seeing Chinese manufacturers quoting 10-25% higher for products in the last couple of months and shipping costs have skyrocketed - containers are costing 50% more to get them...
View ArticleVintage CB - Magazines; Ad's, articles, cartoons, etc.
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View Article"Gold Mine" weekend for Bob....
Found a deal that seemed worth the risk. A ham that lives about 6 miles away had a deal posted on Craigslist. We met Sunday morning and "did the deal". All told there were two (yep! 2) Realistic...
View ArticleNew TR696F looking for a tech.
I just purchased a new Texas Ranger 696F, and I'm looking for a good, reliable tech with some references to do a tune up and add some mods to it. I live in Williams Lake, BC., Canada, and as far as i...
View ArticleSBE Console II, 16CB and Later 16CB/T QUESTION
SBE 16CB gave: A.M. 5 watts input; SSB 15 watts input, while the later version, SBE 16CB/T (the T version) gave A.M. 4 watts input; SSB 12 watts input. QUESTION: Electronically, what did SBE do,...
View ArticleGatekeeper Amps
It has come to the attention of the Federal Communications Commission that Gatekeeper Amps is marketing unauthorized radio frequency devices in violation of Section 302(b) of the Act and Section...
View ArticlePresident AX44
I'm working on a AX44. I can't find anything particular to this so I am using a Cobra 25 manual. I've replaced the electrolytic caps in this, and I checked everything in and out. Most caps were within...
View ArticleHas anyone ever seen one of these?
It is a Midland branded antenna matcher/tuner. Not that I really think it would be THAT useful since 11m antennas are typically monoband... and you can tune them to match well on their own ..... I just...
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