Amp
I’m looking at amps on eBay and just wondering if something like a 2 pill would do a couple hundred watts or more. I know I’ve seen some fat boy 3 and 4 pills do 350 or more. There’s a guy that uses a...
View ArticlePetition FCC to Increase Legal Limit of CB Power
I wonder if this can get any traction:... Petition FCC to Increase Legal Limit of CB Power
View ArticleIs there a max number of coax jumpers?
OK, Here Is something I have been curious about when I see benches full of meters,testers, etc and only one coax connection to a radio. How does having multiple coax jumpers affect the antenna SWR? Say...
View Articlecobra 148 unlock PLL
this radio is from December 92, the board is PC 412AG. This radio is made in the Philippines. It has a lot of resistors 1/8 and 1/4. As you see in the video, the PL is unlocked. When i got the radio it...
View ArticleGalaxy saturn
can some one tell me what other galaxy radio is the same, looking for help dong the aliment on cb tricks they have no info. thanks for the help thought they were the same as the galaxy 88 but must not be
View ArticleIcom 765 repair
Picked up a 765 for $175. Radio had no RX/TX. Owner said he replaced Q14 driver.... I had the radio on for a bit and RX magically apeared but not on 22-29.9mhz. Went though the vco chain, rx back all...
View Article148GTL SSB Strange Drift
My 148 transmits great on AM, but on SSB I am told it drifts or is off freq. Latest report by friend is that it sound garbled when I first key up but then levels out. 148 is a Taiwan from about '78,...
View ArticleHy-Gain 8 SSB low wattage
I got my hands on a very clean Hy-Gain 8, not the VIII version. It is a Cybernet, of course. PTBM059COX. I opened it up and it is not modded, but looks to have had the finals replaced at one point....
View ArticleOld SBE Console II 23 channel, freq. expansion
Hello, first post, I have 2 mint SBE radios I picked up about 10 years ago, both work fine. Was wondering if there is a way to get channels 24-40 or at least 35-40? I had this same radio as a teenager...
View ArticleA Better Option Than DCA55
I’ve got the Atlas DCA55 to test transistors, I’m not too impressed with it, not for the price. It’s not terribly expensive but it’s not cheap either. I’ve found it to be a huge liar, maybe I got a...
View ArticleGizmotchy Beam Antenna...Coming Review
I had a really nice conversation with the owner of Gizmotchy Antennas today. Few of you might know that they are also the makers/builders of the entire MACO antennas as well. Gizmotchy beam antennas...
View ArticleA little help/input here please
I bought a raggedy General Washington off eBay the other day, everything that glitters ain’t gold, remember this. It came in the mail, looks like it’s almost new, was pleased. Powered it up, no magical...
View ArticleAmp swings lower power?
I have 2 amps, a Palomar TX250 and a Shooting Star 225 plus, 10G power cables. Radio is a Galaxy DX939, lowest output is 2W -> 3W, high is 6W -> 8W using Dosy Test Center. When key up, DK approx...
View ArticleWHO MANUFACTURED THE SBE SIDEBANDER II TRANSCEIVER.
Does anyone know the name of the Japanese company that manufactured CB radios for SBE and Gemtronics back in the day?? I have an SBE Sidebander II, and a Gemtronics GTX2325, and it's obvious that they...
View ArticleHELP. PLEASE!!!
Does anyone know if there's another audio tube besides the 12at7 (driver) and the two 6bq5's audio tubes in a sonar FS 2340? I replaced the driver with one I purchased from an eBay seller. The audio...
View ArticleEICO Signal Tracer 147A
Hey guys, I just had this given to me by a friend. I don't know if it works but it was sitting outside in a pile of junk and has been rained on. I spotted it from about 100 feet away and had to check...
View ArticleExpo 100 expander channel kits info needed
I'm looking for the Expo channel expander kit crystal codes that are on the Xtals. I have an A Kit with 2 xtals 1 has a T and the other a J on xtals nothing else. Other kit is a Expo S+ and it has S X...
View ArticleCobra 148 GTL Taiwan alignment problem / question
I have raised another Cobra 148 GTL from the dead, but I am now having a alignment problem. The radio has no clarifier mods that I can see and all wires appear to be in the right places. L23, L59 and...
View ArticleWashington Meter
I have been given a Uniden Washington. Powers up, mains hum in speaker so will replace the caps. But... meter is dead, open circuit. Anyone know where I can get one ? Or does anyone have a tear down?...
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