Need service documentation for Midland 13-955
I need service documentation for Midland 13-955. I acquired this radio and found it powers up - head lights up and no audio / no transmit. I peeked inside and found nothing obviously burnt or...
View ArticleTimes Microwave Lmr 400uf
What would be the proper length of this coax to be an electrically correct half wave (repeating) being the velocity factor is 86 I'm thinking. Kinda thinking center frequency channel 20 is what most...
View ArticleRealistic TRC-448, 40 CHL SSB-AM
Found a couple old TRC-448's. One was my late father-in-law's, and 1 I got off EBAY from a guy in Canada. The one from Ebay looks almost new, and the 1 from my father-in-law was sitting in an old...
View ArticleSingle 4CX250B base amp for the masses!
My favorite amp of all time is the Pride DX-300. While not perfect, it is a great little amp. Complete documentation, including schematics, are available here:...
View Article"Pill" questions...
What are the input drives for the common pills like the 1446, 2290, and 2879?? How do you figure the input requirements of multiple pill amps with these pills? Do you multiply the input drive of the...
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 ArticleWhat are the top three US states you hear in DX?
please state the state you live in first. Here in the SW US, southern Nevada to be specific. we have a few different patterns that seem to hold true across sunspot cycles. we have skip that runs up and...
View ArticleWhat's it gonna take to transmit DX on 11 meters
Got a decent hill for my station, right at 500 feet elevation in Central Texas, I can here Jamica, Belise, Caribbean islands, Puetro Rico, Florida, George, Iowa, Carolina's, Illinois, California, New...
View ArticleLSB 16 Revival Effort - July 4th
July 4th is Independence Day here in the U.S. Many of us will have the day off. How about we give the LSB 16 revival effort another shot then? My recommendation is that folks work around the following...
View ArticleTram D201 tvi tune c711
Im trying to track down the low output problem on am/lsb I noticed the c711 was set so it looked like a circle instead of a slice of pie like the other radios from the inside. i checked c711 and from...
View ArticleRobyn an-505d needs new mic
Picked up a Robyn an-505d today. Great radio but the stock mix is lacking a little. I'm wanting to wire either a rk56 or a asatic mic to it. The problem is it has the clarifier in the mic itself. Does...
View ArticleNPC RC modification mod
OK I seen the other thread that takes up 18 pages and just could not get myself to read that many pages :headbang What is the NPC/RC mod and why should it be done? I remember a tech, SS8541, that spoke...
View ArticleCobra 138 XLR troubleshooting
Troubleshooting a garage sale find. No mods to radio, it's stock. Radio was on freq when I first powered it on but radio was dim and I thought it was just the dimmer control, I tried changing channel...
View ArticleSo you like videogates?
Better be careful. ANY videogate that has someones voice, is subject to be removed as easily as someone saying, "thats my voice". It can be reported for privacy violations...
View ArticleCobra 29 LX - Squelch Not Functioning
Hi all, I have a Cobra 29 LX that was working fine until a couple of weeks ago when the squelch stopped working. I can turn the squelch knob all the way to the right, and the squelch never closes. This...
View ArticleCB Legend
I found the following story and it is too good not to share. https://www.redpowermagazine.com/forums/topic/90916-cb-radio-channel-6-superbowl-and-11/ On 11/19/2014 at 1:23 PM, FarmerFixEmUp said: Might...
View ArticleLISTEN FOR ME ON 27.385 !!
After we moved to Colombia 12 years ago, I set up my station and proceeded to dx all around the world. I connected with many members of this forum: Robb, Audio Shockwave, DxMan, Marconi (grandpa), and...
View ArticleDoes anybody still have a Superwack Packed Radio?
I am bored tonight and off for the holiday. Thought I would ask if anyone still has one sitting on the shelf. Fire it up and transmit on three channels at once. Happy 4th of July.
View ArticleCobra 29 Ltd no transmit
Hey guys, sorry to bring up yet another cb no transmit problem, I know this has been covered many times, I know because I've read many threads on the same problem but nothing really seems to match my...
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