Recent content by wulff

Sorry, I haven't read any of the replies but please bear with me....Well, here is my 2 cents, I was first introduced to CB in the mid 1960's as a kid. My dad bought a tube type radio that came with a channel 11 XTAL. A rarity was a full 23 channel rig that had 46 XTALS installed, Browning was...

I didn't mean any offense, I had an old Royce that was all over the place on AM and hams would always 'politely' let me know, LOL!!! I figured you meant SSB but asked since most service trucks use AM or FM... but not always I thought I would make sure! 73's

Sounds like you nailed it.. good idea replacing electrolytic caps as you get the chance. A radio seems to last longer when it is used often (and not stored away) and filter caps are replaced like every 5 years. 73's

Was the tow truck guy on AM or SSB? Robb, I was thinking about doing that mod but I found someone else has already done it. It (I have been told) sounds great on AM but I will have to try it on SSB this weekend. By the way, a guy on Craigslist has a Galaxy Saturn-Turbo he said he bought it and...

Thanks for the info guys! I usually turn on my radios as soon as I get in the car and my base I usually leave on all the time. I have a thermometer (Fluke Brand) and it was 140 deg F in my car with the windows up yesterday LOL!! So I kinda live in an oven. What area did you suggest building an...

You might check the electrolytic caps in the power supply section. Has it sat for a long time? You might want to replace those as they do dry out eventually. My 2510 did something strange one time. I let it set for about 5 years, took it out of the closet, hooked it up and the transmit and...

I might be wrong but I don't believe the amps use a pot to run the RF to ground, this would be bad on the the finals and overheat them. I believe the hi/low switches works by cutting voltage down to the voltage regulator. Why do you not want a hi/lo switch? Are you just looking for more...

I have used an HR 2510 for years but recently gave it to my brother who is recovering from chemo to get him interested in radio again. I bought a non-working Galaxy 99V off eBay that was non-working and fixed it. I also have a Washington Base with one of those old UFO VFO's for a base but for...

I picked up a used DX99 off ebay (got it for a little more than $100 because a bad capacitor caused buzzing with the frequency meter on) fixed that and was testing it out, everything looked fine with 10 watts DK even swinging up! The previous owner had installed a RN 203 stinger inside and it...

I Turner +2 and it really rocks on my HR2510.