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Recent content by BlackPearlRadio557

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    Double Sideband

    I saw a mod a while back to convert a 148 to DSB and adjustable carrier. I though, whars the point?
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    Motor Mouth Mauldulator. Well done, but not done well.

    Interesting. Why does it need 24 volts?
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    Low channel mod for UPD-2816

    Thanks for the info Technicolo. I checked out the site and I think I'm going to get one to try out.
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    Low channel mod for UPD-2816

    I wonder if this type of mod can also get to the "A" channels with out destroying the 455khz or drifting all over the place?? I hope the OP posts how you do the mod. I fear, without trying it, that this mod is roughly like trying to pick up a turd by the clean end. I've got a fresh used 29...
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    Low channel mod for UPD-2816

    Sounds pretty cool. Are you going to post the procedure here? I would love to try it out.
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    Low channel mod for UPD-2816

    My Cobra 1000 has kinda that mod. Where a 10.695 oscillator replaced the 10.24 on TX, a "slideable" 5mhz oscillator was used in place of the 15.36. It works great but the drawback is the channels don't line up with the channel selector but a freq counter can be added like one of those 11 dollar...
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    Coil Cans Slug broken

    Isn't cutting a slug in half one of Lou Franklin's broadbanding tricks?
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    Which Is Best For A Cobra IRF520 Or ERF2030 For The 40 Watt Mod

    Gosh, I had pretty good luck with the 13n10 and biasing it with a small voltage regulator on a "parts only" Cobra 29 I bought off ebay. 8 watts carrier swing to about 39 watts. My wife, however, was totally unimpressed so I told her to use the broom she flew in on to sweep up the kitchen...
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    4 X 1446 = 750/800 WATTS

    Maybe he's measuring the peak watts? Like saying a stock cb is 32 watts and using a peak read style meter. Is that a possibility?
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    Cobra 25LTD Classic 10 meter mod?

    10 Meters is still a good place for AM. There's a couple of us from the local ham club who converted AM only CBs to 10. The pic I've posted is when we initially got my Cobra 1000 in the 10m band. I've had a blast with it so far. 73's
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    cobra 25 gtl (taiwan) full restoration

    Hi Nomadradio. The TX 10.695 makes up for the "split" requirement (at least until my mind anyway, lol). I mean feeding a 16.270 signal would be 26.965 (16.270 +10.695 = 26.965 on TX and 26.965 - 16.270 = 10.695 - 10.240 = 455) . I guess it means that one of those cheapie freq counters would work...
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    cobra 25 gtl (taiwan) full restoration

    I was thinking of a varactor tuned vfo with some kinda temp compensation. Like 4.5 maz - 5.5. Then mix with 11 mhz crystal oscillator. Keep the 10.24 for rx and add new TX oscillator 10.695. I would think the cheap $hit eBay freq counter would work because now only one frequency from the vfo...
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    cobra 25 gtl (taiwan) full restoration

    I meant injecting a new 16.xx signal bypassing the pll completely. I don't know, sounded good at the time.
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    cobra 25 gtl (taiwan) full restoration

    So does the N8ZN board work for the 25?