Recent content by Dmans

All over DX today. I made contact with 399 and heard a station from Chattanooga as 399 was talking to him (Chattanooga is about 200 miles north of me and my beam was pointed south) Heard stations in South Carolina (150 miles north east) Stations from Hawaii (many many miles west of me) stations...

I have a 2970. Not sure what “series” it is. It has a green lcd display, bi-polar driver and final and a 2 x 2290 amplifier board. It was massively “truckerized” and worked when I got it in a trade for some other work I did. It now does not key up and the receive sucks bad (too much “white...

Rebuild it or at least give it a fighting chance. I did this SB220 a couple years ago. It looked almost as bad as your Hunter Bandit. It is still running today with the tubes it came to me with. 73 David

I suppose you could order the rotator plate from the tower manufacturer. https://amertower.com/special-series-towers/mm-plate/ 73 David

The information below may help. A DMM is your friend here. You only need to identify 3 wires on your Cobra "Coffin" microphone. The link is where the info came from. https://qsl.net/g4wpw/date.html 73 David

Dan, This would be a good place to try. Ken has more than listed on his web page. A phone call is probably best as Ken does not e-mail. Good Luck. 73 David

Not mine but has been on Craigslist for a good while. https://charlotte.craigslist.org/ele/d/rock-hill-cb-radio-equipment-for-sale/7733681305.html 73 David

Where did the "True" auctions go? Most everything I see now is listed with a "Buy it Now" price-or at the very least, a "Starting" price that is more than the item is worth. 73 David

MS481 as that was the tail number of the Helicopter I was assigned to as a Crew Chief in the USMC. CH-53A model 1980-1986. 73 David

This is the image of the schematic printed inside the top cover of my TRC Pro Niner. I have the original mike socket from the radio with the wires attached to the socket. The pin numbers on the socket are difficult to decipher but here is what I can see: Pin 1- is the microphone Shield tied to...

Original Service manual and schematics here. Cause I love a good mystery (& 858 radios). Start the popcorn please. I will watch from my front row seat! 73 David

Try this. No color code for the wiring but might get you close. Good Luck. 73 David

https://www.worldwidedx.com/forums/cb-radio-service-manuals.196/ Maybe here^ 73 David

Use one of these for a cheap and easy fix. 73 David

See page 10 of the attached. Thanks to Klondike Mike for scanning in these a couple years ago. 73 David