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    doffo reacted to Cable Guy's post in the thread Unit 399 JJ in Medellin Colombia with Like Like.
    Sad, I always tried for him when propagation was coming from Columbia, never got to work him, now I never will. Thank you JJ, you left a...
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    doffo reacted to slingslingbinks's post in the thread Unit 399 JJ in Medellin Colombia with Sad Sad.
    With great sorrow and a broken heart, I just found out that James Schleitwiler JJ Unit 399 has passed away. I will miss out text's back...
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    doffo reacted to vswr's post in the thread Cobra 142 GTL with Like Like.
    Ok. I will. I will bebgetting back into this radio in an hour or so. Thanks for your support.
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    doffo replied to the thread Cobra 142 GTL.
    If you can, get a picture underneath the radio near the PLL. Just curious if something looks out of place or added.
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    doffo reacted to vswr's post in the thread Cobra 142 GTL with Like Like.
    Yes. It had a ground strap on it and on the other 2 upper and lower crystals. Did I mention that thiscwas a ebay hack? Full of issues...
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    doffo replied to the thread Cobra 142 GTL.
    That crystal also looks to of been messed with at some point. Don't think its quite what has been giving grief but making sure its an...
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    doffo reacted to vswr's post in the thread Cobra 142 GTL with Like Like.
    Yeah. I took off 1 lead andnit changed nothing. Im gonna getbthat pic of the cap under the board also...
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    doffo replied to the thread Cobra 142 GTL.
    What is throwing me off is that capacitor soldered on the pack of crystals onto the resistor? I don't see other 142 GTLs with that. I...
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    doffo reacted to TM86's post in the thread Cobra 142 GTL with Like Like.
    For the glue I use a little bit of acetone on a q-tip and apply it directly to the glue. Helps soften it up a bit. Nail polish remover...
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    doffo reacted to BC Coyote's post in the thread Radioddity QT80 (6666 pro clone) with Like Like.
    I've been wondering the same thing! My rule of thumb for AM is that max swing PEP should be no more than 4X the deadkey. If you're...
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    doffo replied to the thread Radioddity QT80 (6666 pro clone).
    Please... I am curious... Why even bother to do a 2 watt deadkey to 80 watts?? Reason I ask is because that is the same radio that...
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    doffo replied to the thread Cobra 142 gtl with a few problems.
    I will be glad to sell it off if I run into it again this year when I go to visit my folks in Nevada. I still think people will pay...
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    doffo reacted to nomadradio's post in the thread Cobra 142 gtl with a few problems with Like Like.
    I discovered the 459 was good for just one thing. People pay stupid money for them on fleabay. Years ago I cleared out parts radios that...
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    doffo replied to the thread Non SDR Radio....
    I think they do not offer a non-SDR radio. The Icom 706 successor in the SDR fashion is thee Icom 7300.
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    doffo replied to the thread Cobra 142 gtl with a few problems.
    The moment you said computerized nightmare radio, my mind flashed back to when I bought that steaming turd back I think in 2018 or 2019...
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