Recent content by Redbeard190

Ok .... Can't believe I am about to post this! I haven't touched this radio since I put up the post. Tonight I hooked it up and and let it sit. Finally I hook my rubber banded mic then the xmt led red/green turned red for a split second now the green and red are both on. Nothing on my watt...

Thank you very much for the reply. Yes I was looking at the way it's wired in. It kinda shocked me when I seen one of the wires coming from the on/off-volume knob. Good eye on bias will definitely take care of this radio. The man who owned it is now a silent key.

So I bought an old uniden has a knob on the back to control variable power. Inside was a piece of round plastic with 4 wires going on to it so I warmed it up and started slowly removing layer after layer it appears to be 5 diodes in a series. With 2 wires hooked to each end. Anyone seen a mod...

I purchased the one with the green freq counter. Was the most pleasant purchase of used equipment I have ever had. Delivered as promised in a timely manner. He even insured it. Well packaged, very well packaged if you ordered something from this man expect to spend 7 minutes opening the box...

20 years ago I was the youngest guy on the radio around here. Unfortunately I still am. I wish today's youth would take interest in something other than a cell phone. 73's

So I have owned 8 tube type amps in 20 years. I have never used one. Mainly due to lack of knowledge and experience. I have this Palomar I know nothing about. It does have tubes in it. Capacitors all look new. I have not plugged it in yet. I never plug anything in without thoroughly looking...

Haven't tried Chirp. Like I said I really haven't messed with it much. I did download the Baofeng software. Guess I will check out Chirp. 73

Recently a friend of mine gave me one of these $25 dual band radios. Haven't really messed with it much. I saw a secret menu people were unlocking. Mine will not do it and I noticed mine doesn't look exactly like any of the one I saw. So I am assuming that function was taken away?

I would put this on repeat and leave.

While digging through boxes of old radios looking for parts, I ran across this one. I Don't know where it came from. Powers up but no transmit or receive. Thoughts???

It is positive. Thanks. I wanted to verify before I burnt it up. 73's

Over the past year and a half I have had to move out and move back in to my radio room. Somehow I misplaced the power cord to my meter. Does anyone know what voltage? Thanks in advance.

That's how they had the fans hooked up.

Also where the 12vdc ties into the board there is a black wire with it that goes to the center pin of the REC RCA jack