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I didn't realize you were from Australia. I remember reading that there were only 18 channels allowed there back then, and I remember CPI had their CP-180 model with 18 channels just for Australia.

The FCC allowed 40 channels in the beginning of 1977.

I think this is probably what you have already.

Here's the manual. Page 16 tells how the meter works and how to adjust it.

I haven't been on this site in a few years, I just signed on, and it came up to the main page, but it didn't let me into anything.

This may help you, the original Realistic Factory Service Manual for the TRC 458. It's the same radio as the 457 but doesn't have the clock. Also, the TRC 449 manual may help. It was the mobile version of the radio.

That was in the Cobras. The Presidents and Realistics already have it bolted to the heat sink.

The swap to the Sanyo 2SC2999E never much amounted to anything. Someone who didn't know how to read data sheets and didn't understand that there is no test standardization amongst transistor manufactures saw that the noise level was slightly lower than the 2SC1675 and 2SC1674 transistors and...

Something looks wrong with pin 10 of that chip, and it doesn't look like the chip is seated all the way into the socket on the one end.

Those two wires soldered to pins 1 and 3 are on U600G. As others have stated, it's one of the programmable dividers. It was done for a 5KC mod to get the "A" channels. Here is the SAMS #168 manual for this radio. It's actually for the 400 mobile, but is very similar to the 2000. It's the only...

If you replace any of the ICs, solder a socket to the board to insert the IC into. This way, you will never have to do any soldering at those points again if the replacement IC needs to be removed again. This prevents damage to the traces and from over heating of the IC while soldering.

In response to your question about C239, there is no cap used in that position on this radio. I think you will find it's not on the schematic or in the parts list.

Make sure you resolder all those pass throughs from the top to the bottom sides of the boards, or you may be chasing problems forever.

Here's the Browning manual with alignment procedures. You may want to check voltages at the tubes to make sure they are correct.

Here is the SAMS for it: