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I would sit it on shelf and use it for conversation piece. But they are fun to play with. If a component will not adjust within specs,,then time to chase the voltage and see where it is bad.. Caps is easiest and best solution for an old tuber or (cough) vintage cobra 2k. once recapped then...

Having built and used both antennas. Both have pros n cons. OCF easy to get working effectively. lightweight,( yes us old farts pay attention to weight ) Cons Skewed pattern on upper bands. fan. effecient balanced antenna radiation pattern and more important the NULLS can be predicted and...

Time and place for everything? Very general open ended question/ statement. YES trimming coax has benefits, especially in LDMOS applications from pa board to filter board, size matters. vhf, uhf? yes cable loss In an HF installation or use,, it does not matter.

same as Colt? Robyn, type radio. https://cbtricks.org/radios/robyn/t_240d/

Paul Harold. In FL specializes on the yakamo. facebook contact easiest way to get in touch. https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product/16080

Thanks guys, got few on order.

Searching the www. no luck finding one anywhere. any suggestions, or recommendations . thanks

searching for 7.345 crystal, cobra, uniden etc let me know if anyone has one in the junk box or donor rig. thanks

Should be several bias resistors, check those to see if they are still somewhat close to the values they should be.

I have been thinking of PPOTA. Porta Potty's OTA. conditions might be a little bit chitty.

those old wawassee cases look sweet.

Long night here got the new bi focals on. guys the original post was from 2016, then 2019. digging up bones here but those sure are some nice bones. squeal like a pig when keyed.

I sure dont need another radio, but. the 7300 I have not heard a bad sounding one out there yet if operated correctly

thought that little blue pill took care of that type of issues??

To Quote Forrest Gump. Chit happens