Browning Golden Eagle Mark III & Mark IV

TB01 · Feb 8, 2011

Hi everyone,

I picked up these two radios today....dont know alot about these old tube types.
My questions are;
When I hook up the IV I get a bad feedback through the speaker, but the radio set seems to be "working" as everything lights up. Any explanations on this?
And also the III transmitter fired right up, but cant get any power on the receiver. Checked fuse on the back and it was good, i even swapped it out with a new one. Both were interconnected together. Any explanations on this??
Thanks TB.

n0zna · Feb 8, 2011

Thats part of the Brownings trademark,the ping{feadback}through the speaker...there is a tech i think in Alab or Ga. that works on Browning Tram only radios...73s de JW

TB01 · Feb 8, 2011

n0zna said:
Thats part of the Brownings trademark,the ping{feadback}through the speaker...there is a tech i think in Alab or Ga. that works on Browning Tram only radios...73s de JW

No, im talking about just as it sits turned on its a hummmming coming through the speaker. Not on TX its on the RX. It does it at the same level regardless of the volume knob position. Anyways thanks for the referal to the radio shop though!
TB

CM-4441 · Feb 8, 2011

It might be a grounding issue.

Terry

AudioShockwav · Feb 8, 2011

No, im talking about just as it sits turned on its a hummmming coming through the speaker.

Sounds like you have one ( or more ) dry caps in the radio.
The radios are old, and age gets to them.

73
Jeff

Kamikaze · Feb 8, 2011

Start by making sure all the tubes are in the correct sockets.

TB01 · Feb 9, 2011

Well i was thinking and hoping ground problems also. It has a wire from the frame of reciever but isint connected to the transmitter. I tried touching it to the transmitter and it didnt seem to help any.
Anyways thanks for the help guys, check out the mark IV on ebay if interested! I've got 4 more browning radios, a couple stock mics w/out the stands, and a maco vfo tuner soon to be on there too.
Again, thanks guys!
TB

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