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Reviewed the radio today, everything as described, couldn't be happier with the sale. Thanks again!

PP sent!

I'll take it, let me know where to send the PP.

Ah okay, I'll take a look! Thanks!

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I accepted that it was probably beyond my skill level, haha. The radio(s) are on a shelf, waiting for the time that I send one off to be gone through and polished up. The friend that gave them to me passed away a few years ago, so I definitely don't want to be mucking them up.

In the process of ordering parts to rehab the Sweet Sixteen. Went through the boards and compared to the layout diagram and schematic, found a few missing parts. C3 is listed as a 120pF cap, it looks like a Mica, but could be a film? Any particular voltage rating? Reason for replacing...

RM Italy makes the AD203 stinger board which is made for exactly what you're trying to do. Might take a look at that and see how different what you have is, and adjust accordingly.

Turns out, I'm still around after all these years. I ended up running the spacer and spring as shown in the first pic. The SWRs seemed acceptable to me and I ran a 979 with a DX500 for a year or so before selling my equipment and moving onto other pursuits. Now I'm back with a different...

I think it's fantastic, I own 3. Clean, simple styling, straightforward controls, all the right features without the fluff. Separation kit is pricy but you can roll you own with some off the shelf cable and connectors.

Is there any real activity from them? I know there was talk of bringing the Palomar name back to greatness, but I haven't heard anything in a while, beside them selling some transistors.

@Big Kahuna Seems like there's a story to be told about RF Limited/Magnum (and others) that few know about unless they were there, with some sort of roots in the industry. Wish it was published or otherwise available to read about. Sounds like it was an interesting time, sort of a peak, when...

@Big Kahuna and @Handy Andy, I appreciate both of your expert inputs on this issue. Although I may not always understand everything, I never fail to learn something new from your posts. I guess I'll leave the radio the way it is, and just be judicious on the use of the RF Power control...

@Handy Andy did you take a peek at the pictures of the board by chance?

For the less technically inclined, what is it doing?

Only available with installation?

That wheel bearing setup is surprising. Most mfg are moving to completely sealed unit hubs. Seems like a waste, but can't deny how convenient they are to replace...

Definitely not trying to squeeze every last watt out of this thing, 1.8W doesn't bother me so much I guess, more so the high power side of things. I've attached some pictures of the board, since I don't see any obvious other markings, though they might be hiding under the various boards bolted...

Have a 257HP that does 1.8 or so watts with the variable all the way down, and a hair under 18w with the variable all the way up. I thought the high was a bit too much, so I looked inside and the VR that controls that was all the way down to the stop already. Turning it the other way indeed made...