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Always a possibility, if so I was not the only one that fell for it. On the other hand, I did a lot of research into the Italian submarine business and it turns out they have a thriving business building many different types of subs for a number of nations. Who knew? 231 just happens to be a few...

Ya. kind of weird, I heard you 50 times today and tried calling, but I couldn't seem to get through. Either I really am not getting out, or it is so crowded over there you just can't comb me out of the pile. I don't think I am NOT getting out though, cause I heard this weak guy calling on 555...

Hey 305, it's 169. LOL, nice putting a "face" to a voice. I am on 38 now, but no skip yet, one time zone over. I'll be listening. :tt1:

After replacing the two finals and the driver bi-polar transistors in this radio with a new Mitsubishi driver and matched set of Mitsubishi finals and aligning them to specs, I am putting this back on the market. It was laways a good talker and great receiver and I have talked to much of EU...

I would normally agree with that thinking. It's what I thought at first when I grounded mine, but it does not work at all that way. I do not know the science behind it, but when the antenna is "balanced" with a wire core or some other way to trick the system into thinking it is a 5/8 wave or...

Yes, I realize that. But I had heard that there is a better speaker that some techs are putting in, supposed to sound better than stock for a decent price. And, I don't know much about good quality speaker brands either. :)

My experience is to not "ground" the antenna to the roof or let the coax ground out, but to get the antenna as close to the metal as possible As in an inch or so. I did something similar with another loaded self contained antenna and grounded to the groundplane, it did not work, but isolated, it...

I had heard there was a good replacement speaker for the old 2985DX base radios. Not a stock replacement part, this was supposed to be a better unit. Anyone know what this might be and where to get one? :)

Ha, I guess you did not read the whole thread? I started it to ask if there were ANY CB or Export radios being produced without FET finals. The answer so far, is NO.

Maybe this thread will help. It sure opened my eyes.

More than one. I was hearing it from so many people, it was becoming embarrasing to discuss it. I thought I was in the rabbit hole for sure. It just did not add up.

LOL, that sounds like some affliction?

The problem is seeing the darn things, let alone working on them. The real question for this year is, "How many FET's can fit on the head of a pin?" And I hope most of you realize by now, this conversation is mostly tongue in cheek. I don't like FET's, because I have blown out so many of them...

You know* what *the next generation of CB needs? They need about 6 little slots on the side for like you know, those micro memory cards, little SDHC chips. Only they would be FET's. Blow one up, want more power, just pop in another FET. No, give me a rats nest of wires, some thumb sized caps...

I make no secret of my distain for the FET. I just hate them. It's not that they can not take abuse, cause that is no secret either. It is that the owner/operator of them has to have enough experience with them and other radio equipment to instictively know, [key words there], the limitations of...

Exactly. I love the sound of them, and I able to tell the difference between a tube transmit and a transistor one 90% of the time. It is something to be desired. :)

I already have. But I wonder why you say The technology is old, like there is something wrong with a well made good sounding radio that works great and lasts for 40 years and is maintainable by anyone who can change a tube? And yet, there is an expanding return to tube powered amplifiers for...

Tube finals is why I troll the Radio gear Swap forums almost daily, and there are always plenty out there ready to buy. And obviously, from the prices, I am not alone in that either. But the sad part is, FET's, good or bad, are NOT being used properly in the design. It's not even bad design to...

How about we all start calling the shop before buying this junk, ask some questions, namely "do you sell any radio with transistor finals?" and then when the inevitable answer comes, ask why not? Then say you are going to shop around some more, maybe wait till one comes out. The best way to get...

Sorry, the second final failed today. I have decided to get it repaired and keep it for now. Please delete.