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  1. Uncle Ronnie 336

    Cobra 89 gtl

    the RF board is the same as a 29gtl. so the same mods involved as a 29
  2. Uncle Ronnie 336

    cobra 29,89,xlr zachary T base (858) faulty L16?

    yea, it seems like thats steep for a can with a slug in it. it also seems that CB-specific outlets sell higher than something like mouser or a general parts source
  3. Uncle Ronnie 336

    cobra 29,89,xlr zachary T base (858) faulty L16?

    have a couple of these chassis rigs that have random intermittent cutting out on TX and it seems like this is the failure point. i guess there is a NOS electronics joint online that has em at 6 and change a pc. emailed to see if i can get a break on that price if i get like 20. if anyone has a...
  4. Uncle Ronnie 336

    I just did something WICKED stupid (zachary T)

    ok, so only the zener got taken out. got the resistors correct to switch the 1pill driver on and off, im getting 130 PEP (mfj watts), 60RMS. and i can go as low as about 4W deadkey with the clean swing (see pinned post) and a B bias on the driver to keep er from pinching. the driver does not...
  5. Uncle Ronnie 336

    Is resonance really where you get best antenna performance?

    ill bite: i got a ladderline fed 1.25wave non-res doublet, a 4:1 balun, and a tentec 229 tuner. keeping losses between balun and tuner low is paramount. that coax lead through the window should be as short as possible. one of the best antennas I ever built
  6. Uncle Ronnie 336

    Anytone 6666pro am swing

    npc doesn't do much. i feel like this is a service menu adjustment to be made
  7. Uncle Ronnie 336

    Galaxy Dx 959 Mosfet Complete Tune Up Procedure

    c218 is still is new fet versions like my 2017 959b. thats about to change
  8. Uncle Ronnie 336

    [Solved] Trying to make sense of this 89 XLR swing mod to use on my 21 XLR

    you should peep the pinned thread about the more involved swing mod using a TIP142 darlington upstream from the mod transformer. standard cap/resistor mods to do this thing square and pinch off a lot quicker and easier on the scope than on later cobras. the 1st radio I tried it on was a zachary...
  9. Uncle Ronnie 336

    Stryker sr94hpc

    i have not done the resistor addition, but i get respectable swing from 10W and I set the low power to 3W for now, get around 12 mfj watts from it. my question is if anyone got in there and did something to sample the audio and manipulate the audio drive to full from a low carrier to...
  10. Uncle Ronnie 336

    Stryker sr94hpc

    the FM power at "40w" i believe. do not recommend setting it that high
  11. Uncle Ronnie 336

    I just did something WICKED stupid (zachary T)

    so D17 which is a zener diode, im assuming 9.1v is removed, waiting on some to arrive in the mail, and a board trace between that lead and the diode/rest of the stuff cooked apart like a fuse. i am hoping that reconnecting that, changing the zener will bring everything back up. now we wait
  12. Uncle Ronnie 336

    I just did something WICKED stupid (zachary T)

    doing a single pill MRF454 on a zach T and i think i just took a bunch of stuff out to trigger a relay, i tapped off of the JP13/D17 junction, and when messing around with the trigger circuit, i pulled that wire off on the other end. I let it go, and the end of the wire rubbed against an output...
  13. 2 pill 2sc2879 HG

    2 pill 2sc2879 HG

    class B, temp tracking fan. rattlecan paint job
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  15. Uncle Ronnie 336

    HG 2sc1969s kinda blow tbh

    i like their mrf 454s and i built a biased 4pill with the hg 2290s. but im not getting the finals again
  16. Uncle Ronnie 336

    HG 2sc1969s kinda blow tbh

    ehh, im just gonna use FETs at this point. mitsubishi 1969s kick ass and are durable. HGs are a completely different animal. i'd see awesome numbers until :: pop:::
  17. Uncle Ronnie 336

    HG 2sc1969s kinda blow tbh

    mosfets have proven to be more durable. all day. i've popped 5 1969 HGs so far trying them over the past couple years, theres a few radios out there in the wild that i worked on that also have them, hoping i won't have to see em again.
  18. OOF

    OOF