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    Galaxy Dx 959 Mosfet Complete Tune Up Procedure

    I did the 2 mosfets, and yes I tried turning vr's 14 and 18 all the way down and as soon as I keyed the mic the fuse blew, and well about 30 seconds when I put the 4 amp in it, I didn't want to go much higher fuse, I didn't want to hurt the radio, I have another 959 with a rfx-75 on it, and it...
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    Galaxy Dx 959 Mosfet Complete Tune Up Procedure

    Are these the same transmit adjustments for the non mosfet 959? Also I did the 2 mosfet upgrade using the IRF520N finals, as it is instructed on cb tricks, well it was done to a T and when I key the mic it kept blowing fuses up to 4 amp... there is no way or info on how to do the bias...
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    General Grant

    I have a General Grant that I just replaced the driver and final, does anyone have the adjustment procedures for the driver and final Bias? Thanks
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    Uniden washington 2 button, PC385, MB8719

    OK thanks I thought it might be that one? that is the bias wire that connects to TP 7. well here goes nothing!
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    Uniden washington 2 button, PC385, MB8719

    OK! Now that I have recieve working well , I want to try some mods on it, I am trying to do the NPC mod and I am stumped on Step 6. what wire are they talking about here is a picture, is it the green one that gors to TP7, or violet one that goes to TP8 or one of the yellow coated oned off the...
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    Uniden washington 2 button, PC385

    WOOPS? I meant C24
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    My New President Toy...

    are those internal amps safe to put in? like the stinger H&Y sells?
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    Uniden washington 2 button, PC385

    I found the problem, it was a bad cap. c213. no where near the audio amp? go figure, I replaced it, too bad another 10v. all I had. but it recieves GREAT NOW
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    How to perform the 2sc2999 and Schottky diode swap

    SO Like I said in my first post here. DON'T WORK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I just did this receive upgrade to my texas ranger tr696f ssb and my galaxy DX959 and I actually think it made the receive worse, and I got the good...
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    Uniden washington 2 button, PC385

    OK I got another uniden washington 8719, it transmits in am and ssb, it has modulation on am and ssb, and Again no receive, I changed the audio Ic and still notta, gotta try c107, but what diode are you talking about, is it D60? Hope not I can't find any locally, I did check it and it checks out OK
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    Does weather affetc skip?

    weird noise OK here is a good one, may be stupid or a good question Now on just about all 27mhz 1-40 and the free band, there is a strange noise, to explain what the noise is, the best I can do it sounds like a SawZaw cutting a piece of plywood and not being held tight ot the wood...
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    Uniden washington 2 button, PC385

    Please DELETE DELETE THIS THREAD NO LONGER HAVE RADIO
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    How to perform the 2sc2999 and Schottky diode swap

    NOOOOOO the road talker is working so leave it alone,,, Well I did also put it into my general grant, and it seems a little better in that, not much tho, like on defproms page says.. the 696f is a great talker, but no ears, I also mentioned about the super ears mod, and thats when Don...
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    How to perform the 2sc2999 and Schottky diode swap

    Your all not understanding the comparison,, ok! the road talker hears ppl talking and the texas ranger don't and it is about 4 s units on the road talker before the texas ranger even receives what the sears is.. I took the kits out and re installed the old stuff. and the recieve did pick up a...
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    How to perform the 2sc2999 and Schottky diode swap

    I don't know what brand the 1n6263 diodes were but the transistor was a Sanyo 2sc2999, and if it wasn't done right the radio wouldn't even work??? Right? now I contacted the place where I bought the radio, and here is a copy ofthe email, Notice his last line there...
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    How to perform the 2sc2999 and Schottky diode swap

    Yes I did, Well I didn't I brought it to a tech. cost 40 buck and no differance I just guess those radios are JUNK
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    How to perform the 2sc2999 and Schottky diode swap

    HOG WASH.. I get all my parts from RF supply