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Clearly the K-PO 5000 DX seems to be the wallet friendly options. It appears to be mic friendly onlike the absolutely stupid mic connector ont he AT-5555 II. Now that I have asked down to Earth practical questions that does not involve swaping in a mosfet into a Combra 29 or doing NPC-RC mod...

No it will not. Mic Gain and RF gain has nothing to do with over driving an amp. Now if that is RF power out that is variable then yes turning down might be helpful but you might still need to turn the low power and high power pots inside down to match drive if that is possible. Depends on the...

I think I will recap it. Maybe do the Gold Finger audio TX/RX substitutions, if it does not already have a 2SC1973 I will change that. I will upgrade regulators. I will upgrade the regulators with Mitsubishi, Toshiba and ST Micro componets. I will either do CP-1 and SP1-a install or convert to...

Less @ LessComm has a video of a 2517(?) that he installed an MD-1, CP-1, and SP1-a. The MD-1 was switched of course as is the SP1-a. He had no trouble getting the CP-1 and SP1-a to play nicely together with impressive results.

Since it contains electronic parts it has to be science. Tht does not mean it is what you want or that it does something that add's utility to your radio. It is though not an invisible dog or pet rock though. Plenty of shops seem to figure out how to make them work well while some can not make...

The President Washington is basickly an over priced Ares II, AT-5555, 6666 etc.... It is not like it is not being built by the same people that make the above radio's! It does not offer anything that far cheaper radio's from the same manufacture already offers. I am sure Presidents customer...

My Mouser cart is empty it appears their is a limit to how long you can keep a cart full of parts. Not only that but 90% of my past orders have dropped off as well. It had been a few years but had no idea they just dropped them off like that.

I was going to post a thread just last night just how affordable Washington Base Radio's can be had for if you shop around that are cosmeticaly in good shape and largely unmodified. It sounds just as good as a CObra 2000 on are and it has less to break or need to repair.

I have to admit it caught my eye as well since President until recently had a history of putting their name on radio's that where very well built. My problem with them at present is that they are just rebranding radio designs by Chinese companies that make similar products at a 1/2 to 1/3 the...

I have done that with car parts. I have parts for car's that neither myself or my family owns any more. LOL When I do get rid of something it never fails a few years latter I think of a way I could have used that very part. LOL

Try unplugging your fridge and freezer and see if the noise changes at all. Are flouresent or LED lights in use when this is happening?

So I had $900+ in my RF Parts cart. I whittled it down to $174 or so. They need a save for latter button! The high dollar parts I could recall exactly what I wanted those for it is the tiny $2 and $1 transistors I had absolutely no clue why they where in the cart! Those are the parts though I...

"The Sound of Silence"

I pulled the trigger on my RF Parts cart after scalling it down from $900+ down to $150. Som restraint is in order. Now I need to address Mouser and Digi-Key although some of those parts are for high end audio repairs to vintage home audio 1970's through 1990. I have a reel to reel that I need...

I was just thinking the channel board for Galaxy's all use radio's with 145106 PLL's I think and the 979 uses an RCI8719. I should of thought of that before ordering. Ooops. Well this just means I need another Galaxy now! LOL I am not going to build a bread board with socket to break out and...

Have you checked the power in your home and at the power service pole? Any neighbors with solar panels and cheap inverters? Does it get quite when the power goes out indicating a bad pole transformer? A lot of old Fords or Harley Davidsons running around your area? The appliances in your...

My memories from about age 20 down to about age 6 are as clear today in my mind as if they where yesterday. Before the age of 5 sketchy at best and post 25 or 26 not super clear. Between 6 and 20 years old though it is like watching a DVD I can rewind and see and hear probably 75%. Thanks to...

Nomadradio Glad you liked that! I am not against them I am just not into someone urinating in my face and telling me it is raining! Be honest! LOL I never argue with my priest, surgeon, or plumber and I do not lie to them. I kind of expect the same in kind!

You remind me on my wife and one of my 3 sons. They know what they like and do not like but do not ask them to explain it to you in a way that would make sense or allow one to predict future outcomes. LOL I can kind of work with overly compressed! LOL

Yes but what did you not like. I to have a radio from John Mahoney a President Lincoln. I got a SP1-a from himn but did not have him install it in that radio. So just saying you did not like it is rather weak statement from someone with your experince. You might as well say "I did not like a...