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Okay, another question. Some guy on Ebay sells kits with forty electrolytic Caps for the 142GTL, I counted 32 in the parts list. Are they replacing some of the Mylar Caps or what?
Want a treal easy super-modulation kit to turn it into a Modulator when you move the switch?
1.) Remove JP36 and clean out the holes.
2.) Install a 220-1000uf electrolytic cap(16-25VDC) with negative towards the final. leave the leads long.
3.) Attach jumpers to leads, starting with 60 ohms...
Tell him to A.) be sure to center and tape the clarifier knob beforehand and,B.) To put a 4.7k, 1/4watt resistor on the wire going to board ground and keep the wire/resistor run as short ass possible. Should give 7KC up and 7 down.
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Extra channels Washington(Uniden w/8719 chip)
1.) Remove crystal X4(11.1125). Install 11.3258 crystal.
2.)Realign Xmit to reset freq. USB(CT-3)27.2075,LSB(L19) 27.2025,AM(L20) 27.2050
3.)Locate pin 10 of 8719 PLL and cut trace on both sides of pin 10 to isolate it from ground.
4.) Solder one...
My bet is the same as MrGumbys'. I had one of these great Base Stations! Fantastic radio plagued with cold-solder joint problems. I got fed up and plugged in two 25watt three-pronged plug irons and proceeded to redo every solder joint on the bottom of the board. Never had another problem with it.
I just got A Cobra 142gtl from somebody that really needs a lot of work. first it has some sort of Variable AM output knob on the front that needs to be removed. It has a lazyman's Expo 'B' channel kit(Why, I don't know, it has an 8719 Chip), Then, there's the power output. Max AM deadkey is...
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