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Yes , the un-enlightened are STILL standing by ....waiting for the chips to fall .....Oh & BTW , I bought one of those meters years ago , mine would not read PEAK watts. I just figured it didn't read peak watts , makes me feel stoopid. But, it's an...
Thanks Hotrod ! You win the prize ! That is exactly what I was talking about. Several of my buds swear by fusing both sides (+ pos and - neg) with the same size fuse will prevent damage to the radio. I just heard that you still need to make sure...
As far as tough as nail CB radios ----- for my money the Unidens are hard to beat . I have an old Uniden 33 ( a pre-curser to the 510 & 520) & I've owned 68's, 78's & a couple of 510's with NO Failures ! I have slipseated for 30+ years & I think...
A buddy of mine said you can put a fuse on the ground side of your power cord. Because he said," It doesn't hurt the radio to ground your + or positive wire the problem is...when you power up the - or ground side" . I guess that makes sense. When the...
Hello TECHS,
I have an easy one for you guys, What is a good way to prevent hooking my CB/ 10 meter up backwards! (Besides just making sure red to red etc.) I slipseat & sometimes I come to work brain-dead on a Monday AM . Not to mention sometimes the...
AHA ! Eureka , We have our answer ! So the red light is normal ; showing we are transmitting, now--does it change colors at all ? OR, does it only flash to indicate a SWR problem? It seems that some of the "old timey " ones would get brighter red :x...
Maybe I'm wrong here But......I thought the meter on the Stryker turns red much like the old meters which indicates it is modulating .?! If I'm wrong please , please correct me . Personally, I LOVE my Stryker ! I get nothing but compliments !
DTB I...
Hello , I need some Mic info ....If you are replacing an electret condenser mic ( the type used on alot of small radios Uniden, Cobra, Midland etc.) a) What is the best to use ? b.) Will a noise cancelling mic like a RK56 or Astatic 636L work? c.) How do...
That was my suggestion before replacing the channel selector , they are expensive sometimes & tricky to install for me(someone who is all thumbs)! Glad to hear it worked for you.
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