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i will go out on a limb and say he was havin a bad day,for his sake..he has done many things to cobra 29,s for me over the past 25 yrs so mabye he had a brain fart;)
or,maybe he just knows trucker cb,s..
yep,many typos here..darn computer just started taking me back every 3 words i type pas few weeks and screws me up bad,then have to back track to check everything.
if i only knew what i deleted when i cleaned it out,i think its my fault but not sure..my touch finger scroll bar on the mouse pad...
fixed 2 problems with these schematics today.and to think i payed the cb shop to screw my mics up..wont happen again,this is imbedded in my brain now;)
i guess even 30 yr exp cb shop guys screw up:bdh:
ok,scratch what i said above..the wire in the sky dipole from ebay kicz azz..i put it 35 ft up today in a inverted V at 4 degree angle and i must say im impressed..i cold hear skip today which was a good day over 3000 miles in many directions..even got my president grant working right and talked...
and everyone seems to like the A models better..i dont
see why as i have 1 of each and the 23 ch model gets all the same channels and has better features imo,like the hands free vox,and mine all works right thankfully.
not to mention i can hook up 3 different radios and the older 201 recieves...
i have this radio..just installed it today..wondering why i cant talk on ssb channels..maybe it needs a mod i dont no about..id think since it came with 40 ch that ssb should talk like am does..any idea?
got the ebay dipole up aprox 35 ft..thats 15-20ft higher than my astroplane thats in the trees.the dipole is in a open place much better than the a.plane
to make a long story short theres no compairson..the astroplane has much much less noise and 10 times better ears,even tho its on the...
i talked to him a couple weeks ago..if you need any bulbs for inside the radio or anything else for that matter he has a million of everything and was a very helpfull and nice guy.;)
i just had a SKINNY cord put on my d104 at the cb shop and figured it was junk but its seems real nice so...
scratch everything ive said and posted.the answer is in the first pic i posted,
the x is on both sides of the diodes,which means cut them out:headbang
after getting all the caps sizes and values wrote down i realized how ard i made this mod whn it was really simple..
now with the red/white...
im searching and saved a couple companys to call monday for these parts,but if anyone can recomend a parts place that may have these parts please comment.
ok,early 70,s tram d201 23 ch radio hand wired in the usa.."in sig pic below"
just did a mod to transmit on the manual tuning"vfo" to slide in between 55 channels am/lsb/usb and works great so far.
but when i talk i have a humm..guys say it sounds like an a/c hum thats stronger than my...
i thought my old tram d201 had the best modulation:D
great thread i feel im learning a lot no doubt..are those old bird meters better than any of the newer stuff they sell" just curious so if i buy one" ?
and man if i could learn to use a occiliscope id be a hi tech redneck;)
you called...
yep,thats where i cut first the red wire..well red and white:D
i clipped it at where it enters the diode,and im 99 percent sure its correct..
the next clip i clipped the bottom right org/wh wire on back side of the last leg of the diode,, and lost am recieve so hooked back up.
then made the last...
where i have the stick is to clip d125,theres another wht/red wire just like i behind the same leg of the diode..but dont think would be the d126 but i is the same color? or is that it?
yall would laugh but i will say i been studying this for 6 hrs lol..im slow but not a quiter..:cursing:
ok..im trying to fix up the tram d201 myself since shipping is outrages..
the mod for talking on the manuel tune"vfo" is fairly easy and i have it done except the part that says..clip d126 and d125,,
please help; heres a pic of the mod,1st pic.
i understand that the x shows where to "clip"...
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