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Well, i just diffused the green meter lights in my Saturn because there was a bright spot in the center of the meters and the light wasn't spreading uniform across the meter. 180 grit sandpaper. Sand down the tip of your LED bulb. Wipe off the shavings from sanding. Put bulb back in. World...

Well, he did get back with me just a few minutes ago with an update. He said it was his bad because for one he was drinking, two he was also smoking weed, and third he's old and couldn't see the writing for the knobs. He said he got up this morning, turned it back on and now there is no strange...

Hi all, Got a question for all those out here that work on other people's radio equipment (can't call them TECHS, the college degree holders may get offended): After you're done with a radio and it works perfect, then you get it to the owner only for them to experience strange noises or...

47 ohm surface mount resistor on bottom side of 7805?

This what you're referring to Nomad?

Mine is laid out just like the 210014C, the one that comes in the 11B. But even the 11B counter won't display in my Saturn. All I did was unplug my counter module and put it in another, I didn't yank any wires out of the connectors. On the 210014C modules I do have, I've recapped them, and...

That looks like the one that goes in a Saturn that has the horizontal frequency counter module mounted on the right side of the chassis. That one has only two connections. The one I need mounts vertically behind the frequency display. Mine has 4 connections, two small on one side and two large...

Yea, like the 99v comes with two different versions of EPT frequency counter modules that will work with it. The EPT210014B and EPT210014C frequency counter module board numbers are listed as being compatible with the 99v. I need the frequency counter board numbers that are compatible with the...

Got a question about these export radios with frequency counters, specifically the EPT style counters. Is there a list of which frequency counters work in which radios? Example: I had a friend's 2980 on the desk a year or so ago and the frequency display was blank. Well I took mine out of my...

Yes, if I unhook coax from the back of the radio then the signal and noise drops to nothing on signal and almost completely quiet (even with volume wide open), but when I hook coax back up, the signal meter comes up to what the noise level is and the audio comes up a lot. Signals on locals...

Wow, it can't be this simple, I feel like an idiot. After using it like above for several hours, I'm impressed. The signal reading on hash level shows about the same on any band/frequency or mode. One mode isn't higher than the other, no channel is higher than the other. The receive on all...

Here is what I did just a couple hours ago while it's quiet on every band: I realigned the radio by just the signal generator. Went through entire process. Unhooked generator and moved all jumpers far away from the radios SO239 input (eliminate possibility of any stray signals from nearby...

SuperLid, I can't locate any 1730's, and the MPSH10 is obsolete according to digikey but they do recommend the KSP10TA as a direct drop in replacement for the MPSH10. Will that ksp10ta work as they state?

I may be chasing ghosts, lol... My mobile, after I aligned it, exhibited the high hash level also. When I hooked it up in the truck to my whip and get away from my house the level drops to what I feel is a normal level. Maybe that's why I haven't had anyone complain of low or too high receive...

I did try the NTE583 diodes last night, not really any improvement on the hash noise level. If there was any improvement it was minut, but I did notice a slight improvement on weaker signals coming through (not by much though). I'm gonna try replacing TR17 this afternoon with one with a higher...

Cable, If I unhook coax, I still get some hash noise (not as loud though) but the level drops to zero on the signal meter. I have read also that a leaky or weak transistor in the first stage could cause a lot of noise, this one must be very leaky then, lol... The meter on AM stays around 5 to 7...

LC, My board is the EPT360014B. Mike, I may try the 85, thank you. Not really an issue, just the hash noise level is way too high after alignment, have to either turn the needle way down (which doesn't correspond to incoming signals afterwards) or detune the receive by 6 s-units. L6 drops it a...

Flyboy, any specific brand/type germanium you recommend to cut back on noise floor hash level?

I've been looking into these Schottkey diodes/transistors for receive/NB improvement. I've learned there's many different types of specific diodes and transistors you can use. I've heard differing opinions on the "improvement" diodes/transistors and wanted a little more info on the different...

Got it... Output now: AM carrier - 1w up to 12w AM swing - 55w PEP SSB - 45w to 50w Reworked entire driver/final section, replaced all three bias adjustment VR's, triple checked solder work. Factory bias network still intact, except I used 4148 diodes for bias diodes. Radio reports on the...