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Well, there you go.
If you play your cards right, you might get a great radio for the price of a couple components, your time, and your sweat.
Post up your findings as you go and I'm sure someone else may chime in with ideas
That is a pretty natural sounding setup. If you watch his normal You Tube repair videos, then hear this (I'm Assuming) Off the Air recording, he sounds like he does in the videos.
That is a nice audio signal right there.
Now if you want that AM Broadcast sound, you need to either:
A) Be James...
Yes sir!
Hope it is helpful.
The Good news is, its a 29.... there is SSSSOOOO Much information on those, should be a great project to get going again.
I'm currently playing with an Old Superstar 3900, and a SBE Catalina II 23 channel!
You replaced the IC, did you put the thermo-grease on it before mounting it?
You need a copy of this:
http://www.cbtricks.com/radios/cobra/29ltd_29ltd_st_29wx_st/graphics/29ltd-st_29wx-st_sm_pg1_pg11.pdf...
Totally understand, it is a personal preference. That is one of the great things about the radio hobby, there are different ways to approach it.
I have an old Superstar 3900 that I modified to modulate down to 70 Hz with a few Cap swaps... it sounds a lot more natural on the air and I use it...
The problem is, on AM, most radios start to roll the Bass off around 300Hz, so everyone sounds thin.
The power mic circuits do the same thing, sure it helps the operator "Punch Through The Noise", but for general local chatting, it gets quite tiresome on the ears.
I have never modified a radio...
You do know an O'Scope is a seriously good investment in this hobby, right?
a 50MHz Rigol will get you were you need to be to setup all your radios correctly... 'Scopes don't lie
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