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  1. Gman

    President Dwight D CB Base Station

    Its kind of a convenience thing. I do it all the time. If Im working on the bottom side, I solder components on the bottom. No big deal.
  2. Gman

    President Dwight D CB Base Station

    There they are! I see all 4. So back to the start. Need to measure if theres 120 vac at the 2 wires feeding the clock. As for the clock lamp, either its burnt out or no 12v to the lamp. Volt meter time.
  3. Gman

    President Dwight D CB Base Station

    Either they are under the board, or theres a diode bridge bolted to the heatsink somewhere. Sorry but normally no diodes, no dc brother. Got a pic of the bottom side of the chassis? You just stated rx is ok. So there must be something somewhere supplying 12v dc to the board.
  4. Gman

    President Dwight D CB Base Station

  5. Gman

    President Dwight D CB Base Station

    Clock/gears should be turning when power is applied (cord plugged into outlet). I believe the clock lamp voltage is from the power supply. Seems like ac not getting to the clock or power supply.
  6. Gman

    President Dwight D CB Base Station

    No. Just removed the backplate of the clock. Small needle nose plyers did the rest. Hardest part was listening to my wife grumble as I tore open the brand new timer to steal the gear out :cool:
  7. Gman

    Old School vs New School CBs: Which do you like ??

    You had me at "all the electrolytics need to be replaced!" Vintage all the way brother!
  8. Gman

    President Dwight D CB Base Station

    Yes Google it. Its those ac timers you use for like lamps and such. I bought mine at Home Depot but they are sold everywhere. Fixed both my Madison clocks. Open it up and use the gear to replace the bad one in the base clock.
  9. Gman

    Starting to gather up and "triage" some of the questionable radios I have been collecting....

    Seriously, I think youre looking at a ton of fun. Im envious. Nothing more rewarding for the noggen than getting those units up and running!
  10. Gman

    11m frequency reference beacon?

    I think its a great idea. Not only a reference signal, but band condition indicator too!
  11. Gman

    Motorola TEK7A RF Sniffer

    Just curious. How many of you use this? Ive been using it over 30 years now and for me, I fly thru troubleshooting no or low rf output power problems. You can find them on ebay +/- $40. Really helps dial in what section the problem is in. I hope this helps someone.
  12. Gman

    What's your favorite multimeter?

    .........and the Senior Volt Ohmist VTVM for the tube gear!!!!
  13. Gman

    What's your favorite multimeter?

    Any Fluke but also a Simpson 260. Im on my 7th Fluke, but still my 1st and only Simpson. They just keep getting pranged yet survive.
  14. Gman

    Solar Cycle 25

    Yes I did hear chatter about a double peak. That would be great.
  15. Gman

    Solar Cycle 25

    Was wondering why there was hardly any days with the solar flux around 200. Checked NOAA site, geez, it seems cycle 25 may have peaked last August 2024. Maybe another 2 years of skips, then back to the low bands....
  16. Gman

    What Signal Generator do you use?

    HP606A. All tube. Let it warm up for an hour, then its stable.
  17. Gman

    MaCo 200 Amplifier

    Thank you for your info. I only use my amplifiers on SSB so I should be ok then as they are.
  18. Gman

    MaCo 200 Amplifier

    So, if I were to completely ground all grids on the power tubes, would it make the amp more "reliable" along with there being a little less output power and longer tube life? I noticed the PAL amps are totally grounded grid only.
  19. Gman

    Uniden Madison MB8719 All Channels 10 khz down

    Brandon7861, I know its late, but just realized YOU talked about paralleling two crystals for more pullability going higher in frequency. Need to give you credit for that one too. Your post did not go unnoticed!!! Thanks.
  20. Gman

    MaCo 300 amplifier

    Thank you Nomad.
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