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Just realized that's not wax, its some kind of epoxy or similar resin. So much for the option of melting all the wax out of it, lol...

I know this is an INCREDIBLY looooong shot, but I need a working VCO block for a Standard Communications model Horizon 29 CB (its the CB that was used in the truck from The Fall Guy TV series). It uses Uniden's PC-130AA PLL module which is a UPD857-based unit. The VCO is a wax-potted...

The NanoVNA is a palm-sized 2-port vector network analyzer with a huge range of abilities including computer interface. It offers smith chart, SWR, delay readout, and a host of other functions, I've used mine for antenna analysis, tuning antenna traps, checking coax cable integrity visa S12...

Yes, CB Radio Talk I think is what it was/is called. Didn't Bozo used to be (maybe still is) a permanent fixture over there? He's got at least 4 different domains pointing to his own page now-a-days, probably more. This 4600 is definitely a typical Radioactive radio...

RadioActive Radios... That was a shop name that generated huge controversy and arguments a decade and more ago. I used to get many of their radios through the shop with requests to fix the assorted modification issues. When they shut down years ago, their radios showed up less and less...

I got a chance last night to do a quick and dirty test using a wire length for 80 meters. I didn't get time to fine-tune, but with a modest counterpoise was seeing less than a 2 SWR in the general vicinity of the 80, 40, and 20 meter bands. SWR climbs after 20, so I may need to "tweak" the box...

I've been puttering around with end-fed half-wave antennas for 40 through 10 meters (concentrating on 40 for now), and have had trouble coming up with a good match-box design. I've tried different ideas from an array of online sources ranging from auto-transformers in various turns ratios to...

SOLD!!!

There is a fairly simple way to add variable power to this radio. Go to www.dtbradio.com. click on the menu button that says "DIY Circuits", then click the "Variable Power KJit" link. That circuit can be adapted to almost any radio, and would not be hard to implement in your Uniden.

I have a Magnum Omegaforce S45 in working condition, selling as-is for parts/repair. Transmit level is around 30-35 watts, receive seems to be very good. Meter functions test ok, but I haven't tested every microprocessor function. Physical condition is fair to good, with the face having only...

One of our local repeater regulars described plump chicks, mopeds, and DMR as "fun to play with when no-one was looking", lol!

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Hearing the beep through the talkback on AM and not on SSB is not unusual for that model. Just check with another radio on SSB that the beep is coming through.

Rigol is about the cheapest lab-grade brand I've found. I use a DSA815, found on Ebay for about $700. Anything you find for $300 (or even $400), will likely be 40+ years old, or not of the grade you need. That said, you can get some good deals on older HP mainframe analyzers if you look and be...

I have a 2510 in tested and working condition that comes with an original Astatic D104M Minuteman mic. The mic still has the original plastic barrel-style battery hold INTACT, with a fairly fresh lithium battery installed. The radio's physical condition is good, and all button functions have...

Hard to believe this thread is still alive after 8 years! Its been some time since I had to un-whack a radio, so I guess its probably been some time since he's whacked one. I CAN say that whackpack 2 wasn't really "different" than 1.

I've run the new SL41 for a little while now on my shop radio, and I've gotten nothing but good reports from it. I'm pleased with its construction, and the tone quality. It is obvious that a lot of thought went into this microphone! I, too, look forward to seeing what the reincarnated Palomar...

I'll chime in with my thoughts. I liked the original 497 a lot better than this new version, for one main reason - the AMC control POT is unbelievably hard to set just right. Its almost as if the proper POT value was multiplied by twenty, leaving a tiny little window the size of half a hair...

Agreed. I make it a point to make sure it won't pull more than 40 amps on SSB with HARD modulation. One of the things I do is make sure the main amp bias's are set for no more than 4 volts (make sure the bias level for each quad is within .1 volts of the other, as well)

I don't generally have that problem (low AM modulation) with the 636, with a very few exceptions (the new Uniden 680/880/980 radios). I find that if the radio is properly tuned, the 636 works well. I do run into the odd instance where teh customer's voice just doesn't go well with the 636 for...