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Hi folks,
This may be beyond any novice repair but I got this radio for free so if it's within my capability I'd like to see if I can get this bugger working.
The radio is a Uniden Pro520XL mfg in Taiwan. :sneaky2:The Ch. lights work properly and I can hear the familiar "pbt" when keying...
Oftentimes I'm running 17~27.165 as I-5 (North/South) freeway is within broadcast range and most radio traffic eminates from there.
'Turbogus' is my 11 meter handle "KAKU6678" remember those? :wink:
I've got this classic Cobra 142 GTL, what with the A 99 on the roof of the building and a modest brick this radio gets out well. Looking over EBay the other day I noticed a guy selling LED's for meters and such. I thought this a brilliant (pardon the pun) idea. So went down to the Rat Shack and...
Greetings all, from Oregon ~ the shower me state,
My best friend just bought an '88 Dodge conversion van. Nothing much special that I didn't homebrew in my Econoline but his is equpped with a Uniden 510 that has a PL -259 connector out the back of the radio and RG mini 8 or 213 that disappears...
Greetings from Oregon - the shower me state,
I'm Gus and I have an old 142 rig that's been serving faithfully until a couple of years back.
While the unit receives 5x5, the transmitting modulation is near 0% by the gauge. The SWR seems okay and it's mated to an A-99 Antron antenna with RG8...
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