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    If you read this, You'll get some great laughs.

    So lately I've been having some questions come up after dealing with what I have on some rigs and wondered, If it is possible, Would it work, Should I do it, Etc... First is, If they (OEMs) wax a couple of the cans to keep their tune, Could you possibly wax all of them instead and put some...
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    Converting Uniden instant 9 switch to 19 instead.

    How can it be done? I heard Cobras can be done by removing or adding a diode. Is it the same with Uniden? 9 is useless nowdays but 19 still is so would like to have that on instant instead. I've sent 3 radios off now and keep forgetting to tell the tech, Lol.
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    Corrosive glue and LC slug

    I keep hearing about this "glue" that when it gets old, It gets hard, corrosive, and some what conductive after years of age. I know it looks brown with age but what does it look like new? I sent two radios off to have it removed and they both came back with just the large chunks missing with...
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    Mobile Building up Little will antennas instead of buying new? Waste or improving?

    I've got two little will mag mounts as most know. Both are using everything factory currently. Down to the horrendous coax on them. I tore one down and seen it had no washer under coil end where the star nut tightens down onto the plastic effectively a very weak connection. Haven't pulled the...
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    Alignment results in quieter receive and softer tone? Wait, A working Delta tune?!

    Had two factory fresh PC 78LTW radios sent off for a full alignment and open for max performance. Before, typical hash and trash, all that good stuff. Couldn't make contact with no one. Modulation on internal meter was "eh" at best. Tonight I put one in the truck for the drive into work...
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    Mosfet upgrade? Worth doing or waste of money?

    Just got two radios done and forgot to mention the mosfet deal to the tech. I see radios on youtube all the time doing 40-ish watts out the back with them but wondered, Are they really worth it? Is it still clean? How long do they really last? And other than "more power" are there any benefits...
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    Mobile New mag mount recommendations?

    Looking for a new mag mount antenna that has a stinger or total length of 40" and below. I know theres wilson, K40, couple cheap knock offs, Etc... But what is a good one? I don't want the cheapest but I don't want the most expensive either. Looking to run a little extra later on so it should be...
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    Mobile Little will coax issue

    Got a little will and the thing will never tune correctly, has terrible receive, and if you move the coax, things change. The base inside looks fine, Had the PL-259 changed to a real one, Same. This one was purchased in 2012. I have another I bought in '08 and it somehow is ALWAYS tuned for 1.5...
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    Galaxy SSB issue. Another one.

    My 959 was used when I acquired it. Took it to a tech who did an alignment on it. AM is fine. On SSB, I can hear multiple stations tuned in but they're at the floor level then randomly one will come blasting in so strong I can't tune them and my meter pegs out. I know he turned the receiver up...
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    Cobra 25 WX receive audio lower than normal....

    Got a 25 and the WX audio and signal strength seem weaker/lower than my PC68Elite with an out of wack WX board. (Mis-Aligned) Both receive the same freq but the cobra seems quieter. Could it be the "ears" need turned up like I did on the Uniden? The Cobra is a "Refurbished" one from mexico I got...
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    Schottky diodes....

    I've heard for a while these work great to quiet a receiver down without sacrificing sensitivity. If thats the case, Is it the same with almost every "major brand" radio? Such as Uniden, new Cobras, Etc... Most of my stuff is one of those two whether it has the builders name or a re-badge. Would...
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    Radio took a ESD hit?

    On the way home from work yesterday morning, My PC68 Elite would know when my antenna stinger swayed front to back resulting in changes in noise level and later on began to hum like someone was humming into a radio close by but meter went dead flat backwards, All the face lighting went out only...
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    Dipole doesn't see ground.

    Using two firestik antennas as a dipole on a mirror "L" mount. SWR is 4.0 whether I have a counterpoise or not. Tried it with and without a balun. Makes no difference. Went 6 to 8 turns and no change. Both antennas are 5/8 wave. Only difference is one is 3' (Hot) and the other is 4' (cold)...
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    Watt the Hell......

    Keyed a Cobra 200 up in the truck, Instrument panel went ape shit. All lights but 2 came on, Fuel gauge went empty, and while driving, Speedometer kicks it own ass back to 0 very fast. Repeatedly. After the 3rd time the security light came on and stayed on. This truck doesn't have a factory...
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    Turn off Nightwatch?

    I have both a 29 wxnwbt and a 200. Both have Nightwatch. I want to turn them off. Not dim, Completely off. My tech said it can't be done. I'd like to prove him wrong, Lol. He said everything runs through a small converter box and it cannot be cut off without cutting everything else off also. Can...
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    Galaxy Melaka Parts

    Does anyone know what size pots the front controls use? I need one for the tone control that is snapped off. I know it is 250K ohms. But need the dimensions or some kind of ID numbers. Also, Where can I get meter light mounts, Rack mounts, Or other parts for it? Galaxy claims they didn't build...