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Has anyone ever used a MaCo VFO? If so, did you like it? I'm thinking about buying a couple, but I've never seen one in person, nor have I ever know of anyone who has used one. So, I figured I'd ask you folks for your opinions. Thanks!

I picked up this "B-1" PAL VFO a while back and thought I'd share a pic of it as they seem to be kind of rare - at least the ones with "XTAL MODULE" marked crystal jacks on the front. It has a 6.075 mc crystal plugged into it. I haven't been able to find out any information about this particular...

Hi - Been a while since I've been here as I've been out of the hobby for a while due to life... :) However, I've been pulled back in due to finding a very nice Super MaCo 300, chrome top, with four M2057s and one 8950. I've never seen one of these before. Is anyone familiar with them? I had a...

I was wondering if anyone has modified a "Black Cat" JB 150 to use any tube other than a 8417. Or, is there anything I can directly substitute for this tube? I've read elsewhere that several people have had luck with EL34 or 6L6 tubes. However, I'm interested in hearing from folks here who...

B&W PT-2500A 10 Meter Mod I acquired one of these amplifiers the other day, and am really impressed with it. However, it has not had the 10 meter modification performed, yet. Do any of you guys know what is required? I understand that B&W once supplied this information to licensed Hams, but...

Up for sale is a DX 250 HDV. It works as it should, and is in very good condition as it has never been used mobile or abused in any way. It's in very good condition, and has never been used mobile. I'll sell it for $160.00 (USPS money order), and that includes insured shipping to you...

Up for sale is a DX 500 that I bought new a couple of years ago. It works as it should, and is in very good condition as it has never been used mobile or abused in any way. ***Edit to mention added feature : It has 4 holes in the heatsink (two on each side at the front of the heatsink) for an...

I picked up an IC-7200 the other day, and I'm very happy with it. However, I need to open it up so I can use it with my Ten Tec 2 meter transverter which requires me to go to 32 Mc to cover the whole 2 meter band. Being I like to run 2 meter AM on 146.520, this is important to me. None of...

I'm looking for any version of the Texas Star Skeleton line in working / very good or better shape. Let me know what you have, and we'll go from there - Thanks! 73 Steve

I just picked up a mint Gray 150 A, and was wondering what transistors it uses for power. The regular Gray 150 uses MRF 458s, but I can't find any information as to what the "A" model uses. The maroon vinyl-clad cover is still riveted to the case, and I don't want to drill the rivets out to find...

Hi, I'm looking for an Expo 100 "F" kit for a Panasonic. If anyone has one they'd like to part with, please give me a shout - Thanks!

Hi, I need two each of these transistors. They were used in the FT 747 Yaesus, and also in Furuno marine radios. If anyone has a junk 747 with a good PA section I might be willing to buy it. NOS stuff is acceptable, too. Thanks, Steve

Here's a simple modification for Cobra 146 SSB transceivers. It involves changing out the PLL, but is worth the effort.

Here are pictures of the transceiver as it is tonight. I'll post a new set when I get all of the cosmetics fixed. Thanks go out to "190" for the upper cover, power cord and microphone! Helpful CBers like him make CBing a pleasure! All of the defective and missing electronic parts have...

Here is a revised frequency/channel chart for radios that have the Galaxy N Kit in them. I've eliminated the repetitive frequencies in an effort to make the set-up easier to use, and figured that some of you guys might find it handy. The Galaxy N Kit is used in the PC 122/122XL, TRC 465, Pro...

Has anyone here ever successfully modified a CB to operate on 75 meters? It seems that this would be a good project for those who want to run decent AM on that band. In particular, I'm interested in converting a Cobra 29. I've got both versions - PLL and crystal-plexer... When I was a kid, I...

Ever since I was a kid, I've noticed that most CBers are concerned about how much swing an amplifier or radio shows on a wattmeter. Why? You never see an AM broadcast station doing 50 watts carrier and swinging 50,000 for example... Why not just figure out how much power a device (tube...

I have a Uniden PC 78XL, and the ANL works extremely well. However, the NB doesn’t do anything at all. At first, I thought that it just wasn’t very effective. However, after testing it with the “hair drier running next to the antenna method ala Lou Franklin’s advice,” I’ve determined that it...

I finally got around to working on a Cobra 139XLR (base station) "EBay Special" that was supposed to "work fine," but didn't... I've just about got everything straightened out (new channel LED, final and driver, LED meter bulbs, etc.) except one thing… Sometime in my radios distant past...

I was talking on this radio a few minutes ago, and lost high power on SSB. One minute it was peaking at about 100 watts, and the next moment, it dropped back to about 20. On low power, the radio still puts out about 16 or so watts. I've never done anything to the radio other than the frequency...