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  1. hofferwood

    Boomer RX 75----Anybody ever seen one?

    Thanks Tallman, I forgot to respond to your drill and tap question. Yes I have a small machine shop setup in the garage, so drill and tap, no problem. lol The circuit board on this is two sided. so I'm not sure if there's room to hog out the board for the surface mount flange. If not I could...
  2. hofferwood

    Boomer RX 75----Anybody ever seen one?

    Thanks for the replies guys. I'm on a fixed income, so taking a chance that it might work isn't in the cards. :( I'll throw this back on ebay--not working parts only. Heck relays are good, heatsink, big diodes,transformers----maybe I should just part it out. lol I'll probably save up and get...
  3. hofferwood

    Boomer RX 75----Anybody ever seen one?

    Well I just got it today (the 6th) It has BLW60C pills, a 2n5136 mosfet for the receive amp, and two huge 1n3401 diodes. I can't find a schematic even close on cbtricks. The bad news------------it's a paperweight The receive amp no go, turn it on and rx goes in the crapper. Off it's good. The...
  4. hofferwood

    Boomer RX 75----Anybody ever seen one?

    Thanks for the comeback Atlasta. Palomar clone is what I was thinking, not by experience-----just interweb snooping. lol You have the "learning platform" spot on. Regular AC-DC circuits I'm pretty--okay at. :) But RF-------I need the white stick and a dog. The thing I found interesting about...
  5. hofferwood

    Boomer RX 75----Anybody ever seen one?

    Hi ALL, I just won this oldie on ebay. I don't have it yet, it was shipped on Monday the 29th from Nebraska and decided to spend the weekend in Denver Colorado. :D So these are the only pics I have of it. and here's the guys description; "Vintage Boomer RX-75. I had this back in the 70s, so it...
  6. hofferwood

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  7. hofferwood

    Never miss a good chance to shut up.

    Never miss a good chance to shut up.