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VCO's are also a problem in these radios.

MIght be a bad crystal filter

Had Cybernet not made it difficult to work on that radio, I wouldn't be bitching about it. I have a high regard for the radios they made. Not everyone agrees with me, but it's my opinion. The mobile version is the 3-5825B.

The most common fault with that radio, is cold solder joints. The sandwiched boards, make it a major PITA to work on. I have a mobile version here, that I own with this issue a very long time. I am obviously, not looking forward to the repair.

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Transistors are pricey. Dow 340, is cheap by comparison.

True 5/8 with ring match, Also a high power version, a Starduster wannabe, and mobiles. Big coil base loaded, but built to last with high power handling capability. Available in UHF, NMO and straight mag. UHF 5" mag mount and NMO 5" mag. Also trunk lip NMO and UHF. All high build quality and...

I can't make an offer without seeing it, in at least some photos. I have been looking for one, that isn't thrashed. Thanks

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SSB-50 was my first SSB CB radio, in 1975. I had a VFO 90 and Turner +3, SAMS CB-50. Sold it all in the early 80's I wish I still had it.

Not all Hy-Gain V's are the same.

Word to the wise...Dow 340 , there is no substitute.

I have base antennas that have not been marketed yet. True 5/8 wave, similar to V58, but better in several ways. They are $155 plus shipping. I can tell you more if interested. SL

I have said this before on this forum. I have ALL of the Radioddity 10m SSB radios. There is some mojo going on in the QT-40 receiver. Let's forget about the cost, which is undeniably cheap, for what it is. It really has a nice receiver and the feature set, simply blows everything else in its...

I have had one a few years now. I don't use it often, but when I do, I am amazed at how well it works and what it would have been like, to have something like it 40 years ago. SL

Interesting company. They were based out of NY, unlike most of the other Japanese companies on the west coast. There was a place rather close to me called Gilfer shortwave. They were the prime dealer of JRC around here. The guy that worked there, actually went to work for JRC, as I saw him at...

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A scope is not going to do it. You need to sniff the oscillator, so a spectrum analyzer or sensitive frequency counter is what you need. Try touching the probe to the can of the crystal

The FCC really screwed a lot of manufacturers when they imposed a deadline to sell off any remaining stock of 23 channel radios, simply because the new compliance specs were not met. The one that really hurt us here in the NE US, was Lafayette. That FCC mandate, put them out of business...

Either your carrier oscillator crystals have drifted out of tolerance with age, or as others have said here, you are loading them down. I use a spectrum analyzer with a scope probe to sniff (no contact) the oscillator for highest level and adjust frequency error accordingly.