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    Who else thinks they are blocking the skip with chemtrails or haarp?

    Yeah you can get a sunburn , don't forget the Noxema skin cream ...
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    Cobra 138 /139 alignment info?

    I found one on FleaBay , I'll scan the info he needs and mail it to him..... Thanks for the info and your time Mon Ami .... I'm on You Tube and I do live streams , in fact I got one set up now for 7 PM I go by Cajun Coin Hunter ..... The Double Eagle goin Coin is my avatar ...
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    Cobra 138 /139 alignment info?

    Merci .....I will see what I can scare up on FleaBay .......
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    Cobra 138 /139 alignment info?

    Thank You for the tips , I'll take any that you can throw at me , I am logging these in my notebook , The tips and manual are for a friend of mine ..... I got rid of all my SAMS when I retired from the electronics field ..... I am back into it , I have a lot of test equipment , a little more to...
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    Cobra 138 /139 alignment info?

    That manual is for a radio with digital 40 ch. readout with a PLL chip , mine is a Xtal 23 ch. with a round numbered knob and a 1/4 inch guitar mic jack . I do thank you for that link , I will need it in the future....
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    Cobra 138 /139 alignment info?

    I know this is a old thread , but I need a service manual PDF also for the 138 ..... Thanks in advance .
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    SMD transistor ID

    Thanks Pienari that's what I came up with also , and Digi-Key has them in stock usually they don't have what I need .....
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    SMD transistor ID

    Naw just what I wrote in the last reply , I had to inventory some parts and print the labels for the drawer's today , I got a small order in today , just 300 pieces . I might slide one of those WB B4's off the board later and check it 3 times just to be sure LOL..... I got a few friends in...
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    SMD transistor ID

    Gotdoggit nonc' you must be in Ossun or Scott , yep I'm just a little west of you in Eunice..... I called my engineering buddy Bill , he was the engineer at my Coozan's radio station here in town , KBON he told me I was right to doubt myself , cause there's more than one WB and that's the code...
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    SMD transistor ID

    Yes that would be a good idea .....There are a few other numbers on the board but none have FCC anything .....
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    SMD transistor ID

    The board does have the SOT 23 packages on it that are in fact diodes , they are marked with the D42 ETC silkscreen on the board... This one and the others like it are marked Q153 ETC.... This R package has the Emitter on the top pin and the lower left is the Collector the bottom right is the...
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    SMD transistor ID

    Yes there are several on the board and it is a NPN transistor, like I said it's a R version and that's the one I can't find ..... I'm pretty sure I researched it right , but there's always a lil doubt in my mind , I'm tooo careful like that, I'm an OLD school tech from the late tube early solid...
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    SMD transistor ID

    Hello all , I have this transistor that I'm trying to ID and locate a source for it , I think I have it sussed out , but I want to be sure . As the picture shows WB then turn it sideways it says B4 , I looked in the SMD code book and it says the WB is a 2SD1383K , Nope not mine different...
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    Cobra 25/29 10k slide help.

    Down here back in the late 80's and the 90's we would cut a trace on the board from the crystal to ??? and add a 6 - 80 pf trimmer cap ???? across the cut to get the full 10 Khz slide with a flip of a switch, I can't get the caps anymore but I'm getting close to it....I need to find out which...
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    Mr.Jiggs

    I dealt with Dick Briggs a lot from 1988 to 1998. I would buy several thousand dollars of toys from him, he told me back then he wasn't in the best shape..... I lost contact with him after I closed my shop down / retired.....He was a good man for sure and very smart......