A FEW QUESTIONS ON OLDER SSB BASE

[ExitThirteen]

Space Cowboy,

The extra wire is for the foot switch. I use a Shure SM-58 studio microphone on a boom with a shock mount, and I key the radio with 2 motorola footswitches. One footswitch is located at my computer desk, the other is located about in the center of my work bench. I can use either switch to key the radio and talk.

2RT307,

I had thought about doing a mosfet conversion on mine... but I do prefer the good old bipolar transistors, and since it didn't need the conversion there's no reason to fix something that ain't broke.


~Cheers~

 

[sonoma]

exit13 I agree on if its not broke do not fix it as far as a final install. I love the old president washington 858 PLL radios myself. I will use one of them before the new radios. I bought a magnum 3000b base radio years ago and only used it a few times. went back to my washington.

 

[Stellasarat]

THANKS KLONDIKEMIKE

I'm really looking for a president Madison. The uniden u pictued looks great. I really have my sites set on the president. Thanks

 

[2RT307]

Space Cowboy,

The extra wire is for the foot switch. I use a Shure SM-58 studio microphone on a boom with a shock mount, and I key the radio with 2 motorola footswitches. One footswitch is located at my computer desk, the other is located about in the center of my work bench. I can use either switch to key the radio and talk.

2RT307,

I had thought about doing a mosfet conversion on mine... but I do prefer the good old bipolar transistors, and since it didn't need the conversion there's no reason to fix something that ain't broke.


~Cheers~

This tech only changes them if they are blown. He's told me the same thing in the past... no sense in changing them if they work fine.

73,
RT307

 

[space cowboy]

I'm really looking for a president Madison. The uniden u pictued looks great. I really have my sites set on the president. Thanks

just in case you didn't know, they are actually all uniden radios.