Compressor

[brandon7861]

I have never seen a stock, 4 pin 8719 in the wild.

I thought this was normal for this radio, but I've never seen any other washington in person, so I wouldn't know. I am almost 100% sure it has the 8719 in it. I don't think I have any 858 radios.

I am not the original owner, nor is the guy I got it from. I know two owners ago, a hole was drilled in the speaker grill for a crystal switch, but I removed that. She is definitely not mint, but it sounds great on the air.

I didn't know about RF limiting either. Hopefully I can finish up that compressor this weekend and move on to the DSB limiter. I burned up last weekend working on my server so it works with a GPS tracking app my friend made. The coordinates go right to my hard drive at whatever interval I set so I will never lose my phone again. Too many projects going on at the same time as usual.

 

[Cable Guy]

I thought this was normal for this radio, but I've never seen any other washington in person, so I wouldn't know. I am almost 100% sure it has the 8719 in it. I don't think I have any 858 radios.

I am not the original owner, nor is the guy I got it from. I know two owners ago, a hole was drilled in the speaker grill for a crystal switch, but I removed that. She is definitely not mint, but it sounds great on the air.

I didn't know about RF limiting either. Hopefully I can finish up that compressor this weekend and move on to the DSB limiter. I burned up last weekend working on my server so it works with a GPS tracking app my friend made. The coordinates go right to my hard drive at whatever interval I set so I will never lose my phone again. Too many projects going on at the same time as usual.

I have 4 Washingtons, all 8719, and I have 2 friends that run the 858. They both perform well, and the factory compressor of the 858 puts it just beyond the 8719 IMO. They can be great radios with a solid alignment, some of the best compliments I ever received were with a Washington, UR6QW 8 band EQ and a cheap studio mic.