Midland 77-888 Radio.

[brownstone101]

Hello,

i was wondering if any one out there ever had a midland 77-888 and knew of any mods or what it was able to withstand watt wise? or how well it was known or any known information any of you have on it? im thinking of adding talk back to it soon as a little bonus, but opinions? its my current full time rig in my car

 

[loosecannon]

the midland 77-888 uses the PLL02A PLL chip and was a VERY common chassis with numerous radios from different manufacturers using this same board.

RF power adjustments are L7, L11, and L12 and the modulation adjustment is RV2.

not much info on this radio in particular, but some google searching should bring up other more popular radios that are the same board as this one, and mods for those radios should work on this one.

the PLL02A chassis were capable of many channels, but were not known as "loud" radios usually.

hope this helps,
LC

 

[brownstone101]

sure does! so basically like its been acting for me a solid work horse of a radio not prone to many problems.

 

[brownstone101]

i also have my grandpas Hy-gain II 40ch. i need to get a cobra 4pin male connector for it though. it was a special 5pin pain in the ass and all i been using are 4 pin cobra mics, (because its basically all that is sold or found anymore) so im converting some of our radios to a 4pin, besides my midland because i have the factory mic for it.

 

[loosecannon]

instead of re-wiring all your radios; you might find it easier to buy a few of these:
C4P5C Microphone Adapter 4 Pin to 5 Pin at WalcottCB.com

that is just one example, and other types are available.
they are also available from other sources, this is just the place i found when i searched for the mic adapters.
LC

 

[TonyV225]

I use those adapters and they work fine

 

[brownstone101]

yeah i got a 5 pin too 4 pin adapter for my Hr2510 that isnt working.... its sad thats my best radio and its just under the weather i guess....

 

[brownstone101]

hey what would you recommend for a good dead key wattage for this radio?

 

[loosecannon]

that is a VERY general question.

are you trying to match it to an amplifier?

how do you plan to adjust the deadkey?
LC

 

[Squints]

instead of re-wiring all your radios; you might find it easier to buy a few of these:
C4P5C Microphone Adapter 4 Pin to 5 Pin at WalcottCB.com

that is just one example, and other types are available.
they are also available from other sources, this is just the place i found when i searched for the mic adapters.
LC

instead of re-wiring all your radios; you might find it easier to buy a few of these:
C4P5C Microphone Adapter 4 Pin to 5 Pin at WalcottCB.com

that is just one example, and other types are available.
they are also available from other sources, this is just the place i found when i searched for the mic adapters.
LC

I will usually just rewire the plug on the radio to accommodate a cobra uniden configuration doesn't hurt the radio a bit to do it that way some radio company's wanna be different

 

[nomadradio]

Bigggest drawback of the rigid metal-body adapters is the leverage. Even a light pull on the mike cord turns into leverage against the nut that holds the socket in the radio. Before long the mike socket is rattling around loose.

Just my two cents.

73