I posted a message in CB Band CB Radio about my Frankenstein 148, during the rebuild I came across several items and they only made more questions.
First thing I came across was the name Ranger on the inside of the face plate with the number PTO148010A, the chassis has this number on it.... EPTO148110Z. Made in Malaysia about 1994. The IF cans have the name SUMIDA. :blink:
The donor chassis had these #s PC-142 and PC-142AB, made in Taiwan about 1993. The IF cans have the name TOKO RCL on them.
The "RANGER" radio works very good and tuned up right away! The core slugs were broken on the PTO chassis but the donor chassis fit perfectly and tuned right up!
Both have the "F" pll chip and the face plate fit good from the donor. Worked several stations all over with it and almost done with the overhaul. It was really messed up and almost not worth the repairs.
The clarifier mod is different from any I have seen, covers +5 and -5 on each channel. Blue wire stayed in place, orange to ground via a resistor and the brown goes to a pad near the vco. Don't know if there is a super diode or not. :blush:
So what is the deal with these radios especially with the "RANGER" 148?
73 mechanic
First thing I came across was the name Ranger on the inside of the face plate with the number PTO148010A, the chassis has this number on it.... EPTO148110Z. Made in Malaysia about 1994. The IF cans have the name SUMIDA. :blink:
The donor chassis had these #s PC-142 and PC-142AB, made in Taiwan about 1993. The IF cans have the name TOKO RCL on them.
The "RANGER" radio works very good and tuned up right away! The core slugs were broken on the PTO chassis but the donor chassis fit perfectly and tuned right up!
Both have the "F" pll chip and the face plate fit good from the donor. Worked several stations all over with it and almost done with the overhaul. It was really messed up and almost not worth the repairs.
The clarifier mod is different from any I have seen, covers +5 and -5 on each channel. Blue wire stayed in place, orange to ground via a resistor and the brown goes to a pad near the vco. Don't know if there is a super diode or not. :blush:
So what is the deal with these radios especially with the "RANGER" 148?
73 mechanic