RCI 2980 - no low power control

[nomadradio]

1419 regulator in it

You're thinking of the legal 40-channel radios made by Uniden, later copied by other vendors.

The 2980 is a multi-band RCI design, and uses a PNP transistor for the AM modulator/carrier control. A big one.

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[Hawkeye351]

Yea, for the 2980 it uses the 754, 817, 827, tip36c, maxmod, etc...

Whereas the radio he's working on is the older style that probably uses the 1419s.

 

[TM86]

On the older type radios you're working on, if they have the 1419 regulator in it, then I'd toss that thang as far as I could and install an 1135 or 6487g.

Thanks for the tip on the replacement parts. It does have a 1419 for an AM modulator. It wasn't secured to the case when I got the radio, so it may be a bad part already. I'll find out soon enough.