Well if you already own it then make it work. The threads up above tell you what can be done so mod away. The original post asked about mods, but it didn't say whether you already owned it.
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Texas Ranger Tre Top one
- Thread starter copperhead_red
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Yes, listen to skip every evening, im in Southern Indiana and the West coast comes in like they are at the end of the block so that parts good, but 5 watts isn't doing anything for me on this end.
To start:
This thread
Has the information to enable the echo that @SuperLid posted.
Are you comfortable with working with surface mount components?
73
Jeff
I was an installer for 8 years back in the hayday of the late 90s, worked on a few in that time!
That whole style of radio is outdated technology now. The days of buying radios and then having to mod them or do the dreaded "peak and tune" are over. Technology has improved dramatically since those days!
The better plan would have been to buy one of the Anytone or Radioddity radios such as the 5555N2. They work perfectly right out of the box, have every feature and frequency you would ever want, and run enough power (60-80 watts) that you don't really even need an amp.
If I were you I would sell the Ranger ASAP and buy a modern radio. You won't regret it.
Update, checked the power and its 5 watts peak the pod doesn't turn any higher, and the low will go to 1 but I put it at 2 watts. How does one get more power out of the radio?
Also tried the echo mod done nothing but turned receive to treble.
Also tried the echo mod done nothing but turned receive to treble.
We could back up a step and have a look at the radio's printed circuit board ID number. I haven't seen this model in a long while, don't remember that detail.
Ranger recycles the internal design of radios, using the same set of guts for a dozen or more brands and models. This one may be the same on the inside as another model that has documentation available.
The circuit board ID usually begins with the letters "EPT" followed by a series of digits. Sometimes it's printed in white screen-print ink on the component side of the circuit board. Some are printed in the copper foil on the solder side.
Worth a look.
73
As was mentioned in an earlier post, it is a Galaxy DX-979.
Yes it is a Galaxy DX-979, tomorrow we visit the VR-16 pod and golden screwdriver it up about 7/8s LOL!!!!!
Boxed up the Texas Ranger and sending it to "Panic Attack" for some updating!!!
He has been doing a lot of audio mods on the Anytone radios, and he is also a member here
@BlueBeam
73
Jeff
I think your first step will be to buy a better watt meter. To see the peak wattage (PEP or peak envelope power) you will need a peak reading watt meter. It appears you might have done the echo mod wrong it it did not work.
Looks like that radio already has variable power so you should be able to adjust your dead key from say 1-4 watts right out of the box. The above video shows a peak swing 27 watts from what he said. un-tuned you should still be seeing 10-16 watts PEP. Skip conditions are controlled by mother nature, increasing your radio to to 25-30 watts will not allow you to kick any more butt then you are right now.
If you really want to see an improvement put something like this in line. Your stock radio will work fine with this amp, should get 100 watts peak on AM and 150 PEP on SSB.
RM Italy KL203P Linear Amplifier 25 -30 Mhz.
RM Italy KL203P Linear Amplifier 25 -30 Mhz.
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