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I would say that radio was born a Uniden Grant xl. Seems like a lot of work but maybe the front face got damaged beyond repair at some point and they had a parts cobra available. Who knows really
I am old school and really like my Astron 70m and 35m. If I was going to get something else I would get a Mega Watt, several locals have them and they work great.
At this point there is no way I would pay 505 bucks for a new Texas Star 500. Your best bet is to contact Carl built, hopper built, 307 amps, or another builder and have them make you an amp. Yes it will have 4 HG2879’s but it will be just fine. Just my opinion.
I would not assume you have a bad final, these radio's are getting up in age. Might just need a good cleaning of all controls and re-check the alignment. Some times the VR pots can go bad as well. After that might be time for a re-cap. The old 1969 finals are very robust compared to new mosfets...
Here is their web site.
https://www.lightningantennas.com/
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For decades the DX350 and 350 HDV are all 2 pill amplifiers with 2879 finals. They are what I have heard people say is a passive class AB that when heated up drifts into more of a class B operation.
Some of the older models before they were called Texas Star said Bi-Lateral on them. If the...
http://www.ve7xpo.com/cbtricks/radios/connex/index.htm
Just click on the link and choose your radio.The 3400 has variable power, you should be able to just turn the ref power on the front.
On my Madison the audio is to tinny with a D104, I switched to a Turner Super Sidekick and that works well. The Uniden/President Madison is such a great old school radio. A DX 500v is perfect for that Madison I bet, nice.
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