UNIDEN GRANT XL OLDER PHILIPPINES

[REJ]

LOVE THESE RADIOS, I HAVE 4 WITH THE CHANNEL KITS.HAD A TECH BUILD ME THESE NEW ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO AND THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEMS IVE HAD, BUT NEED HELP PLEASE!
LOW POWER AND LOW MOD,RX IS GOOD, PA GOOD, 2 WATT DEAD 3 WATT SWING WITH ALMOST NO MOD.NORMALLY A LOW DEAD KEY(1 1/2) WITH TONS OF MOD AND ABOUT 10 WATT SWING
CHANGED OUT AM REG WITH A NTE291, AND Q14, D12,D13 GOOD,NO CHANGE! ANY IDEAS EXPERTS? IM JUST A ROOKIE AND UNFORTUNATELY NO GOOD RADIO SHOPS IN THESE PARTS.
THANKS AGAIN,
RICK

 

[dave457]

have you tryed a different mic?

 

[9C1Driver]

Yea I would stop throwing parts at an unknown problem, unless you are a GM mechanic by trade........then your used to that method of problem solving.

 

[REJ]

LOL!! THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I TRIED WAS THE MIC, AND I DRIVE TOYOTA'S HAHA I GUESS THAT'S WHY I'M NOT USE TO TROUBLE SHOOTING?
I'M SURE ITS SOMETHING SIMPLE I JUST CAN'T SEEN TO FIND IT
THANKS AGAIN
RICK

 

[psycho]

How is the SSB output?

 

[REJ]

ABOUT THE SAME ACROSS THE BOARD ONLY 12 WATTS

 

[medic18d]

12 (REAL) WATTS FROM A CB IS OUTSTANDING BROTHER .
IS IT THE AUDIO QUALITY YOUR CONCERNED WITH?

 

[REJ]

My bad,2-3 real watts only AM
10+ on SSB
AM side has onlo 2-3 with low modulation,also replaced C95 cap yet PA mode is loud.??????????

 

[9C1Driver]

LOL!! THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I TRIED WAS THE MIC, AND I DRIVE TOYOTA'S HAHA I GUESS THAT'S WHY I'M NOT USE TO TROUBLE SHOOTING?
I'M SURE ITS SOMETHING SIMPLE I JUST CAN'T SEEN TO FIND IT
THANKS AGAIN
RICK

Sorry man just being a smart a$$. The Grant xl is a great radio, there are several smart repair minded people here on the forum. If no one can pin-point the issue then it might be time to send it off for repairs.