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A lot of the older Bearcat scanners were plagued with corrosive glue. If you’re Bearcat has that glue, you will see it around and under some of the larger electrolytic caps, crystals etc. It needs to be removed ASAP, and that includes changing most of those components associated with it. My...

I got a little teary eyed....

I've seen several Surveyor radios in the past. This one is entirely a different animal. As seen in the photo, all of the electrolytic caps were changed except the large blue 1000uF cap next to the audio IC. I was concerned about that issue, but that one has been replaced since the arrival of...

I would put this radio in the rare category. Before now, I never seen or worked on one before. Looking at the data plate, it was made during the early transition to 40 channels. To get more acquainted, I decided to do a full restoration. Several apparent faults needed to be corrected first. The...

Today’s watered down version of Heinz Ketchup in a squeeze bottle doesn’t compare. If you want that same flavor and texture of yesteryear's Ketchup, you need to buy their Chili Sauce, a smaller bottle and a higher price of course. I prefer it, but I doubt the kids appreciate the difference...

This is the spliced together version of the Sears 934.36771500 for those who would like one for their archive.

I thing of beauty… Good old 02A Cybernet radios are among my favorites. I have several of those, both the 13-888 23 channel and the 77-888 40 channel versions. Along with changing all the electrolytic caps, the mic jacks were changed to accept the 4 pin Cobra standard. Anyway, I was never fond...

This is the President Madison spliced together version for those who would like one for their archive.

Recently I was presented with a Cobra 19 Ultra III that had a blown final even though the TX scale on the front panel would still show all 4 bars when keyed. ?? After replacing the final I looked for some sort of TX meter adjustment, or typically a pot. The RX side has an S meter adjustment...

Cooling down....62 deg-72deg F Although I now seen a few birds that seemed to have changed their traditional migration habits, I haven’t seen our dark eyed Juncos yet. I expect it won’t be long, as they always show up cleaning up the spilled seeds on our deck.

Thanks for posting...This is my spliced together version of the schematic.

By editing out languages other than English, substantial file space is saved, plus its less aggravating. This will be my personal pdf in case I ever decide to purchase a George II.

I haven't heard him lately, but meanwhile "I 44 CB Store" out of MO keeps playing their little music jingle. I understand they have been asked to turn that jingle off during skip periods, but refused to do so. They simply use the argument in saying, "they are not responsible for skip...

A 23.730Mhz crystal is ideal for those that can find one, but it skips 39. Ken has a 23.740Mhz crystal that will give you 37,38,39, but skips 36 and 40 plus the last channel is 27.415Mhz.

I often hear heavy Spanish activity on 9 and 5 with very little else heard besides the locals on other channels. Even the big gun stations on 6 or 11 are relatively quiet. From my location near Buffalo, that is a sign the skip has gone long, mainly into Central or South America. There are...

Looking to serenade your better half or soul mate? Don’t forget The Stylistics. You don’t need to be a good singer, just softly whisper the words in her ear while playing one of these classics. You are Everything, You Make Me Feel Brand New, and Betcha By Golly Wow are a few of my favorites...

I'm very old school, so the Courier Spartan would be my pick, but it will be the most challenging and expensive. IMO the restoration would include a recap job and the crystal to cover 36-40LSB.

Usually we have pristine air quality here in the Adirondack foothills, but not today. Hopefully the smoke will clear before too long. It’s bad in this area. I started to tear up and cough on my way back from the mailbox. It looks like the dense fog we get in our valley sometimes in the early...