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The octopus tester or as we like to call it "curve / signature tracer" is a great tool to have on any techs bench. Handy piece of gear for testing components and circuits if you have no schematic. I recently built one in an old low band width scope ( 500 KHz). This made a useless piece of...

GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!!! LOL, LC I am hitting 60 myself and been in AR for quite some time. I am no way like those guys even though I did pass a code test to get my ticket. o_O As far as I can remember it has always been that way. As written above not just ham radio. But I no longer go to club...

I make all my flux. This way I get what I want.

Ok, now I am lost lol

LOL. Yep, sort of a give a way huh. Seeing that schematic reminded me of many sleepless nights.

Funny seeing a schematic I drew many years ago here on this. Nomad is spot on. I have worked on tons of these years ago. No I do not anymore. Since you amp is tube regulated (0A2 or 0B2 the two small tubes) I have attached a picture of the location of the diodes that have fell out. Later amps I...

I have been wanting to find a DX-100 for a long time. Get many request on YouTube to do a restoration on one. Problem is who can afford the shipping

Hi sonoma, Yes I found an original assembly manual. Someone sent it to me. Thanks

Yep, Really need to change out those old caps before applying power. Or you may lose the transformer. I did restore mine last year and works great. Here is the video.

Well all I can say is do not base this experience on ham radio. V/UHF has been declining for years. I see repeaters sit idle for days only hearing the ID transmit. At certain times during morning and late nights your all mode may come to life. I have worked stations from NC to NY on 2 meter...

Just wanted to share this fix for failed UHF receivers in the Alinco radios. This also is the same for the Kenwood dual band radios such as the TM-621

It has already been done. Several times in fact. You have to think outside the box a bit when searching for information on this,. Just remember cb is not the only radio service out there. Does not matter if it is a cb, ham radio, or broadcast, RF is RF. Take a look at Alans video here. I have...

That is cool. It is a very decent receiver.

You may be correct :D

HQ-180?

That must be why the forums are working much faster now. Great job.

Looks really nice. Wish my benches were that clean

These are great units to have and every bench should not be without. Well worth the restore. I have one of these models and it get used more than others.

Not that they are rare as in hard to find although they are, but rare to see them is this condition. Not bad looking rigs. been a long time since I have seen one of these.

I have always like the ssb audio quality of the TS-520. I have 3 of these. However I have grown to like the sound of my Yaesu FTDX 560. Rig really has a punch. And for AM, well the Johnson Ranger I and Viking II. Everyone should have a big Johnson..........