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CB-Definition : As outlined in the Webster's Dictionary - A CB is a wireless communication device .
Also a common acronym for COMPLETLEY BROKE ;)
Example : Man has not payed his truck payment in months and is hiding from the repo men.
Reason : Man HAD to spend $4500 on new alternators and...
Haha everything but my 3300HP lol I can clean any glass to brand new no matter how much skunky funky has been through it lol Let me know if we need pics of the glass collection for additional trades !!!!
I love these forums haha Good Night and good morning if your work shift sucks lol Brian
Thanks sonoma ! I remember those little boards now ! I needed one for one of my older President radios a McKininley mobile I think . I was reading something about soldering a wire to the audio tuning pots metal case to ext speaker ground but I love this little guy for usb I'm not gonna take...
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EDIT ...EDIT... Ok so I put a 100ohm resistor from ground to external speaker ground (and possibly PA speaker ground by accident ) NOW IVE GOT NO RECIEVE AND NO TX ????
POKED AT THE BOARD AND TWISTED THE CHASSIS AND ITS BACK TO NORMAL !!
HELP HELP HELP LOL Then we can talk...
Just when I thought I was out , you pull me back in lol ! Lookin great so far kopcicle cant wait to learn along the way . I like how you can put things in practical terms us slack jawed 11 meter guys can wrap our heads around ! I think when I get the stones to build my first ldmos box Im gonna...
kopcicle as always spot on with the technical info !
Its pretty amazing what the LDMOS can do , not to mention they are virtually indestructible! Ive seen them volted with full high power carriers into a piece of 6" cut off coax ! A builder I love keyed a 2 LDMOS box for 50 minutes straight...
Man I hate to piggy back a thread but I love that MIC!!
I did check out that element and for the price I am def going to order a few to play with ! I too have a couple Shure mics from estate sales and swap meets most are just hand held vocal style more modern "sugar cones" but I have a desk...
Well I was posting all my benchtop gear to find a new base amp , but I scored a BRAND NEW 12 Gauge Texas Star DX 1200 ! So now Im just looking for cool interesting trade offers for radios , meters , amps and any other 11 meter gear ! Im just looking to change things up a bit and get some...
I have pulled the 3 boards apart and checked all the traces visually and with a cont tester (where possible) with no issues I could find . The problem Im having is finding that regulator or any type of regulated "LED driver" I know they didn't call them drivers back then but that's how I think...
I run a Maco V5/8-5000 as my omni but run two dipoles a vert and a horizontal. I need a tuner bc they are not easily accessed for tuning trimming etc (I suggest dialing them in and not needing a tuner). However I find myself on my vertical dipole more than the Maco and the V5/8-5000 is mounted...
I thought I would keep her nice and cool but your the second person that said go for it lol Its the dual 3300HP will do 41 Bird peak stays around 31 average ! Will wait for the fans then hit it !
Thanks Again , Brian
NOMADRADIO Is right on point . The first box I cooked was a TS DX350 I made the mistake of "dropping in" pills that were listed as an "upgrade kit" I never even pulled up a schematic I was more worried about flowing pretty solder on the tabs :notworthy: then checking twice and soldering once...
Update … I had great skip conditions and wanted to run the 2950 as a low wattage driver so I did this ….
Just ran some leds with 47Ohm resistors right off of the 12 volt power jack again :whistle:
I would still love to restore power to the original solder pads If anyone knows what I should...
Thanks AudioShockwave I ended up giving him $500 total and I will get him his Glenfedich Single Malt (thanks for the reminder) I have not cracked the tins yet its still boxed on the bench ! I will get it inline with the Connex 3300 HP on low 2.5 swinging 25 but I will back that down a bit ! Im...
Well we went out to dinner tonight . He asked me for $250 ! I told him I couldn't do that gave him $400 and told him to hold on to it and google around . I have a feeling he is hurtin for holiday money so Im not going to beat him up he is a good dude. Him and his son are going to come by...
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