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I had one years ago I think we lifted one end of the varactor diode and put another in series with it to get more range. You could buy super slider diodes at every CB shop back then. You have already adjusted the two vr's for widest range, yes? 73 Jeff

I don't think you will ever get a explanation from RCI. Unfortunately the lead Engineer that designed the 2950 forward has retired. I did some digging and I think it was Yu-Fu Fan ( yes that really is his name) because he is the one who redesigned the Connex 3300 HP in 2001 to make it harder to...

There are lots of variables to the question, antenna type and gain, height of antennas, terrin. The real difference is the rx on ssb. It uses less bandwith and as a result you actually have less noise to deal with. And TX is more efficient because you only need one side and and no carrier...

Yes, good old Sonybond, it's great stuff for the first 20 years and then it turns into something that slowly kills radios as they sit stored away. Looks like they dribbled a little there. Go over the whole radio and make sure you get all of it, that stuff will eat traces up and component leads...

It's sad, when Ranger came out with the 2950 and the 5054 they seemed to be on the right track, fast forward about 25 years and its turned to crap. That's just "I don't care" sloppy assembly. 73 Jeff

That sounds like a line right out of MFJ's play book. " Yes we know it was assembled wrong but you can fix it....." That just sucks honestly 73 Jeff

This is one incredible light show, don't think I have ever seen this brightness down here before. This was at Yosemite tonight. 73 Jeff

One would imagine the factory to be filled with Tech's in lab coats and surrounded by test equipment and automated machines. Like back in the 70's, the famous pictures of Yaesu FT 101's being built. This is a old picture, it was the "assembly" line for them at Ranger Malaysia back in 2015...

Some Silicone sealants contain Acid to make the sealant cure faster..... From the web: The acid cure (acetoxy) silicone sealants were the first to be used in the industry, and cure by contact with moisture vapor in the air, releasing acetic acid. This acidic vapor byproduct is corrosive and...

Bummer. Ranger will likely tell you to ship it to Chris @ Superior CB for warranty repair. 73 Jeff

Fact of life. I worked in food processing dealing with fruit juice concentrates and extracts for many years. Long ago running fresh grapes for grape puree through a sorting line required 12 employees per shift, six on each side of the sorting conveyor to remove stems and off color product, and 8...

Not bad for a 50 year old rig, 1975 and still going. I dont know if the radios we are buying today will still be working 50 years from now. 73 Jeff

Try it barefoot, might surprise you. I used to work DX with a 23 channel Midland and a mag mount. 73 Jeff

Check this out https://earthsky.org/sun/sun-news-activity-solar-flare-cme-aurora-updates/ 73 Jeff

Huh? 73 Jeff

Really? 73 Jeff

Found this site with all the old Allied catalogs archived. Man I remember drooling over these things in my youth. https://alliedcatalogs.com/index.htm#google_vignette 73 Jeff

When I was young.... The Central Valley Cb club, the jacket patch had a bumble bee holding a microphone, c bee'rs....ok corney but it was a good group. Weekend BBQ's, breaks, swap meets, group yard sales, fund drives. It kept a few kids out of trouble by keeping them busy doing radio stuff. It...

For those around Southern CA. 73 Jeff

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