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Any one know if there is an easy or any fix for channel segments sometimes working and then not?
Checked & re solder joints on cable did not do anything.
thanks
Have a meter attached.Not getting any power to the volt reg ic.
It has weird mods done to it.The board only has two wires to attach to the radio .
Trying to make it normal so it can be trouble shooted.Otherwise out in the trash it goes!
I don't know it is very large the throw in the switches is better than an inch.
two wires coming from it and I haven't found out what part of the radio they connect to.
Also there is a jack in it to plug a power supply into but it is enclosed in the radio.
I will try to post some pics.
I have a cobra 148 gtl not powering up.nothing.
Have voltage at on/off switch so looks like diode is ok.This is a frankinsteind radio.
I cant believe what I bought.It has 4 slide switches underneath radio.Looks like an eq board.
The speaker is gone and in its place is this big ugly board that...
Like around 30 bucks. don't even know if radio will work after replacing them.
maybe I can find some pulls in other radios.or even transfer them out of another radio.
to see if it works before I spend my hard earned money.
Got a 148 GTL from late 80's .Rattle inside.opened it up and a crystal was bouncing around inside.
Right next to L9 ,Can not read what it is. Any one know?It was rusted off the board.
Looked like water or coke got to it.Grey plastic coating on it.Probably should know what the value of the one...
There are too many things going on with this radio.It has a channel mod ,clarifier opened,
An echo board installed,Talk back,and lastly 5 pin mic connector changed to a 4.
Do not know where to start first.Maybe return it to stock but the mic plug got me stumped.
I guess it used to have a board...
I have a cobra 148gtl that the tx output quits 100% after being keyed a couple of times.
I unplug it and put it aside for a day or so and it works again with the same problem.
Sounds like the same problem as with the Grant ?Might be same cap?
I just ordered a bunch of them see what...
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