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    Possible Front End Overload

    d15/16 are the front end diodes ... d1/2 are the NB diodes and are way to deep in the 10.695mhz I.F chain to short i would think tr017 (2sc1674) often goes even thou d15/16 are "supposed to provide "some protection " but rare to see that happen the collector to emitter opens up on tr017...
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    Wow!!! Galaxy LC 998v most expensive export?

    jason..(jokerman) the beta test he was doing is not the same gear the manufacturers use so therefore the current applied is different so therefore the reading is different ..most beta testers for transistors are for small signal transistors not rf finals which require more current to switch on...
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    Stryker modulation in ref to TS 500DX amp.

    lol yeah back in the late 1980s when i got into cb i went to a cb club meeeting and stuff like echo was not even a word on cb here back then .. told every one i had a echo chamber and no one believed it (i was a younger punk version of what i am today) ..so went home to my flat and got on a...
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    Stryker modulation in ref to TS 500DX amp.

    i agree with that ...not sure about the other however as i never use echo on air ..hate the stuff and would not be caught dead doing it knowing on a antenna..must do a sweep as to why . you on facebook bob?
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    Stryker modulation in ref to TS 500DX amp.

    the swan he is using and its yaesu counterpart are true pep meters with a active op-amp circuit with rise and fall attack when in pep mode and a dam good one at that ..not to be confuse with the non pep model that looks the same but has no pep switch limey your 955 will not swing like a hooker...
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    NEED "ANY" SERVICE DOCUMENTS FOR Cornell Dubilier MARK 20 BASE

    i would be interested to see clear internal pics of the radio ..one for the list of radios i would like to see in our museum of rare cb's
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    CB Tricks site UPDATES/THREAD MERGERS

    good thing i downloaded the entire site last month huh ..lol
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    Palomar Electronics Max-Mod. Spoiler alert!

    been using tip2955 for over 20 years with great results..only because the b754 is hard to find here till recent off the shelf and i use the tip series in alot of stuff besides transceivers yes pin for pin the same
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    2970N4, Less than 2 months and its gone tits up

    jessica(at)radioshopsupply.com ..forget the tech support thing it goes no where use the email addy i supplied i get answers with in hours (bear in mind working hours) ...was talking to her only yesterday a few times good meter also i use one myself ...use mine every day
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    Anytone AT-6666 with Heil PR781

    as for bob heil .. hes a sales man.and also a writer of cb to 10m mods in at least one ham mag back in the late 1970,s early 1980's .. a nice guy but i would never own one of his mics they just cant fix my accent his videos are interesting however i screw my face up when he drones on about his...
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    UR6QW EQ'S

    my opinion for what its worth i have the big unit ..8 band /echo/compressor out of the courier box it had no audio (and i had a rather disappointed witness in the shop to that ..the excitement was not there trust me!) ..was the resistor that was touching ground if you lightly touched the panel...
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    STONER PRO 40 GO OR SHOW?

    we have 3x pro40's..a pro10 and couple pro 80-10 and most of the extra bits what do i think?..being a ssb guy and a collector of radios they do have some great features for a cb radio which at the time was ahead of its time and in some respects still is in the cb world . however not a "power...
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    President George mic

    president George mic is not preamplified it is just a dynamic mic used the same mic housing as the hr2510 however had a zener and a resistor in the up/down wiring, the 13vdc voltage present on pin 6 was for the up button logic only (do not short this pin to any other!) the 257 mic is not wired...
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    President Grant II

    mic wiring page 52 of manual have included board map showing adjustments
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    Anytime AT-5555 frequency ranges pre/post mod??

    original at5555 or a at5555N ? original at5555 is 25.615-28.305 bands a-f as normal export arrangement after the mod however the 6 bands can do anywhere between 25.165-30.105mhz if you alter the channel layout in the pc program...and thats in any order ..like you can set it up for all bands to...
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    Courier Galaxy V info needed. Photos attached.

    lc7131 ground pin 20 of PLL to shift up 455khz (ch1 27.420 > ch40 27.860) slide the clarifier to get back to the frequency's ending in 5 khz about the easiest way info on cb tricks google "courier galaxy V mods '
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    Rather Poor Customer Service From Yeti.com

    hmm .. well it seems our site does not provide enough information in the specs.. actually there is more specs on our site for each model than 90% of the cb sales sites i have seen.. most dont have ANY! i don't provide big details on illegal functions on our site for one reason.. LEGAL ISSUES...