Courier classic 3 pll.

[Staybolt]

Anyone know if a sams was put out for the courier classic 3 pll? I have a 3 thats all crystal but i bought this pll version and its dead! It has a hint of transmit but its stone deaf on receive.....

 

[nomadradio]

Any chance there is an ID mark on the printed circuit board?

23-channel PLL radios were only around for a brief while. The period of 23-channel to 40-channel changeover got pretty chaotic for the manufacturers.

I haven't seen any tech info on that radio. But the pc-board number in your radio might turn up in another brand/model that has a diagram available for it.

Maybe.

73

 

[Staybolt]

I already tossed it in the junk radio/parts radio tote but ill go dig it out when i get home Sunday

 

[Staybolt]

I dug it out. It has a "sardine can" type pll board like a royce.

 

[Staybolt]

The insides

 

[Staybolt]

Yuck. Me thinks i wont bother. And i know my tech will pass on it too so back in the scrap radio tote she goes.

 

[John Zurek]

Too bad you scrapped it. A pretty rare bird. Looks like an early-PLL cybernet radio. Since it still receives a bit, the PLL is obviously OK, so you would not have to deal with the white silicone that was applied by the manufacturer to give the VCO mechanical stability. Actually, on your first photo I noticed one of the coils having a ferrite core that is almost completely turned out, so I suspect someone has been messing with the alignment and it just needs a readjustment. But your post is from 2013 so I take it this radio has moved on to a better world a long time ago. A pity.

 

[John Zurek]

By the way, I found you post because I searched for "Courier PLL". This guy on eBay is currently selling one for a boat-load of money. https://www.ebay.com/itm/192867983866