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Echo board?
- Thread starter Jr750
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The mike that came with your 520 is called an "electret" mike.
Have a close look at the back side of the stock mike and see if that word isn't molded into the case. If not, maybe this radio is older than I thought.
"Electret" refers to the pickup cartridge inside the mike. It means that the audio wire in the mike cord feeds DC power up the wire into the mike's cartridge. The audio comes back down the same wire. The radio is built to feed power up to the mike and separate the audio coming back down from it.
The echo board can be modified to do this, but a simpler solution is probably to use a conventional dynamic or power mike that works without having to borrow power from the radio.
73
Have a close look at the back side of the stock mike and see if that word isn't molded into the case. If not, maybe this radio is older than I thought.
"Electret" refers to the pickup cartridge inside the mike. It means that the audio wire in the mike cord feeds DC power up the wire into the mike's cartridge. The audio comes back down the same wire. The radio is built to feed power up to the mike and separate the audio coming back down from it.
The echo board can be modified to do this, but a simpler solution is probably to use a conventional dynamic or power mike that works without having to borrow power from the radio.
73
Yep, I believe you pointed that out when I was trying to figure out my issue. I figured I should post my experience here to maybe save the OP some headache.
The echo board I picked up was from ebay a "T3". I have put 1 before on a Cobra 25 but I notice its not as easy on the uniden 520, so its still sitting there till I see or find how someone else has done it. Ill put it in when I have the time.
best place to install echo board toss it in the garbage
Well I installed the T3 echo and it works but audio is low with Astatic 636 mic and the stock mic does not work with the echo, don't know why.
Any way I came across this note on a sales page,
Note:
(If you intend to use an RK56 or an Astatic 636 noise canceling mic we must be informed. More than likely the mic amp circuit of the radio will have to be modified in order to achieve the correct percentage of modulation.)
Does any one know how to do this or can explain how too?, Thanks.
Any way I came across this note on a sales page,
Note:
(If you intend to use an RK56 or an Astatic 636 noise canceling mic we must be informed. More than likely the mic amp circuit of the radio will have to be modified in order to achieve the correct percentage of modulation.)
Does any one know how to do this or can explain how too?, Thanks.
It's good that they recognize the issue. Maybe they need to either post how to mod it or else make sure it is well described in the listings for them that there is a mod for those mics. I know I was trying with the stock mic, a RD104E mobile mic, and a Silver Eagle D104 (TUG9?) base mic.
I would like to see someone put this mod but it seems like its Top Secret or only this 1 person is the only one that knows how to do it. But some will post of other things to do instead of answering what is being ask. Don't want an Echo mic, Don't want a power mic, 
whoever made the echo is saying to contact them if you have the problem mentioned. have you contacted the manufacturer as they say to do?
(If you intend to use an RK56 or an Astatic 636 noise canceling mic we must be informed. More than likely the mic amp circuit of the radio will have to be modified in order to achieve the correct percentage of modulation.)
(If you intend to use an RK56 or an Astatic 636 noise canceling mic we must be informed. More than likely the mic amp circuit of the radio will have to be modified in order to achieve the correct percentage of modulation.)
I put one of those boards in a Cobra 29. Best sounding echo. Hard to find. Its the 50B board I believe. Don't buy the new version you see out there. Its like a Connex Ranger 2015 echo board. Supposed to be a remake of that board. Big disappointment. Voltage temperamental and the echo is very touchy.
Not talking about the echo board that is all set and works fine.
Talking about N/C Mic, there's a mod for mic circuit to increase the audio. When the stock mic is replaced by a N/C Mic audio drops.
The note quote above came from Clay's radio webpage, seems like the only place I have seen that someone knows how to do the mod, maybe someone can post how to do this mod on the new 520.
Great sounding board, not like the news ones now, I had it in a Euro3900 sounds so clear now I have it in a Cobra 25 and it sounds great.
I have an older Galaxy 44v and original single final Connex 3300 with 50B echo board. Sound absolutely great. There people who say echo should be thrown in the garbage. Thats because, most echo boards now days are digital junk and people don't how to adjust. I did the "hifi" cap mods to both these radios and with the good echo/reverb adjusted with a slight ring off at the, gives that nice wet sound, with 636L.
That's one of the issues everyone has with this new model 520, no one can find the schematic for it. CB Tricks has it for the older Philippines model the board has change alot since then. Even if you look at the file for alignment for this radio it don't match what you see on CB Tricks. I'm no tech but I have to say I'm having fun messing around with these radios. But soon I'll have all the testing equipment I need from reading up in this Forum.
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