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I want to see some of this "testing" also.

Unless your friend has heavily modified the RX stages in that radio (as in changing inductors, capacitors and filtering), it will not perform as well. Again, you're trying to make a radio that's designed to run 28-29.700 mhz operate at 27 mhz. Sure it'll work, but it won't be optimal.

HF rigs have multiple conversion stages for filtering, etc. And they will outperform CB radios AND export radios on 27 mhz. But HF rigs don't belong on CB band, and shouldn't be used there.

Stock radio to stock radio, the CB radio performs better than an export on 27 mhz. If you change out the diodes to the 1N6263 Schottky diodes, on both radios, with a proper alignment, the CB radio still performs better. The 2SC2999 transistor upgrade isn't worth it, the results didn't justify replacement.

Oh, and "El Capo" (Unit_399) is 100% on the money with his post.

~Cheers~

<blockquote data-quote="ExitThirteen" data-source="post: 552834" data-attributes="member: 6878">I want to see some of this &quot;testing&quot; also.Unless your friend has heavily modified the RX stages in that radio (as in changing inductors, capacitors and filtering), it will not perform as well. Again, you&#039;re trying to make a radio that&#039;s designed to run 28-29.700 mhz operate at 27 mhz. Sure it&#039;ll work, but it won&#039;t be optimal.HF rigs have multiple conversion stages for filtering, etc. And they will outperform CB radios AND export radios on 27 mhz. But HF rigs don&#039;t belong on CB band, and shouldn&#039;t be used there.Stock radio to stock radio, the CB radio performs better than an export on 27 mhz. If you change out the diodes to the 1N6263 Schottky diodes, on both radios, with a proper alignment, the CB radio still performs better. The 2SC2999 transistor upgrade isn&#039;t worth it, the results didn&#039;t justify replacement.Oh, and &quot;El Capo&quot; (Unit_399) is 100% on the money with his post.~Cheers~</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ExitThirteen, post: 552834, member: 6878"] I want to see some of this "testing" also. Unless your friend has heavily modified the RX stages in that radio (as in changing inductors, capacitors and filtering), it will not perform as well. Again, you're trying to make a radio that's designed to run 28-29.700 mhz operate at 27 mhz. Sure it'll work, but it won't be optimal. HF rigs have multiple conversion stages for filtering, etc. And they will outperform CB radios AND export radios on 27 mhz. But HF rigs don't belong on CB band, and shouldn't be used there. Stock radio to stock radio, the CB radio performs better than an export on 27 mhz. If you change out the diodes to the 1N6263 Schottky diodes, on both radios, with a proper alignment, the CB radio still performs better. The 2SC2999 transistor upgrade isn't worth it, the results didn't justify replacement. Oh, and "El Capo" (Unit_399) is 100% on the money with his post. ~Cheers~ [/QUOTE]

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