My old friend President Jackson.

[Robb]

What does the one in the video look like to you?

Worked on many a 3600 board - and that is not a 3600 board in that video.

EDIT:
The Jacko does have the Motorola MC145106 PLL and two 4-bit counter chips as do many of the 3600 boards. But that is where the similarity begins and ends to a 3600 board IIRC. I'm pretty curious to open it up and examine the board as soon as it arrives. I don't have a Jacko to compare it to; but CB Tricks has a Service Manual and Schematic for the original to compare.

http://www.cbtricks.com/radios/president/jackson/graphics/president_jackson_sm.pdf

http://www.cbtricks.com/radios/president/jackson/graphics/president_jackson_pb-042_sch.pdf

 

[Mudfoot]

Does it have similarities to the Galaxy 88HL?

I thought this was a new offering, but seems as its been out for a few years. Figured there would be more info on the net.

Strange.

 

[camaro1]

you guys are killin me here,,lol.. what is it

 

[Grinder74]

These are image taken recently of the original President Jackson. The board in the video is almost exactly the same.
Grinder 313

 

[jon666]

well

my ja uses the 6900 board. i bought it on egay
a few years ago. i let a friend use it. he hooked it up backwards
so it lights up receives good no tx. just don't have time to mess with it.

 

[Robb]

any word on the 11m mod from your friend at the cb shop??

Naw; not going to bug him just yet.
Perhaps you can call him up and ask him. His phone number can be found on one of my earlier posts. If you do find out, please post it up here . . .

 

[Mudfoot]

So, is it to soon to say that this radio has an embellished description about it being a resurrected Jackson?

DTB's description kinda gives a man that impression. Says: Jackson circuit board all the way.

Is it, or is it? Sounds like a mutt board to me.

 

[Robb]

So, is it to soon to say that this radio has an embellished description about it being a resurrected Jackson?

DTB's description kinda gives a man that impression. Says: Jackson circuit board all the way.

Is it, or is it? Sounds like a mutt board to me.

Well, Wayne described it as the original circuit board too; with the exception of dual MOSFET finals instead of the MRF477 bipolar transistor.

 

[Mudfoot]

Well, Wayne described it as the original circuit board too; with the exception of dual MOSFET finals instead of the MRF477 bipolar transistor.

Then it should convert just like the original then, shouldn't it?

 

[camaro1]

Then it should convert just like the original then, shouldn't it?

thats what i was thinking, so i was looking at the procedure for the original then others have said its not the same,, very confusing. looks like the radio may have been brought back to life a couple times. ill have this one opened up monday evening and see what it really is.

 

[Robb]

Then it should convert just like the original then, shouldn't it?

It should. But I will receive it already modded. So I will have to hunt for that mod. Don't have ANY idea just how much/little RCI may have changed it from the original.

 

[camaro1]

my ja uses the 6900 board. i bought it on egay
a few years ago. i let a friend use it. he hooked it up backwards
so it lights up receives good no tx. just don't have time to mess with it.

that may have been made by someone else?? these are being labled as NEW radio's

 

[jon666]

well

on the back of the radio. it says
ranger superstar ja. on the front says superstar ja

 

[camaro1]

on the back of the radio. it says
ranger superstar ja. on the front says superstar ja

the new ones just say superstar ja on a riveted tag on the back, there is a newly listed one on fleebay is you wana take a look

 

[Robb]

my ja uses the 6900 board. i bought it on egay
a few years ago. i let a friend use it. he hooked it up backwards
so it lights up receives good no tx. just don't have time to mess with it.

If your 'friend' really hooked it up backwards - then the consequences would be like this: a protection diode will automatically and permanently short/self-destruct, the radio would pop the fuse every time you replaced it and try to turn it back on, and NOTHING would work. No receive, no lights - nothing. Nada. Zilch. He did NOT hook it up backwards. Been there - having fixed MANY, many radios that have been hooked up backwards.

If everything works right as you say except for transmit; then he fried the output final and/or the driver.
Did you find and read the model number on the board yourself?
Or are you guessing?