Been searching for schematics for this radio but no luck
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New President Washington schematics anyone?
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The one just released?
I don't expect to see it anytime soon, service info on new radios is hard to come by these days.
73
Jeff
I don't expect to see it anytime soon, service info on new radios is hard to come by these days.
73
Jeff
I miss the old days when the radio came with the schematic.
I generally won't touch anything without a schematic, especially new cb radios, it seems everything is now integrated, complicated and over-rated. SMD? None for me, thanks. My anxiety is high enough already.
As others have said, it's a laughing matter anymore. Ranger was one of the last to still provide some of that info and even they stopped give out the secrets.
It's all part of the long term trend to make everything disposable. Can't fix it if you can't get any service data, so now you're going to have to buy a new one. Don't like it? Too bad, our competitor's product is the same as ours with a different badge and they're not handing out service data either.
If you live in Colorado, you may have a chance with their new right to repair bill;
https://pirg.org/media-center/state...ove-broad-nation-leading-right-to-repair-law/
https://pirg.org/media-center/state...ove-broad-nation-leading-right-to-repair-law/
Colorado is like a different world. For the most part many of their laws make sense. The right-to-repair law should be a shouldn't be hard to throw together (or just copy Colorado's law). My first thinking was just do it in Washington, but almost nothing gets done there, plus every freaking manufacturer would put pressure, political support (or lack of), or good 'ol cash to kill it. So, state-by-state could work, except states like Texas, who have yet to pass anything that would benefit me or my family (we do have low gas prices). Whenever I hear the term "Thick as thieves", the good old boys in Austin come to mind. [jeez, this reply got long, fast. My fingers took a right in Denver and somehow ending in Texas. After a few raps on the desktop, they won't run off on the keyboard again. Or maybe it was the freak'n cat keeping us awake most of the night that put me in a foul mood......
Authorized dealers can get the info they need from ranger or president. One of the few advantages a real cb shop has over amazon selling bottom dollar anytones.
Actually the biggest reason now is cloning.
It really all started back when RCI cloned the uniden boards used in the 360fm export radios and blew up the market with EPT boards.
Now no one even wants to release a schematic fearing someone will copy the board.
They do release service data to authorised dealers, with the agreement to not disclose the info.
Kind of what it is now.
73
Jeff
It really all started back when RCI cloned the uniden boards used in the 360fm export radios and blew up the market with EPT boards.
Now no one even wants to release a schematic fearing someone will copy the board.
They do release service data to authorised dealers, with the agreement to not disclose the info.
Kind of what it is now.
73
Jeff
Which in itself is ridiculous. What's to prevent a competitor from buying a unit and reverse engineering it? I mean, other than that would take someone with engineering skills and the company would have to pay them.