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I think you would be fine. Not everyone who walks into a shop asks for their radio to be butchered. You could be the guy that does it right while the other guys do the bad mods at their bench. It wouldn't take long for the shop (and the customers) to see which way is better. Imagine how many times they run into problems that they have no clue how to solve. You would be busy in a shop like that, not run out of town. "Techs" who butcher radios are only loud because they have to be to stay in business.

I don't work on radios as a source of income, just one here and there for myself or one of 3 friends in the hobby. I don't have near the experience as some of the other people here, probably never will, but as I learn this stuff, I admit there are some beneficial mods that can be done like variable DK's and swing mods done right. The only problem is that most of what would make sense to do would require such significant changes that it involves redesigning entire circuits. No cheap CB is worth that when a better radio is cheaper. I'm not against mods, I'm just against those who do them with only ignorance and bad intentions with nothing but a watt meter for proof.

There will always be Dunning-Kruger Techs with golden screwdrivers. Just like there are countless non-chemist meth cooks following a recipe from the internet, a bad mod posted online becomes the next guy's big opportunity. That will never go away.

<blockquote data-quote="brandon7861" data-source="post: 855797" data-attributes="member: 53724">I think you would be fine.&nbsp; Not everyone who walks into a shop asks for their radio to be butchered.&nbsp; You could be the guy that does it right while the other guys do the bad mods at their bench.&nbsp; It wouldn&#039;t take long for the shop (and the customers) to see which way is better.&nbsp; Imagine how many times they run into problems that they have no clue how to solve.&nbsp; You would be busy in a shop like that, not run out of town. &quot;Techs&quot; who butcher radios are only loud because they have to be to stay in business.I don&#039;t work on radios as a source of income, just one here and there for myself or one of 3 friends in the hobby.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have near the experience as some of the other people here, probably never will, but as I learn this stuff, I admit there are some beneficial mods that can be done like variable DK&#039;s and swing mods done right.&nbsp; The only problem is that most of what would make sense to do would require such significant changes that it involves redesigning entire circuits.&nbsp; No cheap CB is worth that when a better radio is cheaper.&nbsp; I&#039;m not against mods, I&#039;m just against those who do them with only ignorance and bad intentions with nothing but a watt meter for proof.There will always be Dunning-Kruger Techs with golden screwdrivers.&nbsp; Just like there are countless non-chemist meth cooks following a recipe from the internet, a bad mod posted online becomes the next guy&#039;s big opportunity.&nbsp; That will never go away.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="brandon7861, post: 855797, member: 53724"] I think you would be fine. Not everyone who walks into a shop asks for their radio to be butchered. You could be the guy that does it right while the other guys do the bad mods at their bench. It wouldn't take long for the shop (and the customers) to see which way is better. Imagine how many times they run into problems that they have no clue how to solve. You would be busy in a shop like that, not run out of town. "Techs" who butcher radios are only loud because they have to be to stay in business. I don't work on radios as a source of income, just one here and there for myself or one of 3 friends in the hobby. I don't have near the experience as some of the other people here, probably never will, but as I learn this stuff, I admit there are some beneficial mods that can be done like variable DK's and swing mods done right. The only problem is that most of what would make sense to do would require such significant changes that it involves redesigning entire circuits. No cheap CB is worth that when a better radio is cheaper. I'm not against mods, I'm just against those who do them with only ignorance and bad intentions with nothing but a watt meter for proof. There will always be Dunning-Kruger Techs with golden screwdrivers. Just like there are countless non-chemist meth cooks following a recipe from the internet, a bad mod posted online becomes the next guy's big opportunity. That will never go away. [/QUOTE]

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