I know this topic has been brought up but I am looking at one I found brand new in the box and was thinking of finding a used one and try it for something new to tinker with. I know the main issue was people looking at the mic and saying wow my RCI 6 pin is the same then plugging it in and poof goes the processor from 13.8 volts backfiring off a volted pin on the superstar mic socket. That wont happen here but I am curious how some of you others that are familiar with this radio rate it Recieve transmit audio ETC. If I were to get one it would be set up and left at that. Are they reliable?? Are they comparable to rci or the galaxy 2547 2517 ETC. or are these galaxy and others better radios all the way around than the superstar? I have got mixed opinions from people I have talked with about this in the past.
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Superstar 4900B Questions
- Thread starter TonyV225
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WOW no one answered this yet. I have one but i am looking for someone to repair it as the front end was overloaded.
when i origanally owned it the power suply was weak so i put in a new regulated 10 amp supply. put heat sinks on the back for the finals and for the pass transistors. also other componets were changed out to increase durability. It worked good until slim shady (electronics idiot) decided he had a srewdriver that fit the tuning slugs and used his base radio to judge how well it recieved and overloaded the front end so i got it back for next to nothing, but there it sit's.
when i origanally owned it the power suply was weak so i put in a new regulated 10 amp supply. put heat sinks on the back for the finals and for the pass transistors. also other componets were changed out to increase durability. It worked good until slim shady (electronics idiot) decided he had a srewdriver that fit the tuning slugs and used his base radio to judge how well it recieved and overloaded the front end so i got it back for next to nothing, but there it sit's.
wow stil no response maybe i'l just find a spare for parts
well i still think it is a nice little toy if someone takes the time to modify all its shortcomings. so i would like to get one for parts
I have 1 an it's a POS!!! :evil: I cant figure out why when u hook mic to it an key down an it goes blank. unkey an the display comes back. Even if u cross pins 3 an 5 which would be TX it does the same damn thing! And I did NOT cross pin 6 with any othre pin. I would really like to figure it out as it is the father in laws an he letting me borrow it. The RX is awsome!. Neat lookin radio also 
ajm1571 said:I have 1 an it's a POS!!! :evil: I cant figure out why when u hook mic to it an key down an it goes blank. unkey an the display comes back. Even if u cross pins 3 an 5 which would be TX it does the same damn thing! And I did NOT cross pin 6 with any othre pin. I would really like to figure it out as it is the father in laws an he letting me borrow it. The RX is awsome!. Neat lookin radio also
the built in power supply has gone to crap, a common problem with this radio.
ajm1571 said:
hook it upto a 12volt supply. its that easy. look on the back there is a little plug for running it off 12 volts.
Ok...thought bout that but, I DO NOT have any wire with a fricken tiny plug like that! And i cant figure out which is neg an which is pos..someone please let me know and i will try that.Hopefully it does the trick 
