Tram Titan 4 expanding with extra channels which go above ch 40

[Retro CB Guy]

Hey folks, I'd like some input as to some options for best approach to expand frequencys on my Tram Titan 4 please... It's a bit tricky maybe, cos RX uses VFO setup basically.

Surely someone has did it in the past and care to share some notes etc !!!

Siltronix 90-6 seems a viable option for TX, but what about RX ?

Retro

 

[midnight special]

with my siltronix 90 i have with a siltronix mobile it tx and rx both,,,,

 

[Retro CB Guy]

I currently have the 90-6 on it hooked up but I only get transmit. Can you show some pics of yours and or explain the hookup ?

Thanks for the reply, Jim

 

[Retro CB Guy]

I currently have the 90-6 on it hooked up but I only get transmit. Can you show some pics of yours and or explain the hookup ?

Thanks for the reply, Jim

Please let me know more what exactly you have and pics too if you don't mind so much thanks !

 

[midnight special]

you dont have a hookup manual for the siltronix? how have you have it wired in? i will be getting back to home this evening i will look at my manual and see if i see any thing that will help,,,,,,

 

[Retro CB Guy]

Yeah doubt it cause somehow I missed the part that since this base station has basically a seperate vfo for recieve, you have to go it at another angle ! I didn't really realize that totally but now I do since home with the VFO hooked up and now I'll need to address the RX from one of a couple ways. Either a Browning Receiver Crystal 31.720 or a set of other crystals which someone installed on my Titan 3 which gets me ch. 34-63 skipping 26-33 !

 

[midnight special]

are you using a 80-6 or a 90-6?? i looked and tram titan 4 isnt even listed in compatiblity chart for all models,,,,i am not sure but if i remember right the titan models had to use the tram vfo,,,,

 

[midnight special]

ok further reading in the manual says that tram corsair 464 titan titan 2 titan 3 and titan 4 will not function with siltronix vfos,,,,

 

[kc4eoe]

Not to be mean, but...go ahead, butcher up that 1973 classic radio with all the mods. It will be worth nothing down the road when or if you re-sell. I prefer to keep the old rigs stock and running well and use something modern to go up or down the band. I have already spent many hours "un-modding" old classics like my Titan IV just to get it back to factory condition and it already is getting praises on it's audio from the locals.

 

[Retro CB Guy]

Yeah kceoe no worries. I do have mine modded with only 1 switch on front to get the upper freeband channels to work with the RX VFO setup on the radio. However, I have a Siltronix VFO that does the rest of the work for TX and it works beautifully. Nomad Radio did the job !

Thanks 73's, Retro