What is this on my radio?

[Treefork]

Mod delete please

 

[sonoma]

you did not say what radio it is but it is a factory item that you do not want to mess with. the shield keeps rf down in that area and shields the parts.

 

[vkrules]

Thats factory leave it alone.

 

[Grogan]

That's a global alien tracking device from another planet. Send me the radio and I will dispose of it for a small price. Less than 2000.00 US dollars. PM me.op:

 

[C2]

That's a global alien tracking device from another planet. Send me the radio and I will dispose of it for a small price. Less than 2000.00 US dollars. PM me.op:

That's not at all alien. It's pure home grown Chinese! I would not doubt the tracking part, plus it probably collects other kinds of data too...

 

[Grogan]

I could not look away from it. My screen saver may have saved me. Still would like to know what radio and what the mystery device is ( before it's to late )op: Well I do go to bed early!

 

[357magnum]

An I thought we were looking for bad solder joints !:headbang

 

[mechanic]

Looks to be a Cobra 148GTL.... Looks pristine to me!

The wire is where the VCO is tied into the receiver and it's shield (screen)....

73 mechanic

 

[mrgumby]

looks like your radio has chicken pox its all over that board..don't scratch

 

[9C1Driver]

Mod delete please

Why? It's a forum, if they deleted every thread there would not be much to look at.

 

[Treefork]

Well since I had figured it out in the meantime I was hoping to delete the whole thread before I got responses making me look like an idiot. Mission failed I see.

Also yes it's a 148 GTL (1993).

 

[Bundy]

You definitely don't look like an idiot. It's threads like this that help people learn.

 

[jazzsinger]

If you don't know and don't ask, you will never know, no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid people who ridicule the question,

generally with less knowledge than the person they are slagging off, as previous poster says, asking questions not only helps you, it may well help hundreds of others too scared to ask.

The only real stupid question is the one you were too scared to ask through fear of ridicule, because you and others learned nothing. Anyone ridiculing a question, you might want to ask yourself are they really the type of person you want answering it.

 

[Tallman]

Well since I had figured it out in the meantime I was hoping to delete the whole thread before I got responses making me look like an idiot. Mission failed I see.

Also yes it's a 148 GTL (1993).

Do Not mess with the alien device! Removal may affect your sanity when the cover starts to vibrate and buzz and you go crazy trying to track down that new annoying road sound. If you do not have the reflexes of a Ninja you get caught with your something or another hanging out.