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Themagikphrog
New member
Username: Themagikphrog
Post Number: 6
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 7:53 am: | 
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I just bought a Courier Conqueror 40D for $25.
When I key the mic the needles goes backwards all the way. There is a lot of static also.
Any ideas would be great. I would like to see this base working like it should.
Thanks. Mike
Michael C Urban
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Starface
Senior Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 1610
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 4:02 pm: |
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Sounds like a grounding or bad coax issue as to where you are getting way to much RF coming back into your radio. what are your swr reading?
STARFACE
CEF#476
KI4NBE
HAM#181
CVC#Ø14
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Tech858
Moderator
Username: Tech858
Post Number: 34
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 5:49 pm: |
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Possibly that age of radio has a relay for switching TX\RX if it has there is a possibility it is not working properly as I have an old 23ch Royce base radio that had the same symptoms which I cured with a new relay , or as Starface said , it could be grounding or RF
Tech858/Jim
MM0TXO
CEF#858
HAM#230
CVC#116
Wavin' a hand at ya' fae Scotland 
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Captian_radio
Intermediate Member
Username: Captian_radio
Post Number: 265
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, November 08, 2007 - 6:51 pm: |
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The radio could be peaked to much which doesn't leave enough room for the carrier to be modulated properly.Try backing it down a bit and see if the forward swing improves, works for me.
Bob CEF451/VE1CZ
Robert L. Spicer The days of radio are just beginning!
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Themagikphrog
New member
Username: Themagikphrog
Post Number: 7
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Friday, November 09, 2007 - 1:14 pm: |
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ok, thank you guys. here we go. i turned it on this morning. just thought about moving the antenna to another location. it is a magnet mount mobile for testing the radio. i put it about 5 feet from where it was before. stuck to a metal rack mount case sitting on my floor. what a huge difference. a little bit of static coming from the controls when turning but thats normal. needle goes forward. thats normal to. lol. it seems to want to warm up a little. it also has a distint smell like dust burning. just kidding. it does have that old radio smell though. now, how can i change that clock to a frequency display. why? why not.
i still have 2 rci 2950's and 1 midland powermax still sitting dead on my desk. can't figure them our. sad day.
thanks again. mike
Michael C Urban
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