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Penrider
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Username: Penrider
Post Number: 52
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 2:26 am: | 
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just got all my dad's radios when he passed....he had a Formac 40 am cb mobile, made in japan.....lon has mods listed for it, but I've never heard of one...who made it, when, and what's it similar to/uses the same board as???....just curious about it
Sean
CEF867
CVC81
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Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 3575
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 9:27 am: |
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don't ever remember seeing a formac 40, but they had several export models that used the pll02a-LONG TIME AGO. maybe EARLY 80's. seem to remember them being am/fm only. |
Penrider
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Username: Penrider
Post Number: 54
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 2:59 pm: |
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this one's am only...didn't think it was quite That old, but he took pretty good care of his stuff...I'm not going to use it, but how was quality, power, etc on them??
Sean
CEF867
CVC81
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Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 3578
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 5:29 pm: |
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been along time since i saw 'em sean. don't really remember the export as being all that impressive. think it was 80 channels am/fm. to be honest with you, i didn't even know they made an AM only radio! |
Twixer
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Username: Twixer
Post Number: 8
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 7:56 pm: |
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Sean..
Do a Google search. There is some info and a mod page for the formac 40
Hope this helps.
TWIXER
CEF#889
CVC#130
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Penrider
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Username: Penrider
Post Number: 55
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 9:17 pm: |
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I haven't put it on a meter or anything, but one of dad's friends said whenever he heard it, it sounded like a peaked 29 with a good power mic...the formac just has a rk56 on it....either way, just thought I'd throw it out there...if anyone else has heard of em or used one, let me know...I just like old radios
Sean
CEF867
CVC81
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Penrider
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Username: Penrider
Post Number: 57
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Monday, April 02, 2007 - 8:59 pm: |
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thanks twixter, yours wasn't on here yet when I posted my last one
Sean
CEF867
CVC81
"Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to!!"
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Penrider
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Username: Penrider
Post Number: 58
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Monday, April 02, 2007 - 9:02 pm: |
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sites say the radio came out in 1984..still can't find out how many years they were made, or when Mine was made
Sean
CEF867
CVC81
"Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to!!"
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Kid_vicious
Senior Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 2468
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 10:57 pm: |
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has the PLL02A PLL in it.
should be very similar to any other PLL02A am only radio.
this chassis was never really known for loud audio, and didnt respond real well to having the limiter clipped.
gets kinda muffled.
they were known to be easy to get channels on, but im not sure about the AM only models.
no SAMS for this specific model, but again, is probably similar to lots.
matt
anyone wanting a "clean signal", just look to the left and build one of these!!!
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Penrider
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Username: Penrider
Post Number: 65
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 6:30 pm: |
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thanks, nice to know which pll it uses, gives me somewhere to start lookin...although, this one may be odd if they aren't known for loud audio because mine is louder and clearer at 9watts with an RK56 than my well tuned 29 is at 14watts with a D-104....I haven't opened it up and prolly won't, so I don't know if the limiter is clipped or not
Sean
CEF867
CVC81
"Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to!!"
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