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Author Message   Dale Senior Member Username: Dale Post Number: 1783 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2011 - 1:48 pm:        picked up this cb over labor day just now getting time to fiddle wth it and results werent good. RF POWER= less than 1/2 dk with little swing if any RECIEVE=seemsvery low but does function put it in my mobile and was talking only about .2 miles back to my base using a monkeymade mm9 antenna so what is wrong with this radio?is it too far gone to fix? was given to me so i have nothing invested into yet dale/a.k.a.hotrod cef426 cvc#64   Tech858 Moderator Username: Tech858 Post Number: 453 Registered: 10-2007 Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2011 - 2:17 pm:        Ok 1/2w dead key is most likely driver power so sounds like final gone as for the rx it could just be needing realigned or perhaps component failure somewhere , just a possibility have you checked the solder joints at the antenna socket ? Try realigning both the tx and rx if the solder joints are ok then take it from there , better to get a service manual so you can check the voltages on the transistors before you start replacing parts as it can get costly that way. Tech858/Jim MM0TXO Wavin' a hand from Scotland

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