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Road_warrior
Intermediate Member
Username: Road_warrior
Post Number: 145
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, October 23, 2004 - 8:34 pm: | 
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Just a curious question...
Can the swing be changed on a CB radio without
actually changing dead key wattage???
JIM/CENTRAL PA/CEF 375 |
Patzerozero
Intermediate Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 155
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 1:31 pm: |
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without opening up radio you can lower mic gain on radio or power mic to quickly and easily lower swing. of course audio will drop if gain is turned down a lot. |
Inspector
Intermediate Member
Username: Inspector
Post Number: 101
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 3:28 am: |
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Depending on the radio, it can be modified for heavy swing and the deadkey re-set to the original wattage and it will swing with the modulation. |
Mrgoody
Junior Member
Username: Mrgoody
Post Number: 19
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2005 - 11:42 am: |
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Can anyone one help me on this...I have a trc-30(realistic)and it dos'nt recieve any thing ,not even if I key my mobile unit up right next to it the meter dosn't even move and it talk's only about a block before fading away.Thank's
Gary |
Kid_vicious
Advanced Member
Username: Kid_vicious
Post Number: 542
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2005 - 11:26 pm: |
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mrgoody, im afraid you're not going to like my answers very much.
that TRC-30 is just not worth fixing. once you get it back to perfect condition, you still only have a marginally performing radio.
that radio is worth about $10.00 at a garage sale. (mint condition)
if you want to fix it to learn more about radios then order a copy of "The Scredriver Experts Guide to CB repair" by Lou Franklin. it is available from Copper and it will explain everything to you better than i or anyone else could on this forum.
that radio could have a blown front end transistor, or could be seriously out of alignment, or any number of other things.
if you must mess with it; GOOD! that's how you will learn. just be prepared to throw it away when you're done.
seriously, get the book. it will change your CB life!
also, when using this forum to ask a question; you should either start your own thread or find one that is specifically about your radio/ problem. what you are doing is known as "hi-jacking a thread." no big deal, im just letting you know for future referrence.
sorry about the discouraging response. (didnt mean to rain on your parade)
get on *bay, and find an old uniden or cobra chassis. dont pay more than 50.00 for it.
start hitting local garage sales early in the morning. you'll be surprised how many radios you'll have to play with.
good luck!
matt |
