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Tomcatinva
Member
Username: Tomcatinva
Post Number: 67
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 12:55 pm: | 
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I know some folks out there have said that the Blue lights on the New Magnum 257 are kind of bright, yes it can be at times. So my curiosity got the better of me and I got thinking. Some would say "Tom just leave well enough alone, if it ain't broke don't fix it"... 
Here is what I decided to try... I thought why not go to the local window tinting shop and pick up a small piece of window tint enough to cover the frequency display. I stopped in and told this guy that worked there what I wanted to do, who by the way was in the middle of tinting a car. He even went as far as looking at the radio and took measurements. He took a piece of tint that he was going to trim from the vehicle he was working on and cut it for my radio. I took the piece home, being careful not to bend it. I got a cup of water mixed a little liquid soap in it, pealed the tint away from the clear side of the material, Dipped it into the cup of water mix and affixed it to the display. **Added note the radio was not attached to any power source**. I used a paper towel to soak up any excess water (which you don't need a lot of water/mix) I also used it to smooth out any bubbles in the tint. I let the radio sit for awhile before applying any power. (just incase..) After turning the radio on the display was a little dimmer and you could still see it in direct sun light too. I used Virginia "legal" tint of, (I hope I get this right) 50% light in. One thing that made this look nice, is that around the display is dark so it doesn't look like there was anything done to it.
Just a thought... In Case the light is a little too bright for you.
TomCat in VA...CEF217 |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 6714
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 2:16 pm: |
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Tomcatinva,
That is why you will NEVER hear me say I know Everything about Anything.
I always try and learn something  every day about the Radio Hobby.
GREAT IDEA! 
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9OSN
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Fusebreaker
Member
Username: Fusebreaker
Post Number: 82
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 10:22 pm: |
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Hear in missouri theres no limit on how dark your window can be to get inspected but if a cop see`s them and he thinks its to dark they can give you huge ticket.thats kinda of the subject but i like windows tinted.Hey thats a great idea for the 257 that proves the interest and creativity of radio is still there being a ham i like to see things like that its amazing what you can do with simple things and make them useful to radio hobby`s |
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