RadioBanter - View Single Post - CB Tune up and Modification reports.......

July 22nd 03, 07:27 PM

From: (Scott=A0Unit=A069)
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(You, too, can be a truckstop screwdriver wizard... )

Hey, even cb'ers need techs.....

(I thought a tune up was changing the oil, and replacing the spark
plugs. NOW you to now can be the first on your block to screw up CBs.)
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Did you notice the radios listed in that book

are over 20 years old? They need real techs

by now, not a screwdriver wizard. I'd like to

see him fix up the TRC-451 I've got using that

book. He'd have to buy the radio from me first,
'cause it won't be usable when I get it back!!!

"TRC" as in "Radio Shack"?
Hmm...I have been under the impression the older rat shacks models are
some of the easiest to tune, mod, peak, repair,,,whatever...perhaps I'm
just lucky and my techs are all super techs.

Let's see, no AM modulation, VR10 makes no

difference.

Ahh,.... it appears you are trying to RE-fix a radio where someone has
already been inside......I would guess this would be very different as
opposed to going into a stock virgin radio.

RX audio starts to "tear". Need to

turn radio off & on to fix. It has a great receive,
beats my PC-122, but the 122 works on AM, &
the audio doesn't "tear" (pronounced like

"tare"),

but needs a preamp to hear stuff far away.

Too much LO, perhaps?

It's a mute point, CB has so much f-ing noise

and skip. I barely turn it on for more then a

minute. No need to. All the locals went ham.

Nice and clear on 2 meter simplex, no skip,

bleedover or DaveMade AH's to deal with. The
ones here are assholes. All that power must

turn their brain to jello.

That's the mind-set many cb DXers take when approached by hammies who
sing the virtues of their service (hammie radio) by attempting to
compare it to a service (cb) that is totally different in an attempt to
elevate their own status. Otherwise, there is no comparison at all. Many
LIKE the DX,,,LOVE the DX on 11 meter, and the only reason some are into
cb is for HF DX. Talking everyday with the help of repeaters quickly
takes the fun out of long distance communications, for many HF DX
enthusiasts, and many simply do not give a damn about hammie radio.
CBers, collectively, do not tend to mention or concern themselves with
hammie radio. Wonder why the opposite doesn't hold true? Nevertheless,
it's good you found a medium of communication that lends you what you
have been missing on cb. For many others, cb is it,,,there is no
interest in hammie radio. Some intellectually-challenged folks have a
problem with this and feel since one is not interested in hammie radio,
one is somehow "beneath" those who who are. THAT'S really gonna add to
the hammie numbers....can't help but howl at those who share that view.

I would like to be able to use my CB again if

mother nature ever sends the Mexicans back

home. The Senorita says 2 words with an off

frequency radio that drifts when she keys, and
has a roger beep. Listen to that for a few

minutes.

One word: "Beam"

Then there's the Latino with a humming power
supply that's awful to hear with a BFO on it...

However, I won't touch Echolink. IRLP is an

RF only input.

Depending on the TRC unit you own, either 22 or 39 other channels are
available. Between this and a beam, there are many avenues of escape.
When the aggravation factor sets in concerning what one hears on the
air, no matter what service one uses, it's time to shut it off.