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July 23rd 03, 01:56 PM

From: (Scott=A0Unit=A069)
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"?
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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.

The TRC-451 is a Cobra 146 in a different

package.

See all the good stuff I learn here?
Was never really a Cobra fan, but it's good to know,
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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.

This and a broken Lafayette LMS-40 were

picked up broken for $10 my years ago. The

Lafayette is a 9.5. The TRC is weathered

badly enough for green corrosion to show on

the front. A few screws had to be drilled out

when I got it. When I get the bugs out of it

(someday, it's not too important to me), I'll take
it to the local tech that fixes anything (State

Police radio tech) for a complete factory

alignment. It's not worth his going rate to fix it.

Besides, I need that experience!!!

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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.

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Skip will die down, some year. My CB will get

more use. Right now, it's pretty useless for

local talking. Skip has gotten boring over the

past 26 years. Same noise, different

screamer. :

And that is how many folks come to hammie radio, growing bored with cb
and looking for more than mere skip.
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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.

The only 23 channel radio I have is a Regency
Range Gain. Mid 60's tube model, crystal

synth mixing. It's about a 6 or 7. Original mike!

I still have an old Regency scanner that utilizes crystals. Still works,
too.

I turn my CB on when I'm out. It only takes a

minute before some Mexican or trucker or

bleedover turns my receive to trash. CLICK. I

try again 10 or 20 minutes later. Repeat cycle,
ad nausium,

I hear ya'.......I just keep changing freqs,,sooner or later I can find
some DX that is louder than the Espanol....I really don't mind talking
DX to the big trucks.

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BTW, if I change channel, how will we find

each other besides 2 meter simplex?

Ha! You can always listen for me on the freeband and reply on 2
meter...I mean, many instances exist where one transmits on one feq and
replies on another g....