8 transistors with different amounts of gain and a different curve between all of them is what caused the IMD. Dave did the best he could. Even though there's 4 pairs and each pair is adjustable, one adjustment for two transistors only works if those transistors have an identical curve. It's like blueprinting and balancing an engine.
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However it does assumes that the tech knows more than just be a parts replacer. -
Desired performance won't happen without tighter component tolerances to begin with. -
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The reason for purchasing it is the satisfaction I get in knowing you can't make one perform like mine. Otherwise I would stick with a stock Cobra 148 or something type-accepted right out of the box with no alterations. -
You are assuming I want to get a radio that is a rice box that will sound like yours.
I already have radios on the air that sound like yours maybe better, you could hear one on 3.885 and another on 40m. You can catch my browning and my citiphone on 19 every once in a while, they work rather well and loud. -
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