peaking a cb radio

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by midnight_trucker_1971, Dec 24, 2010.

  1. midnight_trucker_1971

    midnight_trucker_1971 Medium Load Member

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  3. Rat

    Rat Road Train Member

    Without any equipment and knowledge of the inner workings, leave it to a competent CB shop.
     
  4. WA4GCH

    WA4GCH Road Train Member

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    Rat is right on the money ......
     
  5. midnight_trucker_1971

    midnight_trucker_1971 Medium Load Member

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    thanks guys will do sounds complicated and or impossible with no skill and no equment
     
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  7. kd5drx

    kd5drx <strong>Master of Electronic Communications</stron

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    and most of the ones that do it in the shops now days don't do it right it really takes a system monitor to do it properly and those are very pricey around 15 to 30 grand
     
  8. WA4GCH

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    EVEN in our Jail shop we have 3 of the IFR-1200S monitors built in the late 80'sit cost $1200 EACH to calabrate them once a year .....
     
  9. Rat

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  10. Carolina Thunder

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    This is the very basic equipment needed.
    #1.You need a power supply. 20amp (around $50.00 if you shop around)will do just fine. You also need a 100 watt dummy load (goggle em,less than $50.00) so that you want need to use an antenna and 2 coax jumpers ($10.00) that you will run from the radio,to the meters then to the dummy load.

    #2.Get yourself a good power meter,something along the lines of a $75.00 Dosy meter that can be gotten on many sites on the net.

    #3.Plastic screwdriver for adjusting the tuning locations inside the radio,very small in size. Again look on the net. Less than $10.00.

    #4. Go to cbtricks.com. This site has tuning info for just about any radio built in the last 20 years. Detailed information on how to and what to tune.

    #5.Time and a steady hand.
    Once you spend a little to get this stuff you will save a boat load of money if you do it yourself over the long run!

    I dont know why so many people think you have to take a radio to some rip off cb tech to have one tuned. It's not rocket science guys! On any AM (export radio or straight 40 ch radio ) radio all you are doing is tuning around 4 to 6 adjustment point inside the radio and watching the meters until peak out put is reached. As far as improving the receive goes its about the same number of tuning points along with a steady signal....like someone on a base station talking. Just watch you signal strength as they are talking and adjust until the maximum signal is reached but with most radios this is not really needed.

    Now echo boards can be a pain in the butt to do but with a little common sense even someone with completely no experience can do it,most kits come with detailed instructions and its a 5 wire hookup or less. All you need is a good soldering iron. Larger final swaps take about 5 Min's or less and you can get the parts off the net. Same with putting new ends on a mike. Why pay someone a $150.00 to do all of this when you can do it yourself for under $50.00?

    Everything you could want to do to a cb,all the information can be found on the net. And unless you dont read the information and follow the tuning steps as outlined,your not going to blow up your radio. I have been doing my own work for years simply because i got tired of getting riped off by CB techs that charged $75 for a $20 connex board,$50 for a $5 1969 final,$40 for a $1.50 in parts swingkit or paying $300.00+ for a $195.00 Connex HP....on and on!

    I have yet to blow a #### thing up!
     
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  11. Turbo-T

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    So an o-scope isn't needed for CB radio work?

    Furthermore, you can do the mods yourselves but how do you know your radio sounds clean clear crisp and strong.....and not distorted, muddy or like some hack has been inside the radio?
     
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