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best to let pros tune the ol cb I think

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by usmc041127, Mar 16, 2011.

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  1. Mar 16, 2011 #1
    usmc041127

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    Well I was bored today and decided to "practice tune" a cheap radio I bought yesterday for 10.00 at the Fly J. Its a midland 1001z. I read on line the was little you could do but did find one that said adjust the vr-2 for modulation and wattage. Looking at the scematic on cb tricks I seen no vr-2 but did see L2 and L3. So with my trusty workman power and swr meter I decided to make a few that ended up beeing alot of adjustments. Never could get the watts to move, base setting was 2 and it had no swing on the meter. I pretty well put them back to base and all the way unscrewed. Then I noticed some other adjustable things that I had no clue what they did. They are silver and flat pretty well. I did seem to make the recieve really good but the TX is just about all but gone. I played with it for about an hr and a half and lost interest. It did raise my curiousity but I think when I take the olf use to be trust cobra 25 out I may open it just to take a gander but I wont be making ANY adjustments. This is the stuff that happens when I am off work and get bored. I do think it would be kind of a neat hobby to get into but I really don't know where to start. I did look at bird 43 meters for the heck of it. I don't know anything about anything when it comes to this stuff. I wonder what the average cb hobby person uses and has just to tinker with them. I doubt I will ever be makeing any major mods to a radio. I am just now trying to get in to SSB radios as well. All I have now is a swr meter that has a 100 watt power meter in it. I must say for a cheap watt and swr meter it seems pretty acurate.
     
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  3. Mar 16, 2011 #2
    IDIeselman

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    :biggrin_2559:An idle mind is the devils playground. I have myself decided that pretty much anything other than removing the covers are best left to the professionals.
     
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  4. Mar 16, 2011 #3
    Xcis

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    I really do not get it. Why mess with the internals of a radio? If it ain't broke, leave it alone. Peak and tuning is unnecessary but it is profitable for the guys who do it. And sometimes even more profitable for those who fix their work.
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    Why spend alot of money on a CB radio and maybe a linear? Do you really use it all that much?
     
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  5. Mar 16, 2011 #4
    IDIeselman

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    Yes I do and I enjoy it! With your mentality There would be no aftermarket for even automobiles, So long Summit and Jegs, Goodbye Jack Roush, Good knowing you Jon Kasse. It's just another example of hot rodding and people enjoy it. After all it is their money. I'm off to fire up my new S-9175 :) My Cobra SVT if you will :)
     

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  7. Mar 16, 2011 #5
    usmc041127

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    I use my radios more then anything else. All day in the truck for 12 hrs. For me its probably the best spent money as for how much use to the amout I spend. Why not make the radio work the best it can. Kind getting more bang for your buck. I spend 50.00 and put a K&N air filter on ever vehicle I buy. Its the same principal I think.
     
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  8. Mar 16, 2011 #6
    joplinlocal

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    I enjoy working on my CBs within my ability and can do quite a bit, but I'm happy to pay a professional to do work when something is beyond my ability... like a peak and tune. Spending 20 or 30 bucks to have a professional peak and tune a CB that you enjoy is pretty much a "no brainer" IMO. The savings in time and frustration is well worth the cost.

    Of course when I say "professional" I mean the reputable CB shops out there... and a few do still exist.
     
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  9. Mar 16, 2011 #7
    Turbo-T

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    Yet sadly most CB techs are a hair above the OP's skill level.
     
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  10. Mar 16, 2011 #8
    DirtyMartini

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    I learned a lot about tuning a radio from a few very good friends who had been doing it a long time. They slowly taught me enough to were I can do anything I need to on my radio's. It's just like anything else, you have to take your time to learn the information and then practice it.

    I personally haven't touched the inside of a radio in a few years because I setup my 2 radio's how I wanted them and haven't needed to mess with them since. I don't try to be a "CB Tech", I don't work on other peoples stuff just my own. You never know how other people treat their equipment or what their actual knowledge level is about the subject so it can only lead to bad things IMO.
     
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  11. Mar 16, 2011 #9
    usmc041127

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    I would never work on anyone elses. It would be nice to be able to tune the power and modulation. Just simple things like that.

    I wonder how often a radio needs retuned. What all affects the tune?
     
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    Guys jacking with the pots and coils. :biggrin_25512:

    Ted
     
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