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tim_spur

ok thanks mine is a older 148 5-pin mike will it work with it

tim_spur

the only thing i dont like about the voyage is it has no mic gain wonder if you added a powermike it would sound ok without squealing.....also i was wondering if you fellows knew if you modified the old 7 volt powermikes to take a 9 volt battery would they work ok because i have a lot of old powermi...

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sounds cool this mod you mention do you have to order a kit my email is tim_spurlin@yahoo.com if i do the mod your talking about would the 2030 kit orderered for the voyage work in my cobra 148 gtl i,d put it in the cobra if i do your voyage mod,thanks

tim_spur

i went to that first link you sent me ramblin man it said there were 4 little resistors right behind the channel switch i cut those loose and turned it back on and it was converted to cb band very easy works great just waiting on the 2030 power kit to come in to give it some extra bang

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you,ll do even better if you order the erc-2030 final power kit for the 29ltd it will really make it talk its about 10 bucks i put one in a old 29 ltd of mine and its swingin about 30 watts doing real good the kit comes with everything you need and detailed instructions with nice pics i ordered mine...

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have a new voyage 9000 the one just like a galaxy dx-88 does anybody know which pots to adjust for am power and modulation also i ordered the erc-2030 power kit for it should i peak and tune it before i add the new power kit..thanks

tim_spur

hey ramblin man i went to the link you gave me on the voyage and it said there were 4 little resistors right behind the channel switch on the circuit board i cut all 4 of them out and bam went straight to 27.185 ch.19 and the rest of the 40 ch. cb band ..thanks ....got another question...the radio i...

tim_spur

sounds cool,thanks

tim_spur

ok thanks it should be here soon are they as good as a dx-88 they say they have the same board and look alike

tim_spur

i also ordered the 2030 mod kit for the voyage since its about the same as the dx-88 i put one in a old 29ltd and my dx-66 and it made a hell of a power increase

tim_spur

hi ramblin man i just ordered a new voyage 9000 for a friend today ...do you know what you have to do to it to convert it to c.b band regular 40 channels

tim_spur

ok thanks i,ll try that it seems odd but if i turn the heater on hot and the radio sitting in front of the heater,for a few minutes then turn the radio off and back on that seems to help too

tim_spur

ok thanks i,m still having problems out of the dx-66 going wild it seems like it stops if i change bands could there be a problem with the crystal that controls the cb band regular 40 maybe a new crystall would help?

tim_spur

does anybody know what pots to adjust for am power and modulation on a trc-442 sport cb made by radio shack every book i have or try to find info on the web just bypasses this model like it never existed

tim_spur

shuttttttttttttt up and leave ramblin man alone i,ll bet him and rick are much smarter than you and they dont try to get rich doing it they help for free and they know what they,re talking about

tim_spur

ok thanks i was thinking about putting one in my buddys 29ltd classic you say its a stinger board if you dont mind how much does it cost and where did you order it from the one i saw was on pacific cb radiio sales for 49.95 and says it will do 200 watts dont know if thats the same one you got i,m ve...

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no sir the pa is not working at all ...i can see the needle move when people talk i can deadkey but i get very little if any modulation checked volume wires they are good and tight squech is turned all the way down rf gain is wide open have tryed the internal speaker no sound have tryed a ext speake...

tim_spur

ok,rick,ramblin man i,ve found tr-15 and 16 now how do i check them since they have 3 legs and do i need to take them out to check them sorry to bother you guys so much i just want to learn

tim_spur

sorry i forgot about not checking tr-39 now i need to find tr-15 and 16 and how do i check them and also the volume wires are on good and tight

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i just found tr-39 still looking for tr-15 and 16

tim_spur

dont junk it you can solder you a wire from where the trace burnt to the end of where the trace runs kinda like running a jumper wire

tim_spur

got a stupid question but where is tr-39 there is a tr-3 something near the mike socket but there is a plug that goes into the board covering up the number..also where are tr-15 and 16

tim_spur

by the way on the audiochip i lost the little plactic cover that sits behind the chip so i made one out of plastic could this be a problem

tim_spur

since the tr,s have 3 legs how would i go about checkin g them and where are they located..thanks

tim_spur

i,m sorry rick and ramblin man i,m trying to learn where would tr15,and 16 be located at and what setting should my ohm meter be set on

tim_spur

well with the red on the banded side and black on the other end it shows the meter almost all the way over and with leads reversed the needle just barely moves the only way i can check them is with the meter set to ohm x1k is this the right setting or do i need a different meter

tim_spur

the ohm meter i have is a cb instruments gmt-12a with settings of dc v 10-500.ac v 10-500,dc ma-0.5-250 and ohm x1k is this a good meter to test with

tim_spur

ok can you get these parts at radioshack and do they go in a certain way i havent checked the volume wires it seems to deadkey but not modulate

tim_spur

no sir it doesnt have cw mode i,ve took the 2 diodes out do you know the value or part number of them i was thinking of going to radioshack to see if they have any and is there a certain way they go in and should i buy a new transistor if you think radioshack might have one

tim_spur

ok i,ll replace those diodes and which leg is the collector on tr-39 do you mean unsolder the collector and lift it from the board

tim_spur

there was no cuts in the wires and matter of fact it was working fine when i took it out and it just sat for a year or two and when i went to use it again it started blowing fuses its never been hooked up backwards that i know of which transistors should i replace and where could i get them would a ...

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should i replace the x-1 10.240 crystal if so where could i buy one i have a electronics store near me that sells resistors,caps,transistors,audiochips,etc,would they sell these crystals and should i replace all diodes listed on the link you gave me

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no sir i havent tryed that yet but should i change all of the diodes mentioned and on the 66 it was working great then all of a sudden it started cutting in and out again after turning it off and back on a few times it has quit for now and is there a way to turn the talkback down some on the 66 i ha...

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hey ramblin man i replaced all the caps on the dx-44 like you said and still i have no audio i can key up but not modulate and i can see on the meter when people talk what else could be causing no sound

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thank you ramblin man and mr.rick the 66 is working like brand new now and walking the dog and spitting fire when i first hooked it up in my shop to my power supply it starting cutting out like before but i was rubbing my finger around the board and suddennly it quit so i left it on a few hours and ...

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hey ramblin man or rick on the dx-66 acting crazy i put in a new c-199 cap today,resoldered the crystal you said too and its still doing the same thing humming and the freq counter going wild but why does it quit for awhile when you turn it on and off and back on again

tim_spur

by the way what exactly is fm mode i,ve never used it anyway is it any better than am if your buddy has fm too

tim_spur

ok thanks there rick i was worried there for a minute i bought all the caps ramblin man said to replace today i hope it fixes the 44,66 and 88 i,ve been without them for a couple of years now theres a place near me called randolph and hale where you can buy only certain caps,resistors that you need ...

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yes the 44...66,and mirage 88 are all the ept 360014b board but the 44 is missing the caps i told you about its like they were never there ..should i put the missing pieces in the 44 ...nobody has had it since it was new but me so it came like that with those missing pieces

tim_spur

my 44 doesnt have a c-190 and i,ve never taken it out is it supposed to have a c-190 my dx-66 has a c-190 and no c-193 my mirage 88 has a c-190 and c-193

tim_spur

are the circuit board parts on a mirage 88 the same as on the dx-44 if they are i,m missing c-190,c193,and r-243 the resistor behind c-193 and tr-52 if this is right do you know the part numbers of these missing pieces

tim_spur

ok on the caps do they go in a certain way i noticed a negative sign running down one side do they go in with the neg. side pointing a certain way or just go in anyway

tim_spur

ok thanks for the info do you run a cb shop or something if you dont you sure ought too

tim_spur

i have problems out of all galaxys i own mirage-88 no audio,dx-44 no audio,,dx-66 cuts in and out and freq.meter goes wild i,ve had a old cobra 148 gtl probally 20 years old and still works great are the galaxys cheaply made only galaxy i,ve never had a problem with is my galaxy saturn base i,ve had...

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hey ramblin man on the galaxy dx-44 i put another new audiochip in the way you said it goes in i can transmit,modulate and needle on my meter shows i,m recieving people talking only problem is i still cant hear anything everything else seems to be working except for the audio i tryed the factory spe...

tim_spur

ok,thanks i have boxes and boxes of old mobiles in my shop from 23 ch...and up plus a big stack of bases i have one old base linear runs off ac has like 1 or 2 tubes in it works like new got it at a yard sale for 5 bucks

tim_spur

thank god i found the little plastic screw

tim_spur

oh i forgot to tell you i was putting a new audiochip in my 44 and i dropped the little plastic screw on the floor somewhere and cant find it for anything can you rob one out of a old junk cb or does it have to be from a galaxy

tim_spur

ok,thanks can you get a replacement c-199 cap from radio shack if not i know another place that would have one just they,re not open on weekends

tim_spur

sorry to worry you ramblin man but could you tell me what area c-199 and the crystal is located at in the 66 i cant seem to find them

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