question for ramblin man

tim_spur · Post by **tim_spur** » Tuesday 21st Aug 2007, 12:44

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 · Post by **tim_spur** » Tuesday 21st Aug 2007, 14:02

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

sonoma · Post by **sonoma** » Tuesday 21st Aug 2007, 16:34

http://www.radiomods.co.nz/

right here on this web sight you can find the conversion

tim_spur · Post by **tim_spur** » Wednesday 22nd Aug 2007, 7:52

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

sonoma · Post by **sonoma** » Wednesday 22nd Aug 2007, 10:01

I ran one of the 9000 in my pickup for 3 years until the 2003 tornado took my truck and the radio was lost.I had done about everything to it that could be done.it tunes like the 88 as far as the main set up .I think you will be happy with this radio.It has lots of power and is load if tuned right.

tim_spur · Post by **tim_spur** » Wednesday 22nd Aug 2007, 10:43

sounds cool,thanks

ramblingman · Post by **ramblingman** » Wednesday 22nd Aug 2007, 12:29

locate the small board the channel selector is attached to.on the right rear corner of the board locate the small wire loop approx. 3/16 inch long,cut this wire loop.then right against the board locate the yellow wire that comes from the edge corner of the same board and goes to the bright/dim switch.in the middle of this wire you will see a piece of heat shrink tubing.cut this tubing,and connect the wires.in otherwords the yellow wire from factory is not connected under the heat shrink.solder together the yellow wire,and re insulate it.........hope this helps

sonoma · Post by **sonoma** » Thursday 23rd Aug 2007, 6:44

Hey ramblingman, what is this you left for the voyage 9000 to clip a wire and resolder.

ramblingman · Post by **ramblingman** » Thursday 23rd Aug 2007, 11:31

hey there,,,thats what i had too do,on the voyager i had.but thats been awhile back...these may have different boards..what is the pcb number??

sonoma · Post by **sonoma** » Thursday 23rd Aug 2007, 15:46

since 2000 the ones I have modded just have the resisters on the pll.look at the mod on this sight it is the same.

tim_spur · Post by **tim_spur** » Friday 24th Aug 2007, 8:07

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 is new out the box and i ordered the 2030 final power kit for it ..should i peak and tune it before i put the power kit in it ?and what are the locations for am power and modulation dont really have much use for the sideband

ramblingman · Post by **ramblingman** » Friday 24th Aug 2007, 9:44

hi...yes sonoma was correct..the one i had was in the 90s,,totally differnt.i leave this one too sonoma..he might have the tuning info..on this one.

sonoma · Post by **sonoma** » Saturday 25th Aug 2007, 13:25

the voyage tunes the same as a galaxy 88.unless you just want to do this 2030 mod it is like the 88.I personally would not do it since you will not gain enough to see it on someone elses radio that receives you.just keep the mod kit and you could do it if the finals ever go out.if you would like to do a mod I like for this radio it is just a swing mod and will make it very loud and swing about 35 to 40 watts from a 2 watt dead key .you leave the limiter intact.I would have to email it to you since it is a large file with pictures on each mod.
cbtricks.com has the tuneup specs for the 88 so you can align it if needed

tim_spur · Post by **tim_spur** » Sunday 26th Aug 2007, 0:49

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

sonoma · Post by **sonoma** » Sunday 26th Aug 2007, 9:05

sent you the mod.I will send you the 148 mod so you can look at the psrts in it

sonoma · Post by **sonoma** » Sunday 26th Aug 2007, 9:12

http://cbtricks.com/miscellaneous/fet_p ... tl_mod.pdf

this is the 2030 mod for the 148 from cbtricks.com

tim_spur · Post by **tim_spur** » Tuesday 28th Aug 2007, 13:46

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

sonoma · Post by **sonoma** » Tuesday 28th Aug 2007, 16:51

I have not tried this mod on this radio before.rambling man have you tried it ? just chime in with any help.

ramblingman · Post by **ramblingman** » Tuesday 28th Aug 2007, 17:45

hi guys,,,yes i did the erf-2030 final mod. on my 148 gtl,it was a older model...and i tell you i got very poor results..it was doing better with the stock final..as far as swing wattage..i dont know,,maybe youll have better luck...

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question for ramblin man

question for ramblin man

by the way i also ordered the 2030 power kit for the voyage

thanks

hey super ramblin man