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Rattler
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 11:07 am: | 
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Who can recommend a tech that can be trusted.
I don't mind shipping all over everywhere, I just want one that will do what he says he'll do and do it in a timely fashion. I getting tired of all the bulls##t of when, how long, we can and then either won't,can't or don't know how.
Any response would be appreciated. |
Taz
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 6:28 pm: |
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Tech 307 and 181 are excellant. |
Lrinaldi
| | Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2002 - 7:41 pm: |
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hi 307. this is 719 larry. like to know how to instsll a super talk in my melaka the coler of the wires are white red black green. i had them on the miror board on the galaxy i once had can you help me larry 719 |
Rattler
| | Posted on Monday, February 18, 2002 - 8:43 pm: |
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Must be fewer than I thought. |
Warlock
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 - 5:17 am: |
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Where are you located Rattler? |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 - 7:46 am: |
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the only tech i trust is me and sometimes i have problems trusting myself |
Rattler
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 - 12:51 pm: |
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Central Texas, But location is not a problem. |
Sonoma
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 - 3:06 pm: |
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I have a friend in moore,ok with a cb repair shop.he does exellent work and he is now teaching me some repair on radios.what is needed done and to what radio and I can talk to him and see how long it will take or I can e-mail you his phone number. |
Topgun
| | Posted on Friday, March 01, 2002 - 8:52 pm: |
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I recently purchased two 99s from Copper. My first time with a 99. My close friend at work got the other one and he's not happy with it transmitting and recieving. He plans on taking it to a local shop and tweaking it and peaking it to the max. I have not recieved mine yet and was wondering what to do ? I'm afraid the local shop here will butcher his radio when they max it. I have faith in 307 and 181 from all the talk on the forum. CB shop techs do tune ups differently. What exactly do the techs at copper do when they perform a quality check and is it the same as tweak and peak ? Thanks everybody from Ia. |
bruce
| | Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 11:29 am: |
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If you friend JUST got one he should RETURN it for service. If he is not happy because it dosent work AS WELL as he expected thats another matter. Here i go catching hell again but the only correct way to tune a radio is to FACTORY spec. The radio should meet these out of the box. Now if he wants to " peak it up" or mod it go for it there is a lot of mods that can be done to a radio all of which VOID any warntee. I agree 181 and 307 are your best bet there are others just as good you can see them posting on this forum....good luck it's allways a crap shoot just like car repair.
bruce |
886
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 10:54 pm: |
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If you are looking for a good tech, E-Mail Ham Supplies, they always do a good job, and are honest. They are located in southern california. The e-mail address is jd-tek@jd-tek.com I believe. They also do computer repair.
73 |
307
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 7:19 am: |
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Trust is an understatement. First off the guy that told you a "Super Mod" kit will increase your modulation is in left field. A "super Mod" kit has 1 capacitor inside the plastic case and YOU spent probably 20-25 dollars for it. That exact same mod can be done by youself for about $1.00. If you are tired of all the "Bull%$#^" then get away from the people who try to sell you the Bull%$#^" to begin with. All you need to do to get the same readings on your meter is cut R-249 and crank down the power. This is pure splatter JUST as the "Super Mod" kit will create by lowering the bias on the final with "0" mod. Before you bash others who know the ropes , make sure you know the facts. I could be rude and say I could make your Melaka swing 75 watts. I can do that for you but it is NOT power at 11 meters that makes the meter look good , it is harmonics. It is like a drug , Dosy meters and other cheaper meters like drugs..So do people who sell "Super Mod Kits"...
307 |
bruce
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 11:37 am: |
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307
do i detect a tech who knows what a spectrum analizer is ? OR worst yet knows how to use one |
Taz
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 2:57 pm: |
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haha, he probly thinks a spectrum analizer is a tv. |
Alsworld
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 3:34 pm: |
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307,
I'm confused about the Dosy meter comment. My next purchase will be a good meter that reads watts, but mainly modulation in both AM and SSB. I'm new to any meter other than an SWR meter so please clarify if what you said was the Dosy's are not good?? I look at what Copper has and my limited knowledge seems to want one of the better Dosy's (running around $100) but would like your opinion. Thanks. |
Taz
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 4:41 pm: |
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Get a bird meter, they are from like $200-$500 i think |
RCI2990
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 7:14 pm: |
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I run a Dosy that ive had for years.. They work decent. Not everyone wants or wants to spend 250.00 to 500.00 for a meter. thats the very last thing id spend that much for! Not every joe Cber has the $$$ for a meter that a tech uses and Dosy meters are NOT like drugs!!!! :-( |
bruce
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 8:58 pm: |
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nothing wrong with a dosy i own a drake and a bird as well as a few who knows whatt meters for what we do they are for the most part just fine
bruce |
Warlock
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 10:16 pm: |
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All meters are relative.....ALL.
There's nothing wrong with a Dosy, or a Euro swr 201 for that matter. Even the $500 Bird will show false watts via harmonics.
Use whatever meter you select for your relatively accurate carrier readings. Nearly all of them will read different forward power (peak) readings. |
Lighteningjack
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 10:51 pm: |
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could anyone tell me the color code on a 3.3k 1/4 watt resistor i think the radio i had worked on got the wrong one put in thank you |
bruce
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 11:00 pm: |
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correct all meters even the hp's we used in the lab were but lets work on the idea that if your radio is clean the power is where you need it
bruce |
ss8541
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 11:19 pm: |
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3.3k is orange/orange/red |
bruce
| | Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 11:46 pm: |
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orange, orange, orange and the next band is precent tolerance gold 5% silver 10% no band your guss ( 20%) |
Lighteningjack
| | Posted on Saturday, March 09, 2002 - 12:10 am: |
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Thanks guys |
bruce
| | Posted on Saturday, March 09, 2002 - 12:23 am: |
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ss8541 is correct thats 2 zeros not 3 i miss read it as 33 k |
RCI2990
| | Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2002 - 6:07 pm: |
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Bruce.
I used to have a Yaesu meter and that WAS one of the best meters i had.. It was one that was made back about 1976 or so when the 101 series was made... Too bad i sold it for !!!!! 25.00!!!!!! :-( |
