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Drradio1
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Username: Drradio1

Post Number: 2
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 2:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have a President Washington base that has low receive, I can hear station that are about 2 blocks away or so but nothing else, I tried cleaning the relay and still the same..Any Ideas would be appreciated..The RF meter does not indicate any stations are being received?? Thanks for your time Robert
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Road_warrior
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Username: Road_warrior

Post Number: 1043
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 8:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

First thing is to make sure your not
having a coax or antenna problem. Did you
try other radios on the antenna and coax?
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Drradio1
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Post Number: 3
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Friday, December 09, 2005 - 7:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I did install another radio and the antenna and coax is fine.. I am sure it is the Washington that has a problem..Thanks for the response.. I must have a resistor that is open or a bad electrolitic in the RF section?? Any more ideas would be appreciated..
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Semi
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Username: Semi

Post Number: 13
Registered: 7-2005
Posted on Friday, December 09, 2005 - 7:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Sounds like what's called the rf amp. I don't remember the tr # offhand but if you can find a block diagram on one of the cb sites it will point the # out. It's usually a 2sc 1674 tr.
If that's not it check the ta 7222 audio chip bolted to the side of the case.

Hope that helps.

Semi
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Bruce
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Username: Bruce

Post Number: 3303
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Friday, December 09, 2005 - 7:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

if the 1674 is bad replace it with a 2sc2999
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Al_lafon
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Username: Al_lafon

Post Number: 120
Registered: 3-2005
Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 1:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Love that 2SC2999 got it in all my radios!!
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Kid_vicious
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Username: Kid_vicious

Post Number: 930
Registered: 9-2004
Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 3:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

have you done a recieve alignment on it yet?
this would be my first step. the info should be around on the net for which coils to turn.
have you gotten a radio check with it?
does it transmit normally?

these radios have a FET front end in them and it could very well need replacing. they get damaged by too strong a signal, or by static.

i would find a SAMS manual on *bay, and go from there.
matt

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