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[i2i]

i've replaced so many of those i've lost count, sometimes the audio chip would take a beating but i don't remember the rf output failing from that.

General electric made their cb radios with the supply connection the same as the standard uniden chasssis but with the supply reversed (that made me a fair bit of cash) especially when they were told to replace the power lead and didn't bother.

the good old days eh!

[Ricardoco]

i've replaced so many of those i've lost count, sometimes the audio chip would take a beating but i don't remember the rf output failing from that.

General electric made their cb radios with the supply connection the same as the standard uniden chasssis but with the supply reversed (that made me a fair bit of cash) especially when they were told to replace the power lead and didn't bother.

the good old days eh!

Yep you are right, they used to come in with a really quiet hiss from the speaker, the brain is letting me down.. I used to replace a lot of RF outputs on the sets that the SWR was run high and the screwdriver gang had tweaked of the end of the scale LOL... Yep the good old days... easy money too putting the extra channels in with the 10kc shift (ver-icap to 10.240) LOL yep them were the days...LOL Rick