|
|
Post by mugsy on Oct 19, 2008 13:21:10 GMT -5
hey i got a galaxy 959 i got my dead key set at 5 i put it on the meter its showing its swinging 10 watt pep . now 1 person i talked to said i have no swing just a solid 8 on the meter and i talked to some one else and they say it was swinging from a 1 to a 3 and then i asked some one else and they said no swing so i did the mod they told me to put a 1n4001 diode in on one ove the resistors and it should swing and i see no change still 5 to ten on the meter. but why would some one see it swing talking and some one eles would not ? also my audio is low can any one help ?
|
|
|
|
Post by Tombstone (R.I.P.) on Oct 19, 2008 15:34:30 GMT -5
Vr16 is the AM modulation adjustment according to CB Tricks, you could try turning that up. I've had radios that don't show a forward swing from another transmitter and have had ones that do. Try a power mic if you don't already have one.
Tombstone
|
|
|
|
Post by doctor on Oct 20, 2008 8:53:50 GMT -5
I own one, had to turn up the am modulation just a bit, but added a D104 amplified mic to it, now it swings..dk 4 watts high 20 on am, ssb dk same and high 24-25 watts..this is with the D104 amplified mic.
DOCTOR/OT795
|
|
|
|
Post by mugsy on Oct 20, 2008 18:12:18 GMT -5
so if i turn up vr16 for am modulation i should get more swing out of it . i just have to be careful not to turn it to much of its going to soung like doo doo right ?
|
|
|
|
Post by Tombstone (R.I.P.) on Oct 21, 2008 8:13:33 GMT -5
Yeah, turn up the modulation level and see what you have then. If you lower the dead key a bit you should get more modulation swing but a power mic will help for sure.
Tombstone
|
|
|
|
Post by BionicChicken on Oct 21, 2008 10:53:25 GMT -5
You really can't go by what other people see on their radio meter. Some radios won't show any swing while others will show lots of swing. If the radio has been tuned properly and shows forward modulation on a wattmeter I wouldn't be to concerned about it unless they say your modulation is low. Dropping the dead key to 3-4 watts will improve the swing they see and will take a load off of the single final in the 959.
You said something about audio being low...........what type of mike are you running? Sometimes a mike change can do wonders for a radio.
BC
|
|
|
|
Post by mugsy on Oct 21, 2008 14:36:51 GMT -5
well im useing a road king noise cancelling i tryed a stock mic i tryed a cobra noise canceling and they said the audio is low
|
|
|
|
Post by Tombstone (R.I.P.) on Oct 21, 2008 19:36:53 GMT -5
Just try a good power mic and leave the modulation adjustment in the radio alone. You may want to turn the dead key down a little, maybe not.
Tombstone
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2008 20:26:16 GMT -5
First thing, some receiving CBs don't show swing on their radios. I have a TRC-455 that shows no swing. I had a Galaxy 949 and it showed all swing on the meter. If you want to know, get a peak reading meter and measure it yourself. You should not measure swing by listening from another radio's meters.
Secondly, I would not mod the radio. Adjust it for 100%, and that is enough, Those are loud AM radios to start.
|
|
Sandbagger
Administrator/The Boss 
Posts: 6,246 
|
Post by Sandbagger on Oct 22, 2008 7:05:28 GMT -5
First thing, some receiving CBs don't show swing on their radios. I have a TRC-455 that shows no swing. I had a Galaxy 949 and it showed all swing on the meter. If you want to know, get a peak reading meter and measure it yourself. You should not measure swing by listening from another radio's meters. Secondly, I would not mod the radio. Adjust it for 100%, and that is enough, Those are loud AM radios to start. There there is the SBE Console II and Sidebander II, where their S-Meters backswing radically whenever anyone is talking. |
|
|
|
Post by BionicChicken on Oct 22, 2008 10:35:23 GMT -5
First thing, some receiving CBs don't show swing on their radios. I have a TRC-455 that shows no swing. I had a Galaxy 949 and it showed all swing on the meter. If you want to know, get a peak reading meter and measure it yourself. You should not measure swing by listening from another radio's meters. Secondly, I would not mod the radio. Adjust it for 100%, and that is enough, Those are loud AM radios to start. There there is the SBE Console II and Sidebander II, where their S-Meters backswing radically whenever anyone is talking. SBE was notorious for backswinging. I bought several at very good prices because folks did not like that.....it didn't bother me at all. They talked well and I always lived out of town and didn't have to worry about bleedover at all. BC |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2008 12:31:05 GMT -5
The TRC-455 meters are rock steady, and don't move from the signal. I like it that way. When I gave people radio checks based on that, some got pissed off and said "what do you mean it's not swinging?" In fact, after one of the radio check, I had another person say that the his radio was reading swing, and my radio must have been a piece of crap. So people are too wrapped up in swing.
One other thing, remember that Colt I repair for my friend? His meters were ultra sensitive, and even though I calibrated them with 100uV on S-9, nearly everyone coming thru show 8-9 on the meter. My friend finally adjusted the meter to match my dead key on his Cobra 2000 meter.
|
|
