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Post by No Streak on Feb 9, 2016 12:41:33 GMT -5
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Post by No Streak on Feb 9, 2016 12:46:20 GMT -5
That's is true full gain is needed as you said Bagger. But I have seen ham's run them as well. Mine sounded pretty good on the SBE Console II so it sometimes could be the radio it's used on as well. I have found that sometimes with Turners as well some radio have to much bass in them so they come up muddy.
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Post by No Streak on Feb 10, 2016 8:00:04 GMT -5
Question is the SBE Trinidad 23CH a relay or electronic switching? I can't get that 100X microphone to work on it.
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 10, 2016 10:55:43 GMT -5
Question is the SBE Trinidad 23CH a relay or electronic switching? I can't get that 100X microphone to work on it. It is relay switched.
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Post by No Streak on Feb 10, 2016 10:58:07 GMT -5
Question is the SBE Trinidad 23CH a relay or electronic switching? I can't get that 100X microphone to work on it. It is relay switched. Man I can't get the SBE 100X to work for some reason tried different wiring but nothing worked Hmmmmm back to the drawing board thanks Dave for the response.
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 10, 2016 11:00:15 GMT -5
Just a reminder that we'll be bringing back a theme during tonight's CRR. Tonight we'll start off with stock mic night. I haven't decided which radio I'll throw a stock mic on yet. Probably won't be a premium rig though. No one ran a radio like a Browning with a stock hand mic......
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Post by No Streak on Feb 10, 2016 11:20:32 GMT -5
Just a reminder that we'll be bringing back a theme during tonight's CRR. Tonight we'll start off with stock mic night. I haven't decided which radio I'll throw a stock mic on yet. Probably won't be a premium rig though. No one ran a radio like a Browning with a stock hand mic...... Well that's not true because I always run my early Browning's with a banana mic does that count? But yeah it's all good have to put my stock mic on my SBE Trinidad tonight and see their stock microphone works out. It might be good it was made in Japan!
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Post by No Streak on Feb 10, 2016 11:41:00 GMT -5
Plus Courier had a nice stock microphone as I remember. I had a Courier Spartan 40CH
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 10, 2016 12:49:04 GMT -5
Just a reminder that we'll be bringing back a theme during tonight's CRR. Tonight we'll start off with stock mic night. I haven't decided which radio I'll throw a stock mic on yet. Probably won't be a premium rig though. No one ran a radio like a Browning with a stock hand mic...... Well that's not true because I always run my early Browning's with a banana mic does that count? But yeah it's all good have to put my stock mic on my SBE Trinidad tonight and see their stock microphone works out. It might be good it was made in Japan! Well, the Browning Banana mic was certainly the factory supplied "stock" mic bundled with the radio, that much is true. Other premium brands (like Tram) also offered unamplified D104's as their "stock" microphone. My oversight, I suppose. I guess I have a more narrow view of what a stock mic is. Back in the day, a "stock" mic pretty much referred to an unamplified hand-held microphone, usually with a dynamic element. Most of us only ran the stock mic until we saved up enough to buy an amplified desk mic. Then it sat in a drawer, used only in case the pre-amp mic died or a wire broke in the plug.
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 11, 2016 9:20:53 GMT -5
Stock mic night on CRR went off pretty well. My first selection for it didn't sound all that good (like complete crap). 40 channel "One-Hander" by Radio Shack. My second choice fared a bit better: Johnson Viking 4740 40 channel SSB, with the mic jack in the rear panel of the radio, which makes little sense....
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Post by No Streak on Feb 11, 2016 9:54:55 GMT -5
Stock mic night on CRR went off pretty well. My first selection for it didn't sound all that good (like complete crap). View Attachment40 channel "One-Hander" by Radio Shack. My second choice fared a bit better: View AttachmentJohnson Viking 4740 40 channel SSB, with the mic jack in the rear panel of the radio, which makes little sense.... That all in one did sound pretty bad, I always did like them Johnson mobiles especially the SSB ones. I think they used a Cybertronic board in them if I'm correct. Sparky sounded good on his stock mic even though he bent the rules alittle the CB Outlaw of the channel, maybe him and Zero-Five are related maybe? All knobs to the right club! lol
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Post by BBB on Feb 11, 2016 20:58:08 GMT -5
Quite a turn out for CRR again. Hey Sandbagger, I for one was happy to hear you got the all-in one working again. Was the receive audio okay? If so, maybe like you said... just the mic element has aged. Most were dynamic but some of those used electret condenser elements. I had a lot of fun running an SBE Console II.
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Post by BBB on Feb 11, 2016 21:13:08 GMT -5
Stock mic night on CRR went off pretty well. My first selection for it didn't sound all that good (like complete crap). 40 channel "One-Hander" by Radio Shack. My second choice fared a bit better: Johnson Viking 4740 40 channel SSB, with the mic jack in the rear panel of the radio, which makes little sense.... That all in one did sound pretty bad, I always did like them Johnson mobiles especially the SSB ones. I think they used a Cybertronic board in them if I'm correct. Sparky sounded good on his stock mic even though he bent the rules alittle the CB Outlaw of the channel, maybe him and Zero-Five are related maybe? All knobs to the right club! lol I assure you I was in full compliance using the stock SBE dynamic hand mic as seen the photo. I simply had a processor in between the mic and the radio. Several others ran powered desk mics and no.... I do not run all knobs to the right. I'm the only operator in the area besides Sandbagger and possibly Spitfire that monitors the station output with a spectrum analyzer and O-Scope to make sure not to flat-top or create spurs 10-4? Keep in mind that the Gate and I are only a few miles apart. Don't make me get out my baby driver
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Post by No Streak on Feb 11, 2016 21:41:23 GMT -5
That all in one did sound pretty bad, I always did like them Johnson mobiles especially the SSB ones. I think they used a Cybertronic board in them if I'm correct. Sparky sounded good on his stock mic even though he bent the rules alittle the CB Outlaw of the channel, maybe him and Zero-Five are related maybe? All knobs to the right club! lol I assure you I was in full compliance using the stock SBE dynamic hand mic as seen the photo. I simply had a processor in between the mic and the radio. Several others ran powered desk mics and no.... I do not run all knobs to the right. I'm the only operator in the area besides Sandbagger and possibly Spitfire that monitors the station output with a spectrum analyzer and O-Scope to make sure not to flat-top or create spurs 10-4? Keep in mind that the Gate and I are only a few miles apart. Don't make me get out my baby driver I know Sparky you always sound top of the line. I have heard you live and on the gate. Very impressive radio collection as well! I can tell how you sound over the air is very important to you and it shows.
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 11, 2016 22:12:29 GMT -5
That all in one did sound pretty bad, I always did like them Johnson mobiles especially the SSB ones. I think they used a Cybertronic board in them if I'm correct. Sparky sounded good on his stock mic even though he bent the rules alittle the CB Outlaw of the channel, maybe him and Zero-Five are related maybe? All knobs to the right club! lol I assure you I was in full compliance using the stock SBE dynamic hand mic as seen the photo. I simply had a processor in between the mic and the radio. Several others ran powered desk mics and no.... I do not run all knobs to the right. I'm the only operator in the area besides Sandbagger and possibly Spitfire that monitors the station output with a spectrum analyzer and O-Scope to make sure not to flat-top or create spurs 10-4? Keep in mind that the Gate and I are only a few miles apart. Don't make me get out my baby driver Yea, but you were cheating There were no echo boxes around when that radio and stock mic were built, so they never sounded like that.
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Post by BBB on Feb 12, 2016 14:30:33 GMT -5
Details, details details. You know to be more specific with such a tech savvy crowd Stock mic night. CB radios with Hand held, non-amplified or non-processed stock factory matched mics. Married mic night. Cb radios with microphones that are permanently attached to the radio. 3 knob CB radio night. CB radios with (3) knobs, or less, present on the front display bezel consisting of a combination of channel or crystal selector, volume or AF Gain and squelch. Dual control knobs count as long as they appear as one knob when combined. 6 channel CB radio night. CB radios that can transmit on 6 channels, or less, as displayed on the front bezel. Tube CB radio night. CB radios that utilize mostly vacuum tubes as the main components in the receiver or transmitter. Hybrid CB radio night. CB radios that have a tube compliment along with a PLL (large scale IC chip) in the receiver and or transmitter. Crystal CB radio night. CB radios that use crystals for receive and transmit. NO PLL circuitry. Walkie-Talkie CB radio night. CB radios with 23 or 40 channels that have to held by hand, usually considered help radios or HTs "X" Manufacturer CB radio night. CB radios marketed and labeled by a specific manufacturer to be named. Mobile CB radio night. CB radios that are only designed to be installed and used in a vehicle. Must be 12 VDC powered. Combination base-mobile CB radio night. CB radios that are designed to be used as a base station 120 VAC powered and mobile 12VDC powered. Base station CB radio night. CB radios that are only designed to be used for base station 120 VAC use. *Specifications are subject to change.
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 12, 2016 19:07:26 GMT -5
Details, details details. You know to be more specific with such a tech savvy crowd Stock mic night. CB radios with Hand held, non-amplified or non-processed stock factory matched mics. Married mic night. Cb radios with microphones that are permanently attached to the radio. 3 knob CB radio night. CB radios with (3) knobs, or less, present on the front display bezel consisting of a combination of channel or crystal selector, volume or AF Gain and squelch. Dual control knobs count as long as they appear as one knob when combined. 6 channel CB radio night. CB radios that can transmit on 6 channels, or less, as displayed on the front bezel. Tube CB radio night. CB radios that utilize mostly vacuum tubes as the main components in the receiver or transmitter. Hybrid CB radio night. CB radios that have a tube compliment along with a PLL (large scale IC chip) in the receiver and or transmitter. Crystal CB radio night. CB radios that use crystals for receive and transmit. NO PLL circuitry. Walkie-Talkie CB radio night. CB radios with 23 or 40 channels that have to held by hand, usually considered help radios or HTs "X" Manufacturer CB radio night. CB radios marketed and labeled by a specific manufacturer to be named. Mobile CB radio night. CB radios that are only designed to be installed and used in a vehicle. Must be 12 VDC powered. Combination base-mobile CB radio night. CB radios that are designed to be used as a base station 120 VAC powered and mobile 12VDC powered. Base station CB radio night. CB radios that are only designed to be used for base station 120 VAC use. *Specifications are subject to change. Hey! That's a great start. I do have to make a few small corrections: Hybrid radio night. CB radios that have both tubes and solid state devices in them. Doesn't have to be PLL (I.E. Tram D201/D201A) Walkie talkie CB radio night. Hand held CB radios with any number of channel capability. 3, 6, 12, 23 or 40 channel is fine. Change 6 channel radio night to "less than 23 channel night". Might be tough with Base/Mobile vs. Base station only. Just about every solid state base radio can be run on 12V, and some even include mobile mounting brackets. I don't know why anyone would run it mobile, but hey. Even Panasonic (and other) Tube rigs can run on 12V. The only true "base-only" radios are tube rigs like the Trams and Brownings, which have no provision for 12V. Some possible additions: Oldest radio night - The oldest CB radio you own. Newest radio night - The newest radio, that can still be considered a "classic", that you own. (No RCI's, Galaxy's Connex's etc.) No Meter night - Radios with no S/RF meters. Barefoot night - Stock, legal power only (Yike!) Mobile night - Everyone grabs their favorite classic mobile radio and heads out in their vehicle of choice. Turner Mic Night - Pretty much self explanatory. Base or mobile mics. Emergency power night - Battery, generator, or any other power source not from the normal mains in your house. Bonus points for remote location too. SSB Night - Stay on channel 13, but run SSB for at least half of the night. Homebrew night - Some part of your station (Radio, amp, antenna, mic, power supply etc.) must be home made. 60's, 70's 80's night - Only radios made during those respective decades. More to come...... Suggestions graciously accepted.
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 16, 2016 9:04:33 GMT -5
Does anyone have a theme preference that they'd like to see on this week's (2/16/16) CRR?
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 17, 2016 7:07:18 GMT -5
Does anyone have a theme preference that they'd like to see on this week's (2/16/16) CRR? After talking with Pete this morning, I've decided to go with "Oldest Radio" night, so I'm going to have to determine which of my older rigs is truly the oldest. The Comstat 25 was made in 1965. The other candidate is my Sonar FS-23, and I'm not sure when exactly that was made. I need to look around to determine.
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Post by BBB on Feb 17, 2016 19:04:11 GMT -5
I think my Sonar Model G is my oldest also, but I just ran that 2 weeks ago for Sonar night. No matter, hey have some fun!
Hopefully the Mexican skip will roll out. it's ruff and tough at 7 pm as of now.
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Post by BBB on Feb 20, 2016 13:59:04 GMT -5
Fired up the Teaberry Stalker XX base station (EU version with AM/FM/SSB and the MB8719 chip) for the Feb 17th 2016 CRR. Since I was using an external 12 VDC power supply to run it, the Digital Clock does not display, but it does work 100% when plugged into 120VAC. Too bad I sounded shattered on the gate, but hey... I'm glad there is a gate Its a black and chrome Uniden built beauty.
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 20, 2016 17:18:14 GMT -5
Fired up the Teaberry Stalker XX base station (EU version with AM/FM/SSB and the MB8719 chip) for the Feb 17th 2016 CRR. Since I was using an external 12 VDC power supply to run it, the Digital Clock does not display, but it does work 100% when plugged into 120VAC. Too bad I sounded shattered on the gate, but hey... I'm glad there is a gate Its a black and chrome Uniden built beauty. We'll get to the bottom of why the gate sounds shattered when Pete uses the Hallicrafters receiver. It sounded far better when he switched to the Metrotek. I don't think it's a level issue. There's a resonance in there somewhere that the tablet's condenser mic doesn't like.
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 22, 2016 19:03:59 GMT -5
Ok, another Classic Radio Roundup is rapidly approaching. Last week we decided on "oldest radio you own" as the theme. So naturally, this week will be "Newest CLASSIC radio that you own" for the theme. Note that newest classics hit the ceiling somewhere in the early 80's. So a brand new Chinese radio would not qualify, but a Cobra 2000 or 142 GTL would. Speaking of which, I will probably run my Cobra 2000, although my Realistic TRC 465 might be a bit newer, although I'm not sure that really qualifies as a true "classic". It's walking that fine line.......
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Post by BBB on Feb 23, 2016 17:27:38 GMT -5
Cool choice. That Stalker XX I ran last week would have fit the bill, but my 2K needs some capacitor reforming time. Sounds like a plan.
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Post by No Streak on Feb 24, 2016 17:10:47 GMT -5
Tonight's radio to go with theme night a classic well built Motorola System 500 mobile!
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Post by No Streak on Feb 24, 2016 17:17:40 GMT -5
And the second half the SBE Tahoe 40
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 24, 2016 17:47:46 GMT -5
And the second half the SBE Tahoe 40 Wow, a teeny-tiny SBE! You've got a few bases covered there. Stock mic, three knob, mobile, and SBE brand night........
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Post by No Streak on Feb 24, 2016 18:15:35 GMT -5
And the second half the SBE Tahoe 40 Wow, a teeny-tiny SBE! You've got a few bases covered there. Stock mic, three knob, mobile, and SBE brand night........ Well you know like me SBE does make great Professional audio equipment! 10-4
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 25, 2016 7:30:52 GMT -5
Well, last night's roundup was lightly attended. I suspect the nasty thunderstorms (in February!) kept many people away. But for those of us who weathered the storm, the conditions were pretty quiet. Pete had a Radio DJ gig and said that he'd most likely be late, but his lateness ended up morphing into a complete no-show. That also means no video gate.... Well not entirely. I did manage to experiment with my tablet and took about a minute or two of the event. But until I find a stand or some other means to hold it, I won't be doing much in the way of 'gating. I can't sit there for 2 hours holding the thing in hand. The theme last night was "newest classic", and I ran my Cobra 2000.
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Post by No Streak on Feb 25, 2016 10:12:55 GMT -5
Well, last night's roundup was lightly attended. I suspect the nasty thunderstorms (in February!) kept many people away. But for those of us who weathered the storm, the conditions were pretty quiet. Pete had a Radio DJ gig and said that he'd most likely be late, but his lateness ended up morphing into a complete no-show. That also means no video gate.... Well not entirely. I did manage to experiment with my tablet and took about a minute or two of the event. But until I find a stand or some other means to hold it, I won't be doing much in the way of 'gating. I can't sit there for 2 hours holding the thing in hand. The theme last night was "newest classic", and I ran my Cobra 2000. View AttachmentWhat are two extra holes for ventilation lol, I am assuming that it had extra channels installed with two switches. Other than that it is a great looking radio! Maybe some silver painted plugs would look ok.
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