Maverick kid here call my Maverick 250 when you talk on standby it don't move the white meter

Had a pal VFO and a Robyn 123b ... Great AM setup.. Love the PAL gear. Great video Doc!

You can greatly lower the drift of a Siltronix VFO by keeping the temperature stable. Adding a "heater" inside one can be as simple as adding a high wattage wire wound resistor connected to 120VAC or as complicated as a temperature regulating circuit using a large transistor and heatsink used as a heater. The key is consistent non changing temperature. Even the PAL VFO's can be made more stable by adding a crystal heater to keep the crystal temperature stable.

Thx for the video

I Have A Swan 400 With Swan VFO!

Thats not a common price for them. Mine and most I have seen are around $2k but For one that pretty I have seen them for 10k but that's the exception not the rule fortunately . It is my favorite Johnson by far.

I just picked up a nice Transel Nitro 300. I have a Beautiful Browning Mark III with the 776 orange stripe. Love all your videos! Super educational. Have you ever considered writing a book to share your knowledge and experience?? I have purchased dozens of electronics and a few CB books but none cover linear amplifiers like they should. I have a General Ham License and always a thirst for knowledge!! I bet you could sell a ton all while helping out your community on here. Just a thought. Hope you consider it. Spiral bound handwritten anything…. Thanks for all you do!! Great channel!!

I also have a 4 tube with four 12 DQ 6B tubes I get about 430 Watts pep

Very cool! Ty!

calling out the safety issues...I applaud you sir...🙋

Hi Doc. It's a great day when you produce a video. Happy Veterans day to you sir.

Are your diode bridge rectifiers drawn correctly in the schematics, the High Voltage one sure isn't ! The negative Bias circuit seems ok .... I see weird things drawn in the Grid circuit.

Thank you Doc! I enjoy this series of CB history.👍

Do you happen to have any pictures of the bottom of this demon 750? I could really use them thanks!

Hello Sir, How Are You Doing, I Have The Same Maco 300, I Own Two, Same Idea All Tubes Works And TX Modulation Relay Clipping, Do You Know The Part Number, Please And Thank You Very Much Sir,

Where are you Tram Dr????

Hello, Sir. I Own A MaCo 300 Amature Amp, Same As Yours, The TX Relay Is Trying To Key Up, No Modulation Light On, Is The Relay On Its Way Out, & What Type Of Relay Could I Order & Solder It In. Please Any Idea . Thank You Very Much,

Hello tram dr have you every seen 6bq5 's as a pair or in quad configuration. Been thinking about making a small modulator

Thanks for the tip! I'm new to putting connectors on coax and now realize I definitely put too much solder on the connectors of first length of coax I attached connectors to, some RG-8X fed through the basement window going to my antenna outside. I'm going to file it down and check for damage now.

I still love servicing these radios and have several of each still boxed as well as the kris 23 channel.

If you still need photos of the inside, I have one, but in silver. I am the 2nd owner, got it with 10 spare new tubes. Used it in the 90's and has been boxed up since. I'm getting back into radio and plan to get it back in line. Your videos have been helpful in getting my Black Cat and 300A back in top condition. Keep the videos coming...

Want to give me a few tips on how to mono/dual band this for 10/11/6 meters?

I like your videos you're very thorough and easy to listen to.I've got a big tube linear and I need somebody that knows like you to maybe work on it for me I don't think it's a big deal major problem when I turn it on all the tubes light but it won't key up.Thanks

I have a mla 2500 that needs 6 caps. What caps are needed and are the easy to replace? Thx

Thank you again for such a great and informative video! I have an sb200 with a smoked band switch which I am considering mono banding. I also am contemplating switching the bands (tank circuit side) with relays. Do you have any thoughts on the relay idea? I have temporarily bypassed the faulty band on it which does work for now....but ..you know lol

Hey Tramdr, Tnx fer vidia, Lotsa fun to be had in that "Green Monster" bigger than a bread box. Haha.

I have 3 of them in beautiful shape. Great radios!

Any info on a Tram Diamond 10? Operation? Thanks

I use a "kill a watt" meter in line with a variac....it tells the story very well.....light bulbs in series with the line voltage works ok too if you don't have a variac.

Last week was a good week for Skip. I was in the Cascades near the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon. I was hearing Honolulu and as far east as Delaware on my Simple President Radio.

The dreaded silver mica disease even strikes those CB sets? That one sounds pretty good on the superbowl.

This brings back lots of memories. I have always had an interest in radio. Back in 69 when I was 10 a neighbor who was big in CB loaned me a Lafyette 6 channel CB radio. For Christmas I got a Radio Shack 1/4 wave antenna to go with it. I have long since moved to Ham Radio but, my roots was CB. I still have a number of radios from the 70's. I do listen to CB frequencies from time to time. I enjoy your videos and appreciate your electronic knowledge. Gary

Nice Find..!! I am actually putting Mine back in line today. A few tubes aren’t lighting up. But the Amp is working fine. Appreciate the Video. 7-3’s from 297RI..!!

What happened to the 555 motorola. The Regency Imperial is my favourite in receiver.

i have that radio

silver mica disease

I was buying some caps off digikey to do a cobra 2000 and I noticed almost all the thru hole capacitors say discontinued. like after the stock is sold, there will be no more. which makes sense because everything is gone smd but thats a shocker to me. Also Illinois capacitor company was nowhere to be found on there so thats odd

TramDr I really really enjoy your videos. I do need your help in bringing back to steady life a set of MARK II EAGLES WITH A BANANA MIKE. CAN YOU HELP ME?

Nice receive on that one too 👍🏻

Can you still find those old caps ? Barklet maybe ?

Great purchase my man

Do you think the receiver is better than a Browning ? I don’t think so. But, I’m partial

Clean as hell !!! 👍🏻

Man that’s a good looking setup !

If I Could Find You On Facebook I Could Send You Pictures Of The Maco 300,

Hello, Sir, I Have A Maco 300 Amateur Linear, All Tubes Works It Dosent Want To Key UP, Or TX, Is It A Easy Fix, Its In In maculate Shape, I Turned It Up High To TX Some One Then It Stop TX,

I have a johnson viking challenger. Will the model 122 vfo work with it?

Can you do a history of the 10 DA super side bander microphone elements?

Like a 1/4 bridge lol lol ool lol 🤣

I love tube stuff as well so as much of a double edged sword it is, the lower prices are great for us who just like to have the old tube stuff.....lol...it makes nice "furniture" if nothing else