I may have gone through more than one third party then, this guy said he was a ham and he said his name was john, anyway, I got the radio done for £100 in the end and got all my money back when I sold it, cant remember if it was a mk4 or 5, to long ago now. it didn't seem a big deal back then, just a radio, looks like people want some silly money for them now though, I read that they drifted bad, once mine was on for 10 minutes it didn't drift and ounce for the rest of the night.radio pete wrote:that's not the john i new as his prices where preset ,all his kit was listed I still have copies of the price list & if you could call on him he had to know you well as that was how it was back then with the DTI etc looking around.
JENTEC time again.
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Alinco DR135DX, Baofeng UV-5R, TYT MD380 (UHF), Realistic Pro-2035, JRC NRD-545 DSP, whitestick and ½ wave silver pole on the chimney and various lengths of wire draped around the garden.
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A possible Jentec on gumtree this morning but must have been sold as is has gone now.
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radio pete wrote:I used to mod the spring in the incremental encoder & with the weight of the alloy knob it worked & felt nice to operate bit like a HF set of the time
i also did the same setup to a few lincoln/2830s
What was the incremental encoder from as i've not come across another since well not like the ones used in the Jentec's
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The encodrs came from cirkit electronics Broxbourne long gone now
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Oh never heard of them saying that i wasn't about when Jentecs was made....radio pete wrote:The encodrs came from cirkit electronics Broxbourne long gone now
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Cirkit Electro Components are though if it's the same people that is???
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And a damn shame that is too.radio pete wrote:The encodrs came from cirkit electronics Broxbourne long gone now
Prior to being renamed Cirkit they were Ambit International and were responsible for a bunch of lovely radio kits (Ambit Noise Squelch being the one most people here might know) as well as being UK distributors for Toko coils and loads of other extremely useful radio bits.
Used to love their catalogue when I was a kid.
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Yip I remember them for having a superb booklet on took coil and tape deck parts. I also remember cricklewoods great booklet around the same time.
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cjay wrote:And a damn shame that is too.radio pete wrote:The encodrs came from cirkit electronics Broxbourne long gone now
Prior to being renamed Cirkit they were Ambit International and were responsible for a bunch of lovely radio kits (Ambit Noise Squelch being the one most people here might know) as well as being UK distributors for Toko coils and loads of other extremely useful radio bits.
Used to love their catalogue when I was a kid.
Sorry yes i do now you have put this must be old age
Cirkit/Ambit International used to also make FM noise squelch units...
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I have been thinking wether i can install a frequency display in my Superstar 360FM by taking out the channel dispaly board.
This would by similar to the external display that can be plugged into the SS3900 but actaully installed into the front panel of my 360FM.
Would this be possible or would i encounter problems and if possible is there a freuqency display unit out the that would have same size display numbers. Is this possible. Thanks.
This would by similar to the external display that can be plugged into the SS3900 but actaully installed into the front panel of my 360FM.
Would this be possible or would i encounter problems and if possible is there a freuqency display unit out the that would have same size display numbers. Is this possible. Thanks.
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Yes this can be done..........with one of them add on Counters you can buy for the SS3900 have a word with Irishman1127tony2803 wrote:I have been thinking wether i can install a frequency display in my Superstar 360FM by taking out the channel dispaly board.
This would by similar to the external display that can be plugged into the SS3900 but actaully installed into the front panel of my 360FM.
Would this be possible or would i encounter problems and if possible is there a freuqency display unit out the that would have same size display numbers. Is this possible. Thanks.
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Well, yes, you can but it'd need a good amount of hacking about of the metalwork and bezel, would be a shame to mess around with a good example but If you've got a real dog of a radio then why not...tony2803 wrote:I have been thinking wether i can install a frequency display in my Superstar 360FM by taking out the channel dispaly board.
This would by similar to the external display that can be plugged into the SS3900 but actaully installed into the front panel of my 360FM.
Would this be possible or would i encounter problems and if possible is there a freuqency display unit out the that would have same size display numbers. Is this possible. Thanks.
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Why not just buy a Superstar 3900f or Galaxy pluto?
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The return of the dremal looms.
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just get hold of a Magnum S9 & save the Cobra/SS360s