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Up close a bit more
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Back in the day they were known as the "Drifty 350", good radio,, thanks for the pics.

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Drift is easy fix...couple new temp.compensating caps in the right spot and relocate VFO board clean bandswitches good now solid as a rock after warmup.120W on 11M from a pair of 6HF5's and 140-150 minimum on all other bands....awesome transmit audio man..also tweaked AGC for nice easy listenen

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Yes I did that cap mod on my Siltronix 1011C, takes about 10 minutes of warm up and then it only drifts a few hz, keep it inline with a frequency counter.

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I also have a 1011C with a 6JS6C in the PA and a 1011D Comanche with the 8950.All kinds of old stuff...457 Navahos,CBS-1000,TRC448,Anytone 5555 in the mobile,Emperor TS-5010 prolly more layin around or lent out hahaha

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Oh yeah...just scrapped a Hallicrafters FPM300...using the VFO cap out of it on the magnetic loop ...works real good...hahaha

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Here's the Golden Eagle Mark III etc....so nice
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Oh yeah...almost forgot...
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Mk.III is rocking 38.5 lets go
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That Mark 3 looks sweet.
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Uh oh,just spent two weeks restoring this Mk.IV combo....so sweet and works so nice...lotta work ta get her in shape but well worth it...man it sounds good
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Narf ... that is some really nice "radio gear" you have right there.

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Got an old PAL VFO converted to LCD readout for the Mk.IV.Just have to clean up the face with a piece of smoked plexi.These are very stable VFO's especially since you remove the bulb when you rework them...less drift shorter warm up.Should look ok when done
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Ok... here is where I get dumb.... really quick!!!!
If you are going to tie an external VFO into say a desktop CB (for experimental purposes into a dummy load only!!! ;) )
DO you have to account for any kind of offset in the mix inside the radio..... or does it just depend on the radio and where you have to inject it???

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These cheap Chinese counters allow you to select your I.F....I believe for the Mk.IV I set it up for lower offset freq. 5645...then it adds the vfo freq and away you go... sadly this one is generating noise which disrupts the internal S/S pll etc. causing a pulsing counterlike noise.Have tried different caps on the input for better isolation but still workin to get rid of it.Mite need a small buffer amp in between ....when time permits I will try that
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Vintage Whiteface on its way

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I believe I am set for retirement... added the D201A fully restored.... so nice the audio on this radio.Stealth freq.counter install is one of a kind easily reversed.I can't speak it so nice
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