RCA 56×3 – Exterior Work Part two…
So, after reading how the real experts do restoration (see previous post on this radio), I decided to pick up some citrus stripping gel to give it a shot. I…
RCA 56×3 – Exterior Work
So, the radio I bought was obviously not in the greatest shape, though I have seen some amazing restoration work by others on far more damaged radios. This one was…
RCA 56×3 – work continues
There’s nothing really remarkable about replacing wires, except for the pile of insulation bits on the bench under the radio. It’s somewhat impressive when you consider those bits of insulation…
RCA 56×3 – Work Starts
Prior to receiving the tubes, I had gotten the electrolytics in, and replaced all of the capacitors under the chassis except for one of the square molded “Solar” brand mica…
Picking apart the MMDVM DMR Gateway .INI file
So, I’ve been having a LOT of trouble getting my MMDVM to cooperate and pass Brandmeister traffic…I could connect to the TGIF network, and got green lights on the Pi-star…
RCA 56×3 – First Steps… Inspection
OK, so I explained why I was doing this… let’s face it, the challenge is also interesting. I started by pulling the chassis out of the radio, and wiping off…
RCA 56×3 – A Different Kind of Radio Project
So I’ve gone from high tech digital TDMA type stuff back to a wooden box with high voltages and glowing tubes. During a visit to my Mom’s cousin’s house, I…
DMR Radio Programming Tool
or “Stupid Excel Tricks”, Part 1 So, the CPS (programming software) for both the Anytone 878 and Connect Systems radios is atrocious… well.. in my opinion. I’m used to Astro…
Stupid Astro tricks, Part 1
Will there be a part 2? we’ll see. At one time, I had several XTL-5000 radios in my truck – and accessories like VRS750s (vehicular repeater) and System 9000 PA…
Another SDRTrunk update
So, I posted a while ago about my SDRTrunk setup using a USB hub and a couple RTL-SDR sticks. This setup worked, but I wanted it to be more capable,…