As bad as it looks right out of the Box it's still better than anyone else's "tune" from coast to coast. The spurs from the nonlinear RF stages are clearly visible in this video. That's going to be a fun one.
Meter going woo woo woo 😂.. And when you said lets go to 120 and you laugh i did the same thing but different words 😂😂. Hey hard drive, thank you for what you do. Thank you for setting the standards. I will never be able to thank you enough for what you do to radios, and the radio community. I said it befor , I was super stoked for this video, and this video blew my mind again. No one will be able to do what you do. Those that think there doing something have no idea or have the mental capacity to even understand the difference between a watt and a banana. Kitchen table tune , sister spare bedroom tune, garage with doors open tune, they will never be able to do what you do. That paper you show means Everything! The con artist, people who tune by ear 😂, people who try and ride your coat tails will never be in your back yard. They will never have any Integrity to their work let alone actually help the customers the right way and not con them out any money. ...Like you say hard drive buy new..... And well ya we know the rest lol, but that's like you said you dont know where the radio is coming from who like dave had there hands in it. If a radio could talk , i could hear certain radios attitudes 😂 yelling dont touch me dont touch me. Hey i hope you and mofo have a great day today !!!
Thanks Hard Drive I figured out a way to get the 655 in my truck so I'll be able to get it at some point. Per your recommendations I'll be getting that over the 447 since it'll be going in a cubby.
FineTuned 655 all updated video coming eventually .. for AM only it's the one, just make it fit. In a pinch in can run from a cigarette lighter plug though I don't recommend it. Sometimes size does matter. Thanks Kevin.
I fixed a "SNAKE" cobra 29 the other day. It had some kind of voodoo crap soldered to the heat sink by the final. It was awful. The radio sounded about 5kc off all the time. MAN YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN MY SCOPE!!! Traces all burnt up, resistors cooked, swollen caps it was hilarious. Took me a few days to get it back to stock. Then after alignment and tune, radio ACCURATELY sounded very nice. Wave form still had some distortion but very little. I swear the VCO was cranked with a air ratchet. Lol. Anyways, love your videos. Very informative and nice work brother. 73' AF5GV 233 Ruger in the DF- Dub.
I probably repaired around 75 radios from Snake Radio Customs while I was in Arizona. He's one of the reasons that I tell people just to buy new. Some of the worst hack jobs that I've ever seen.
I have stumbled across one of your videos a few days ago and me personally you sound like Exactly who I would want in my radio 004 Bluegrass with the wave I have this exact radio that I can’t hear shit that’s out in distance what would your services be on tuning the receive on my radio??
4 Speed you need watch more videos. HardDrive isn’t accepting any repairs at this time. Your fastest option to get a FineTuned radio is to follow his directions and buy new. And be patient. Trust me, it’s well worth the wait.
The only striker radio I would ever consider owning again ! Would be a Hard Drive Radio. I have owned a striker before. Far as I am concerned out of the box factory stock they are not worth the money. Most technicians do not know how to repair. Them. Or do not have the proper equipment. I have a good technician he hates striker radios, he has a good reputation and builds boxes ( BIG Boxes ) and little ones. I like cobra 2000 radios I have four of them had six of them. My base radio. And I have talked to Hard Drive from East Texas.
As bad as it looks right out of the Box it's still better than anyone else's "tune" from coast to coast.
The spurs from the nonlinear RF stages are clearly visible in this video. That's going to be a fun one.
Just another diamond in the rough.
Meter going woo woo woo 😂.. And when you said lets go to 120 and you laugh i did the same thing but different words 😂😂.
Hey hard drive, thank you for what you do. Thank you for setting the standards. I will never be able to thank you enough for what you do to radios, and the radio community. I said it befor , I was super stoked for this video, and this video blew my mind again. No one will be able to do what you do. Those that think there doing something have no idea or have the mental capacity to even understand the difference between a watt and a banana. Kitchen table tune , sister spare bedroom tune, garage with doors open tune, they will never be able to do what you do. That paper you show means Everything! The con artist, people who tune by ear 😂, people who try and ride your coat tails will never be in your back yard. They will never have any Integrity to their work let alone actually help the customers the right way and not con them out any money. ...Like you say hard drive buy new..... And well ya we know the rest lol, but that's like you said you dont know where the radio is coming from who like dave had there hands in it. If a radio could talk , i could hear certain radios attitudes 😂 yelling dont touch me dont touch me. Hey i hope you and mofo have a great day today !!!
*It is what it is and necessary. If someone claims that calibrated test equipment (CERT) isn't necessary from behind their keyboard, a garage, spare bedroom or kitchen table .. RUN!!* Here's what it takes to cut through the noise, be loud and crystal clear with a better receiver too: A) Tuned Bench: ruclips.net/video/lwcDfXOgAls/видео.html. True, it's more complicated and time consuming to accomplish these consistent and accurate results. Below is a partial procedure and list of calibrated equipment used to achieve this level of performance. Read on ..
Fine Tune CB Radio Shop strictly adheres to (www.nist.gov/) NIST Traceable Calibrations and other industry standards to maintain accuracy and consistency for providing Real World Performance Tuning of Citizens Band and 10 Meter export mobile radios with integrity.
"Basic Textbook AM/FM/SSB Transceiver Tune, Alignment and Calibration"
1) Pll adjustments
VCO & OSC, AM TX OSC, USB TX OSC, LSB TX OSC.
2) Transmitter alignment
DRIVER BIAS, FINAL BIAS, SSB (or gate voltages for mosfet versions) CARRIER BALANCE, HI-LO AM & SSB Power, RF METER, AMC, ALC and FM DEVIATION.
3) Receiver alignment
AM/FM RF & IF SENSITIVITY, FM DETECTOR/DEVIATION, SSB IF SENSITIVITY, SSB S-METER, AM/FM S-METER (100uV unmodulated -67dbm for �S-9� meter reading!), AM/FM SQUELCH RANGE, SSB SQUELCH RANGE, and NOISE BLANKER/AUTOMATIC NOISE LIMITER (Real World dBm to volts (uV) tables below).
That's just a typical run of the mill textbook tune-up and alignment (if you're lucky). There's more to it than frequency alignment, modulation adjustment, meter calibration and a tune-up report displaying exaggerated rms Bird peak watts!
"Test Bench includes"
Bird 4314C Meter
www.birdrf.com/Products/Test%20and%20Measurement/Power-Meters/Wattmeters-Line-Sections/RF-Wattmeters/4314C_PEP-Single-Element-Wattmeter.aspx
Part 1) ruclips.net/video/RpX9IHe4ORM/видео.html
Part 2) ruclips.net/video/LuhbqTf6Bxw/видео.html
Bird 4314C Accuracy Test: ruclips.net/video/DqEOabYqhQo/видео.html
Bird Stipulates 1/2 wavelengths ruclips.net/video/5eWhgT-rTII/видео.html
And Genuine Bird Elements from 1K down.
Bird 4373 Sampler
www.rfparts.com/signal-samplers.html
HP8924c with options
userequip.com/files/specs/2147/HP%208924C%20Repair.pdf
ruclips.net/video/Cg1w0xBa27s/видео.html
HP8920a with options
www.keysight.com/upload/cmc_upload/All/EPSG072204.pdf
Three analog scopes, one digital 200 Mhz
www.atecorp.com/atecorp/media/pdfs/data-sheets/tektronix-2465b-2467b_manual.pdf
ruclips.net/video/by98x4eu2lM/видео.html
Fluke 27fm
www.fluke.com/fluke/inen/digital-multimeters/fluke-27.htm?pid=56055
LCR www.lcrresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LCR_Pro1_Manual_version1.03.pdf
Power supplies
6 Cosel PBA1500f12 (750 amps) variable and configurable.
en.cosel.co.jp/product/powersupply/PBA/PBA1500F/PBA1500F-12/
Corcom 20VB1 F7130 EMI Filter 50-60Hz 250V
Times Microwave Coax jumpers and test leads
www.timesmicrowave.com/cms/products/cables/lmr/
ruclips.net/video/EmqaGJ6IWow/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/1ltFVSxGp5Y/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/v12YZT_1o90/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/h7iiYfmYWRA/видео.html
Amphenol RF Connectors
www.amphenolrf.com/
ruclips.net/video/dVh5B0hdEA0/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/dKZg8T_AOso/видео.html
More range, compliments, reliability, and a quieter, clearer but the more sensitive receiver, Get Fine Tuned .. not peaked and ruined.
Here are some VideoGates of me at the bench practicing what I preach using my bench radio or customers radio completed and ready to be shipped: ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=hard+drive+163+ more: www.google.com/search?q=Hard+Drive+163+nm&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-ab
It's what I recommend, use, service and sell ... to you ... not something nonpractical or deceiving in a misleading way. I'm not just the tech and owner of Fine Tune CB Radio Shop, I'm a customer too! When finished, You'll be giving radio checks, not asking for them .
dBm To Watts and Volts
Tables below displays relationship between Power in [dBm] or [Watts] and Voltage in RMS, peak, peak-to-peak for sinusoidal signals in 50-Ohm systems for accurately measuring and tuning am/fm/ssb receiver sensitivity, agc, squelch and "S9" Meter calibration. Real World! Mike @ Mikes Radio Repair (Romper Room), Mark Rutherford aka Mark 19960, CB Kidd, Martian and all of your other fake accounts pay attention to the tables below, stop misaligning radios, spreading false information and promoting propaganda!
[dBm] [Watts] [Volts]rms [Volts]p [Volts]pp
-140 0.100E-16 22.361 nV 31.618 nV 63.236 nV
-139 0.126E-16 25.089 nV 35.476 nV 70.952 nV
-138 0.158E-16 28.150 nV 39.805 nV 79.609 nV
-137 0.200E-16 31.585 nV 44.662 nV 89.323 nV
-136 0.251E-16 35.439 nV 50.111 nV 100.222 nV
-135 0.316E-16 39.764 nV 56.226 nV 112.451 nV
-134 0.398E-16 44.615 nV 63.086 nV 126.172 nV
-133 0.501E-16 50.059 nV 70.784 nV 141.568 nV
-132 0.631E-16 56.167 nV 79.421 nV 158.842 nV
-131 0.794E-16 63.021 nV 89.112 nV 178.223 nV
-130 0.100E-15 70.711 nV 99.985 nV 199.970 nV
-129 0.126E-15 79.339 nV 112.185 nV 224.370 nV
-128 0.158E-15 89.019 nV 125.874 nV 251.747 nV
-127 0.200E-15 99.882 nV 141.232 nV 282.465 nV
-126 0.251E-15 112.069 nV 158.465 nV 316.931 nV
-125 0.316E-15 125.743 nV 177.801 nV 355.602 nV
-124 0.398E-15 141.086 nV 199.496 nV 398.992 nV
-123 0.501E-15 158.301 nV 223.838 nV 447.677 nV
-122 0.631E-15 177.617 nV 251.151 nV 502.302 nV
-121 0.794E-15 199.290 nV 281.796 nV 563.591 nV
-120 0.100E-14 223.607 nV 316.180 nV 632.360 nV
-119 0.126E-14 250.891 nV 354.760 nV 709.519 nV
-118 0.158E-14 281.504 nV 398.047 nV 796.094 nV
-117 0.200E-14 315.853 nV 446.616 nV 893.232 nV
-116 0.251E-14 0.354 �V 0.501 �V 1.002 �V
-115 0.316E-14 0.398 �V 0.562 �V 1.125 �V
-114 0.398E-14 0.446 �V 0.631 �V 1.262 �V
-113 0.501E-14 0.501 �V 0.708 �V 1.416 �V
-112 0.631E-14 0.562 �V 0.794 �V 1.588 �V
-111 0.794E-14 0.630 �V 0.891 �V 1.782 �V
-110 0.100E-13 0.707 �V 1.000 �V 2.000 �V
-109 0.126E-13 0.793 �V 1.122 �V 2.244 �V
-108 0.158E-13 0.890 �V 1.259 �V 2.517 �V
-107 0.200E-13 0.999 �V 1.412 �V 2.825 �V
-106 0.251E-13 1.121 �V 1.585 �V 3.169 �V
-105 0.316E-13 1.257 �V 1.778 �V 3.556 �V
-104 0.398E-13 1.411 �V 1.995 �V 3.990 �V
-103 0.501E-13 1.583 �V 2.238 �V 4.477 �V
-102 0.631E-13 1.776 �V 2.512 �V 5.023 �V
-101 0.794E-13 1.993 �V 2.818 �V 5.636 �V
-100 0.100E-12 2.236 �V 3.162 �V 6.324 �V
-99 0.126E-12 2.509 �V 3.548 �V 7.095 �V
-98 0.158E-12 2.815 �V 3.980 �V 7.961 �V
-97 0.200E-12 3.159 �V 4.466 �V 8.932 �V
-96 0.251E-12 3.544 �V 5.011 �V 10.022 �V
-95 0.316E-12 3.976 �V 5.623 �V 11.245 �V
-94 0.398E-12 4.462 �V 6.309 �V 12.617 �V
-93 0.501E-12 5.006 �V 7.078 �V 14.157 �V
-92 0.631E-12 5.617 �V 7.942 �V 15.884 �V
-91 0.794E-12 6.302 �V 8.911 �V 17.822 �V
-90 0.100E-11 7.071 �V 9.998 �V 19.997 �V
-89 0.126E-11 7.934 �V 11.218 �V 22.437 �V
-88 0.158E-11 8.902 �V 12.587 �V 25.175 �V
-87 0.200E-11 9.988 �V 14.123 �V 28.246 �V
-86 0.251E-11 11.207 �V 15.847 �V 31.693 �V
-85 0.316E-11 12.574 �V 17.780 �V 35.560 �V
-84 0.398E-11 14.109 �V 19.950 �V 39.899 �V
-83 0.501E-11 15.830 �V 22.384 �V 44.768 �V
-82 0.631E-11 17.762 �V 25.115 �V 50.230 �V
-81 0.794E-11 19.929 �V 28.180 �V 56.359 �V
-80 0.100E-10 22.361 �V 31.618 �V 63.236 �V
-79 0.126E-10 25.089 �V 35.476 �V 70.952 �V
-78 0.158E-10 28.150 �V 39.805 �V 79.609 �V
-77 0.200E-10 31.585 �V 44.662 �V 89.323 �V
-76 0.251E-10 35.439 �V 50.111 �V 100.222 �V
-75 0.316E-10 39.764 �V 56.226 �V 112.451 �V
-74 0.398E-10 44.615 �V 63.086 �V 126.172 �V
-73 0.501E-10 50.059 �V 70.784 �V 141.568 �V
-72 0.631E-10 56.167 �V 79.421 �V 158.842 �V
-71 0.794E-10 63.021 �V 89.112 �V 178.223 �V
-70 0.100E-09 70.711 �V 99.985 �V 199.970 �V
-69 0.126E-09 79.339 �V 112.185 �V 224.370 �V
-68 0.158E-09 89.019 �V 125.874 �V 251.747 �V
-67 0.200E-09 99.881 �V 141.232 �V 282.465 �V
-66 0.251E-09 112.069 �V 158.465 �V 316.931 �V
-65 0.316E-09 125.743 �V 177.801 �V 355.602 �V
-64 0.398E-09 141.086 �V 199.496 �V 398.992 �V
-63 0.501E-09 158.301 �V 223.838 �V 447.677 �V
-62 0.631E-09 177.617 �V 251.151 �V 502.301 �V
-61 0.794E-09 199.290 �V 281.796 �V 563.592 �V
-60 0.100E-08 223.607 �V 316.180 �V 632.360 �V
-59 0.126E-08 250.891 �V 354.760 �V 709.520 �V
-58 0.158E-08 281.504 �V 398.047 �V 796.094 �V
-57 0.200E-08 315.853 �V 446.616 �V 893.232 �V
-56 0.251E-08 0.354 mV 0.501 mV 1.002 mV
-55 0.316E-08 0.398 mV 0.562 mV 1.125 mV
-54 0.398E-08 0.446 mV 0.631 mV 1.262 mV
-53 0.501E-08 0.501 mV 0.708 mV 1.416 mV
-52 0.631E-08 0.562 mV 0.794 mV 1.588 mV
-51 0.794E-08 0.630 mV 0.891 mV 1.782 mV
-50 0.100E-07 0.707 mV 1.000 mV 2.000 mV
-49 0.126E-07 0.793 mV 1.122 mV 2.244 mV
-48 0.158E-07 0.890 mV 1.259 mV 2.517 mV
-47 0.200E-07 0.999 mV 1.412 mV 2.825 mV
-46 0.251E-07 1.121 mV 1.585 mV 3.169 mV
-45 0.316E-07 1.257 mV 1.778 mV 3.556 mV
-44 0.398E-07 1.411 mV 1.995 mV 3.990 mV
-43 0.501E-07 1.583 mV 2.238 mV 4.477 mV
-42 0.631E-07 1.776 mV 2.512 mV 5.023 mV
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Thanks Hard Drive I figured out a way to get the 655 in my truck so I'll be able to get it at some point. Per your recommendations I'll be getting that over the 447 since it'll be going in a cubby.
FineTuned 655 all updated video coming eventually .. for AM only it's the one, just make it fit. In a pinch in can run from a cigarette lighter plug though I don't recommend it. Sometimes size does matter. Thanks Kevin.
I fixed a "SNAKE" cobra 29 the other day. It had some kind of voodoo crap soldered to the heat sink by the final. It was awful. The radio sounded about 5kc off all the time. MAN YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN MY SCOPE!!! Traces all burnt up, resistors cooked, swollen caps it was hilarious. Took me a few days to get it back to stock. Then after alignment and tune, radio ACCURATELY sounded very nice. Wave form still had some distortion but very little. I swear the VCO was cranked with a air ratchet. Lol. Anyways, love your videos. Very informative and nice work brother.
73' AF5GV
233 Ruger in the DF- Dub.
I probably repaired around 75 radios from Snake Radio Customs while I was in Arizona. He's one of the reasons that I tell people just to buy new. Some of the worst hack jobs that I've ever seen.
I have stumbled across one of your videos a few days ago and me personally you sound like Exactly who I would want in my radio 004 Bluegrass with the wave I have this exact radio that I can’t hear shit that’s out in distance what would your services be on tuning the receive on my radio??
New radio sales only at this time shorturl.at/hyJRW
Watch video and read entire description before contacting.
Thank You.
4 Speed you need watch more videos. HardDrive isn’t accepting any repairs at this time. Your fastest option to get a FineTuned radio is to follow his directions and buy new. And be patient. Trust me, it’s well worth the wait.
The only striker radio I would ever consider owning again ! Would be a Hard Drive Radio. I have owned a striker before. Far as I am concerned out of the box factory stock they are not worth the money. Most technicians do not know how to repair. Them. Or do not have the proper equipment. I have a good technician he hates striker radios, he has a good reputation and builds boxes ( BIG Boxes ) and little ones. I like cobra 2000 radios I have four of them had six of them. My base radio. And I have talked to Hard Drive from East Texas.