Think I got a couple of 559's around here someplace.
Neil Paul Finch wrote: > > I also spent several years working on them, guess I left before they > had the modification to the 10 K resistor. Johnson made better > radios after that, the 558 was an improvement but still had the > varactor diode, the 559 and 530 were my favorite. > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: tony dinkel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 10:05 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] RE: Mobile Repeaters? > > Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 08:04:08 -0800 > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > >Oh man, those radios brought up nightmare memories!!! Only one I can think > >of that is worse is the Johnson 557 UHF radio. > > So whats wrong with a 557? I think I have worked on more of those than any > other radio in my life. In horrible places too, trash trucks, dump trucks, > repeaters on Santiago Peak. > > Change out the 100k varactor bias resistor for a 10k, watch the ce 15 and > tune away the spurs! The helical fixes all the sins! > > td > kfi > wb6mie > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
