PRO501XL
Mike
Is there any mods for this little radio?
Ken Cuplin
Mike wrote:
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> Is there any mods for this little radio?
Casey Ray
Nice answer Ken. Did you ever in your myopic mind consider this is all
he could afford or maybe even a gift, but who gives a shit how he came
about owning the radio, answer the question or shut the fuck up! Man
you are a dickhead!
Casey
Ken Cuplin
opinion. The 501XL is the bottom of the line from Uniden is it not?
The noise on recieve has to be unbelievable. As far as answering his
question about mods for this radio, I do not know. As far as "answering
the question or shut the fuck up" what is YOUR answer for Mike as far
as mods. What, don't know? Didn't think so.
MN Maniac
>Nice answer Ken. Did you ever in your myopic mind consider this is all
>he could afford or maybe even a gift, but who gives a shit how he came
>about owning the radio, answer the question or shut the fuck up! Man
>you are a dickhead!
I see Casey's being his usual kind, gentle, helpful, and polite self.
Giving all the CBers and others on the newsgroup such a positive
impression of ham radio operators as a result.
Hey Casey, what's this I hear about you playing with toy submarines in the
bathtub?
-Drew in Sunny Central Florida-
CB Radio KADF-6895 since September, 1976
Amateur Radio KF4DDM since September, 1995
Radio Personality since August, 1983
Scanner Freak since portable radios with "Police Band" were high-tech
Check out my SEVENTIES Web site at http://167.142.101.43/drew/
Chris Esser
On Thu, 13 Feb 1997 09:49:33 -0500, Mike <red...@erols.com> wrote:
>Is there any mods for this little radio?
Once upon a time I had a 520XL, similar design. I don't know the PCB
locations, but you can pull the limiter (clip one leg) on the
modulation, and drop the dead key (2 1/2 to 3 watts) a bit to get
really strong audio. Don't try to push any extra wattage, and the
radio will serve well. Modulation will outperform carrier on a small
radio any day of the week. Use a brick if you really need power,
it'll drive it just perfectly. Also a decent external powered
speaker will do wonders for the "receive" .
You can also get the "a" channels by doing a 10kc mod by adding a
crystal and a switch. Again, I don't have the details.
Good luck!
Casey Ray
Ken Cuplin wrote:
> > Casey, I do believe that post was for Mike. I was merely stating an
> opinion. The 501XL is the bottom of the line from Uniden is it not?
> The noise on recieve has to be unbelievable. As far as answering his
> question about mods for this radio, I do not know. As far as "answering
> the question or shut the fuck up" what is YOUR answer for Mike as far
> as mods. What, don't know? Didn't think so.
I still don't see an answer from you. Do YOU own the 501XL, that's what
I thought. So, I state it once again, answer the question or shut the
fuck up! Do you get it this time? I didn't think so, oh yeah, your
opinion of the 501XL is just that, your opinion. I don't remember Mike
asking for your opinion. As for the mods, I admit I don't know them,
but then again, I didn't reply to his post, you did and I still don't
see any help for Mike.
Casey
Casey Ray
Homophobic Maniac wrote:
>
> I see Casey's being his usual kind, gentle, helpful, and polite self.
> Giving all the CBers and others on the newsgroup such a positive
> impression of ham radio operators as a result.
>
> Hey Casey, what's this I hear about you playing with toy submarines in the
> bathtub?
>
> -Drew in Sunny Central Florida-
I see Drew is putting his two cents worth in again and asking for
change. Drew, you know nothing of me, nor I you. I wish to keep it
that way, unless you push. What impression do you think people have of
you, since you make foolish and false statements in your post. I don't
"get" your toy submarine in the bathtub reference. Must be something
personal to you? Anyway, I care not to know. Take care, and have fun
down in Sunny Central Florida.
Casey
Ken Cuplin
Eris
Ken Cuplin wrote:
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> Mike wrote:
> >
> > Is there any mods for this little radio?
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Eris
Kudos to you Casey, I used to own a PRO 501XL, and I liked it, its a
GREAT first radio. I also own a PRO 510XL, another great "first radio".
for reference i have the following.
caution: melt the wax or epoxy seal with soldering iron before trying to
turn cores
also make sure your alignment tool fits well in the slot or hex.
if you break that core, you won't be laughing...
these 5 radios use the same procedure
audio limiter cut D14
tune for max L6 and L5 (when tuning, tune for max audio swing
on meter. Not the highest deadkey)
if possible inject 600 hz tone into mike or say
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh while tuning for max swing.
73's
Wizard
Jeff Caskey
Eris wrote:
>
> Ken Cuplin wrote:
> >
> > Mike wrote:
> > >
> > > Is there any mods for this little radio?
> > > Mike, not flaming this message, but get a real receiver:)
> Ken, why can't you leave well enough alone?
> the address in the header is fake *DUH*
> to defeat spam bots, please reply to
> sum...@bigfoot.com
MARKET. You can clip D14 for full mod, and a turn or two on loop 14 will
increase rf power to (on mine)9 watts. Dollar for dollar its a better
buy than a cobra 2000!!! Just don't have the bells an buzzers don't ya
know!!!!!
Dale Powell
Casey Ray wrote:
>
> Ken Cuplin wrote:
> > > Casey, I do believe that post was for Mike. I was merely stating an
> > opinion. The 501XL is the bottom of the line from Uniden is it not?
> > The noise on recieve has to be unbelievable. As far as answering his
> > question about mods for this radio, I do not know. As far as "answering
> > the question or shut the fuck up" what is YOUR answer for Mike as far
> > as mods. What, don't know? Didn't think so.
>
> I still don't see an answer from you. Do YOU own the 501XL, that's what
> I thought. So, I state it once again, answer the question or shut the
> fuck up! Do you get it this time? I didn't think so, oh yeah, your
> opinion of the 501XL is just that, your opinion. I don't remember Mike
> asking for your opinion. As for the mods, I admit I don't know them,
> but then again, I didn't reply to his post, you did and I still don't
> see any help for Mike.
>
> Casey
Casey==take a couple Midol and SHUT THE FUCK UP. Trying to mod a 501XL
is like putting earrings on a hog, they might look nice, but its still a
hog. The VFO knob on most REAL radios is probably worth more than a
501XL. Nobody would waste their time trying to modify this little
thing.
AL7KB
Jim Bilodeau
> To All:The UNIDEN PRO510XL is by far the BEST cheap lil two way on the
> MARKET. You can clip D14 for full mod, and a turn or two on loop 14 will
> increase rf power to (on mine)9 watts. Dollar for dollar its a better
> buy than a cobra 2000!!! Just don't have the bells an buzzers don't ya
> know!!!!!
living buying and selling hundreds every month. The Uniden 501 is the
most horrible little radio Uniden has ever made. I purchased a case of
these little dandies and within the first month ALL of them were
returned dead. The mic is not repairable and cord is brittle, and it's
not easly replaced with any other type of mic. The radio inside is a
joke, no bells and buzzers is right 1 PLL and a final. Buy a 510xl or
520xl, now there is a nice little radio and solid as a rock.
Jim Bilodeau
CB City Wholesale Inc.
RandyC2800
I think maybe you misread the post. I believe it does say 510XL.
Steve Eklund
I can agree with clipping the AMC limiting diode, but I would like to
know how much of the 9 watts is actually power output on the channel you
are tuned to and how much is spurious and harmonic output. Simply
peaking coils for maximum meter reading does not mean that the power is
all going into the channel on your display. You need to check this on a
spectrum analyzer.
Also, if you are indeed getting 9 watts output, (I assume you mean dead
key) what type of final does the radio have? I find it hard to believe
that they use a final hefty enough to allow for 9 watts dead key and
100%+ modulation in a bargain basement radio. Keep in mind that I am not
trying to flame you, I am honestly curious.
73 from Steve