Hi I'm a local driver from north central Texas. I hear you almost daily. It's super cool to find you on you tube! I love your attitude man thanks for being so cool.
Hard drive you were right I am a radio fanatic putting up a new base antenna at the house today love your videos keep them rolling I've learned quite a bit from watching them 604 northern Maine have a good day
If you ever need a front door out of Hobbs and I’m leaving the yard, I got ya bud! 550 cat, 18 gears, 3.55 rears and plenty of protection curtosy of Stinger Dragon Eye v4
This is a blanket reply and covers all. Hello! Did you watch this video and read entire description? It's All About Procedure .. New radio sales only ua-cam.com/video/P0W_Ltzeyyc/v-deo.html at this time. Please read description and watch before contacting. Safety First and have a great day! Thank You. 163 Hard Dr. facebook.com/163Hardrive/posts/3523601657704569 shorturl.at/lzLN0
Hello! Because some people have abused my kindness and time, this is a blanket reply and covers all. Did you watch this video and read entire description? It's All About Procedure .. New radio sales only shorturl.at/dnuLS at this time. Read description and watch before contacting. When you contact me in a PM about the purchase you're ready to make (no "tire kickers"), keep it 15 words or less including your phone number. Contact via Facebook ONLY in your real personal legal name and phone number. NO EXCEPTIONS! There are to many con-artist and thieves out there that like to steal parts and knowledge out of radios because they can't make it on their own. I don't have any kind of "free" time for that type of "nonsense". It's partially the reason I no longer have a "buy now button". There is no way on this earth that I'd be able to keep up with the high demand and it also helps to eliminate the schemers and scammers. The serious only need apply. No longer accepting mail-ins .. Fine Tune CB Shop services radios for the original owner that has purchased brand new radios from Fine Tune CB ONLY. This way, like the Maytag repairman, I only see one or two radios out of 500-600 per year that may have developed an issue. I'd rather spend my time doing better things .. maybe you should too?? 163 Hard Dr. facebook.com/163Hardrive/posts/3523601657704569 Radio Evaluation Rules: facebook.com/163Hardrive/posts/3729504220447644 Playlist: shorturl.at/tzQ13 Have a Great Day and Safety First .. It Could Save A Life! The Bench >>
Mean and clean from”THE “bench too the machine’s……….Great work Mark……❤
Thanks 👍
Hi I'm a local driver from north central Texas. I hear you almost daily. It's super cool to find you on you tube! I love your attitude man thanks for being so cool.
AVOID radios that come with factory FPQ13N10's .. you've been warned!
Here's what it takes to cut through the noise, be loud and crystal clear with a better receiver too. 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. Rule #1) "Tuned Bench": ua-cam.com/video/lwcDfXOgAls/v-deo.html Read on ... the intelligent ones do.
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 a typical run of the mill textbook tune / alignment. There's more to it than frequency alignment, modulation adjustment, meter calibration and "tune for maximum rms, average peak Bird watts "tune up report".
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) ua-cam.com/video/RpX9IHe4ORM/v-deo.html
Part 2) ua-cam.com/video/LuhbqTf6Bxw/v-deo.html
Bird 4314C Accuracy Test: ua-cam.com/video/DqEOabYqhQo/v-deo.html
Bird Stipulates 1/2 wavelengths ua-cam.com/video/5eWhgT-rTII/v-deo.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
ua-cam.com/users/edit?video_id=Cg1w0xBa27s&video_referrer=watch
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
ua-cam.com/video/by98x4eu2lM/v-deo.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/
ua-cam.com/video/EmqaGJ6IWow/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/1ltFVSxGp5Y/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/v12YZT_1o90/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/h7iiYfmYWRA/v-deo.html
Amphenol RF Connectors:
www.amphenolrf.com/
ua-cam.com/video/dVh5B0hdEA0/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/dKZg8T_AOso/v-deo.html
Want more range, compliments, reliability and a quieter, clearer but 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: ua-cam.com/users/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 non practical 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.
Table 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!
[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 µV 0.501 µV 1.002 µV
-115 0.316E-14 0.398 µV 0.562 µV 1.125 µV
-114 0.398E-14 0.446 µV 0.631 µV 1.262 µV
-113 0.501E-14 0.501 µV 0.708 µV 1.416 µV
-112 0.631E-14 0.562 µV 0.794 µV 1.588 µV
-111 0.794E-14 0.630 µV 0.891 µV 1.782 µV
-110 0.100E-13 0.707 µV 1.000 µV 2.000 µV
-109 0.126E-13 0.793 µV 1.122 µV 2.244 µV
-108 0.158E-13 0.890 µV 1.259 µV 2.517 µV
-107 0.200E-13 0.999 µV 1.412 µV 2.825 µV
-106 0.251E-13 1.121 µV 1.585 µV 3.169 µV
-105 0.316E-13 1.257 µV 1.778 µV 3.556 µV
-104 0.398E-13 1.411 µV 1.995 µV 3.990 µV
-103 0.501E-13 1.583 µV 2.238 µV 4.477 µV
-102 0.631E-13 1.776 µV 2.512 µV 5.023 µV
-101 0.794E-13 1.993 µV 2.818 µV 5.636 µV
-100 0.100E-12 2.236 µV 3.162 µV 6.324 µV
-99 0.126E-12 2.509 µV 3.548 µV 7.095 µV
-98 0.158E-12 2.815 µV 3.980 µV 7.961 µV
-97 0.200E-12 3.159 µV 4.466 µV 8.932 µV
-96 0.251E-12 3.544 µV 5.011 µV 10.022 µV
-95 0.316E-12 3.976 µV 5.623 µV 11.245 µV
-94 0.398E-12 4.462 µV 6.309 µV 12.617 µV
-93 0.501E-12 5.006 µV 7.078 µV 14.157 µV
-92 0.631E-12 5.617 µV 7.942 µV 15.884 µV
-91 0.794E-12 6.302 µV 8.911 µV 17.822 µV
-90 0.100E-11 7.071 µV 9.998 µV 19.997 µV
-89 0.126E-11 7.934 µV 11.218 µV 22.437 µV
-88 0.158E-11 8.902 µV 12.587 µV 25.175 µV
-87 0.200E-11 9.988 µV 14.123 µV 28.246 µV
-86 0.251E-11 11.207 µV 15.847 µV 31.693 µV
-85 0.316E-11 12.574 µV 17.780 µV 35.560 µV
-84 0.398E-11 14.109 µV 19.950 µV 39.899 µV
-83 0.501E-11 15.830 µV 22.384 µV 44.768 µV
-82 0.631E-11 17.762 µV 25.115 µV 50.230 µV
-81 0.794E-11 19.929 µV 28.180 µV 56.359 µV
-80 0.100E-10 22.361 µV 31.618 µV 63.236 µV
-79 0.126E-10 25.089 µV 35.476 µV 70.952 µV
-78 0.158E-10 28.150 µV 39.805 µV 79.609 µV
-77 0.200E-10 31.585 µV 44.662 µV 89.323 µV
-76 0.251E-10 35.439 µV 50.111 µV 100.222 µV
-75 0.316E-10 39.764 µV 56.226 µV 112.451 µV
-74 0.398E-10 44.615 µV 63.086 µV 126.172 µV
-73 0.501E-10 50.059 µV 70.784 µV 141.568 µV
-72 0.631E-10 56.167 µV 79.421 µV 158.842 µV
-71 0.794E-10 63.021 µV 89.112 µV 178.223 µV
-70 0.100E-09 70.711 µV 99.985 µV 199.970 µV
-69 0.126E-09 79.339 µV 112.185 µV 224.370 µV
-68 0.158E-09 89.019 µV 125.874 µV 251.747 µV
-67 0.200E-09 99.881 µV 141.232 µV 282.465 µV "S9"
-66 0.251E-09 112.069 µV 158.465 µV 316.931 µV
-65 0.316E-09 125.743 µV 177.801 µV 355.602 µV
-64 0.398E-09 141.086 µV 199.496 µV 398.992 µV
-63 0.501E-09 158.301 µV 223.838 µV 447.677 µV
-62 0.631E-09 177.617 µV 251.151 µV 502.301 µV
-61 0.794E-09 199.290 µV 281.796 µV 563.592 µV
-60 0.100E-08 223.607 µV 316.180 µV 632.360 µV
-59 0.126E-08 250.891 µV 354.760 µV 709.520 µV
-58 0.158E-08 281.504 µV 398.047 µV 796.094 µV
-57 0.200E-08 315.853 µV 446.616 µV 893.232 µV
-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
-41 0.794E-07 1.993 mV 2.818 mV 5.636 mV
-40 0.100E-06 2.236 mV 3.162 mV 6.324 mV
-39 0.126E-06 2.509 mV 3.548 mV 7.095 mV
-38 0.158E-06 2.815 mV 3.980 mV 7.961 mV
-37 0.200E-06 3.159 mV 4.466 mV 8.932 mV
-36 0.251E-06 3.544 mV 5.011 mV 10.022 mV
-35 0.316E-06 3.976 mV 5.623 mV 11.245 mV
-34 0.398E-06 4.462 mV 6.309 mV 12.617 mV
-33 0.501E-06 5.006 mV 7.078 mV 14.157 mV
-32 0.631E-06 5.617 mV 7.942 mV 15.884 mV
-31 0.794E-06 6.302 mV 8.911 mV 17.822 mV
If you made it this far, you're a radio nut too! lol
Hard Drive 163 NM. 73's! Click click.
Hard drive you were right I am a radio fanatic putting up a new base antenna at the house today love your videos keep them rolling I've learned quite a bit from watching them 604 northern Maine have a good day
Thanks Hardrive, and as you say {CLEANER is MEANER} 100% agreed.
Crack me up with the front door trucks. Love the videos keep them coming hard drive 604 northern Maine have a great day
And of coarse now I’m seeing this video go figure!
Hello Hey Hi and Howdy,,,,Cleveland Tenn Waivin a Hand ✋
If you ever need a front door out of Hobbs and I’m leaving the yard, I got ya bud!
550 cat, 18 gears, 3.55 rears and plenty of protection curtosy of Stinger Dragon Eye v4
Sounds great.
What’s your favorite radio. Wanting to get back into it
This is a blanket reply and covers all.
Hello!
Did you watch this video and read entire description?
It's All About Procedure .. New radio sales only ua-cam.com/video/P0W_Ltzeyyc/v-deo.html at this time. Please read description and watch before contacting.
Safety First and have a great day!
Thank You.
163 Hard Dr.
facebook.com/163Hardrive/posts/3523601657704569
shorturl.at/lzLN0
What do I Gotta do to get you to do that to mine??
Hello!
Because some people have abused my kindness and time, this is a blanket reply and covers all.
Did you watch this video and read entire description?
It's All About Procedure .. New radio sales only shorturl.at/dnuLS at this time. Read description and watch before contacting. When you contact me in a PM about the purchase you're ready to make (no "tire kickers"), keep it 15 words or less including your phone number.
Contact via Facebook ONLY in your real personal legal name and phone number. NO EXCEPTIONS! There are to many con-artist and thieves out there that like to steal parts and knowledge out of radios because they can't make it on their own. I don't have any kind of "free" time for that type of "nonsense". It's partially the reason I no longer have a "buy now button". There is no way on this earth that I'd be able to keep up with the high demand and it also helps to eliminate the schemers and scammers. The serious only need apply.
No longer accepting mail-ins .. Fine Tune CB Shop services radios for the original owner that has purchased brand new radios from Fine Tune CB ONLY. This way, like the Maytag repairman, I only see one or two radios out of 500-600 per year that may have developed an issue. I'd rather spend my time doing better things .. maybe you should too??
163 Hard Dr. facebook.com/163Hardrive/posts/3523601657704569
Radio Evaluation Rules: facebook.com/163Hardrive/posts/3729504220447644
Playlist: shorturl.at/tzQ13
Have a Great Day and Safety First .. It Could Save A Life!
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