Hi everyone...
As of right now, the CB to CW conversion is on pause. As I went in to go realign the receive circuitry, I cracked not one but two of the ferrite slugs used to tune. They are jammed in the coils and I have no way of getting them out at the moment. I will be taking it to a CB repair shop and seeing if there is anything I can do.
That being said...is there a way to fix these crappy slugs?
Do you have a crystal scanner that you just can't find a crystal for? Perhaps you have one that has your area's old analog public safety frequencies. Not sure what to do with it except throw it in the trash? Well today, I might just have the solution to keep it out of the landfill.
Let me ask you something...
What is the number one thing that you have with you at all times? A pencil? Earphones? How about your cellphone?
In today's post, I'm going to be simplifying my CW CB radio to take away the OLED and rotary encoder to provide you with an easier user interface accessible via a web browser. After this, you should have a roughly-speaking software defined radio!
I FINALLY DID IT!!! After 6 years of off and on practice, I now can say that CW is my new favorite mode.