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| Author: | the Outlaw [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:26 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | 210 XLT | ||
Bit it. Uniden Bearcat 210 XLT. It was on in the background for about 16 hours a day. Now all it does is give an 'open' squelch' noise, unless there's a TX. I can't find a reset. Oh well. $35 from Ebay a year ago. My ham gear does a better job. But still. I'm back to no working scanner. I may have to get another one.
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| Author: | [redshift] [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 210 XLT |
Similar situation here -- my SportCat 200 that I've been using for almost 11 years suffered a fatal BNC connector failure and after taking it apart I'm not sure I have the soldering chops to replace it. My only "scanners" now are my 2m mobile and my little Chinese HT, which honestly don't do too bad of a job as long as all you want to listen to is conventional analog voice. The little HT with the cheapo-san dual-band whip is picking up Bonner County fire/EMS 100 miles away sitting in the cupholder. Personally, I'm waiting to see what the local agencies do with their proposed new radio systems before I decide what to buy next. I'd hate to buy one of those iPod or TomTom-looking things just because they're the "best available" at the time and then find out that I would have been fine with a machine that actually looks like a radio. |
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| Author: | the Outlaw [ Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 210 XLT |
That's why I haven't bought a $500 scanner. No telling what might change. I'm using a FT-7900 as my base. Have a spanking new FT-270 w/ Diamond 'Flex' antenna. And the V-8000 in the truck, but I think the 7900 & the 8000 are going to get swapped. The 8000 blocks the trailer brake control thing. The 7900 came with the disconnect kit and factory full range VHF & UHF TX/RX. |
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| Author: | TechnoWeenie [ Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 210 XLT |
bad squelch pot? 3$ fix, if it is... Try putting a meter on the pot and see if the resistance changes as you move it. |
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| Author: | the Outlaw [ Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 210 XLT |
TechnoWeenie wrote: bad squelch pot? 3$ fix, if it is... Try putting a meter on the pot and see if the resistance changes as you move it. Probably something simple, but above my pay grade. Squelch something. |
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| Author: | icom1020 [ Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 210 XLT |
Mine was a volume pot, probably due to dust buildup. I just worked the knob and it mostly went away. I used to see a spray for solving this but not sure what it's called |
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| Author: | the Outlaw [ Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 210 XLT |
icom1020 wrote: Mine was a volume pot, probably due to dust buildup. I just worked the knob and it mostly went away. I used to see a spray for solving this but not sure what it's called I'll try some of my GF's perfume. Smells like a men's room at a truck stop anyway. |
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| Author: | icom1020 [ Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 210 XLT |
she uses urinal cake? |
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| Author: | TMF [ Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 210 XLT |
the Outlaw wrote: icom1020 wrote: Mine was a volume pot, probably due to dust buildup. I just worked the knob and it mostly went away. I used to see a spray for solving this but not sure what it's called I'll try some of my GF's perfume. Smells like a men's room at a truck stop anyway. Contact Cleaner? I have one of these...complete w/Tone board if memory serves me...that I don't use! http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ ... 60XLT.html |
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| Author: | the Outlaw [ Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 210 XLT |
TMF wrote: the Outlaw wrote: icom1020 wrote: Mine was a volume pot, probably due to dust buildup. I just worked the knob and it mostly went away. I used to see a spray for solving this but not sure what it's called I'll try some of my GF's perfume. Smells like a men's room at a truck stop anyway. Contact Cleaner? I have one of these...complete w/Tone board if memory serves me...that I don't use! http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ ... 60XLT.html I like having an inexpensive 'receiver only' that I can leave on and not 'burn up' my transceivers. To clarify; "tone board" was the PL part before they were standard issue, correct? Since I'm so rural, and it's for desktop, I don't have an issue with interference. PM me $ info, if you want. |
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| Author: | icom1020 [ Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:26 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: 210 XLT | ||
should work fine against NB, unless you have the ID's or the NAC
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| Author: | TechnoWeenie [ Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 210 XLT |
1 dollar, Bob. :mrgreen: |
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