20 Most Recent Ranger Virage VX-38 Base CB Radio Questions & Answers

its kind of late now but if it were my radio I would have a tech repair it and double check out any other problems the radio might have while he has it apart.

two are for power ,the third is a ground. be sure to have a fuse in both wires.

disconnect your internal speaker and see if it helps. Its a poor power supply filtering problem and it effects the speakerin many ways.check to see if it hums with only the external speaker attached.

Check RF transistor may have leakage, "probably won't show up on a regular meter, carefully inspect board for bad solder connections, buy semiconductor cold spray may help tracking faulty part.

I can only guess you are asking about the echo board control on face for echo board.
Echo inner and time or speed outer ring control.

Once its been hooked up backwards you have to change your diode in the radio,please do not keeping changing the fuse all you're going to do is mess the radio up worst,take it to a shop and let them repair it,and yes it is fixable if they tell you other wise get your radio and go to another shop.

Thats because your Rf is powerful on high settings..try taping a AM radio "ferrite bar" to your coax in the back of radio for "RF filtering". Keep your power supply 15 inches away from radio. I recommend unhooking talkback on radios (it always causes feedback). But make sure speaker is good distance from the radio. I'd say 10 feet or so, behind radio. Change external speakers or add one with a long cord.

Try www.cbtricks.com

They probably have one you can read on line for FREE.

Then seem like need a new audio transistor. tr51?tr52?

Wiring a 6-wire D104 microphone to a Ranger 2985 DX requires connecting the wires in the correct order and configuration. The Ranger 2985 DX has an 8-pin modular plug, and the D104 microphone has a 6-pin modular plug. Here's one way to wire the D104 microphone to the Ranger 2985 DX:

1. Connect the red wire from the D104 to the 8-pin modular plug's pin 4 (PTT - Push-To-Talk).
2. Connect the black wire from the D104 to the 8-pin modular plug's pin 5 (Ground).
3. Connect the white wire from the D104 to the 8-pin modular plug's pin 6 (MIC + Audio).
4. Connect the blue wire from the D104 to the 8-pin modular plug's pin 7 (Receive Audio)
5. Connect the green wire from the D104 to the 8-pin modular plug pin 8 (Transmit Audio)
6. Connect the yellow wire from the D104 to the 8-pin modular plug's pin 3 (UP-Down).

It's important to double-check the wiring configuration with the user manual of the Ranger 2985 DX and the D104 microphone. Some manufacturers have different wiring configurations and it's important to match the wiring accordingly to avoid any damage to the device. It's also worth noting that if you are not comfortable with the wiring process, it's best to consult with a professional technician or a radio expert.

Hi John,Ranger CB YES, Model No. NO, led display, YES IT HAS ONE OF THOSE.More info please john.The more info about the radio you give and the problem, the easier it is to give you assistance, we can't answer buy guess work, it's neither helpful nor pleasant.Cheers,Peter

Doing this is *******.

This website has all sorts of info on CB Radio's. This link will take you to the Ranger 2980. If you can't find what you are looking for there then you may be stuck.

check out the schematic first .It may be the same wiring .

Your radio needs an alignment to bring it back to specs . Check all the frequencies according to the manual and have a tech tune it for you .

If you want to talk on AM put it on AM if you want to talk on SSB then put it on SSB. Did you recently purchase this radio? You do realize you need a ham radio license to use this ?If you are on the upper ham bands you better have a license or they will come and get you .Look at the the dial that has 1 - 7 on it. Now take the owners manual and look at the diagram of the knob . It should say something about frequencies and the frequency you need to operate on is from 26.965 to 27.405 MHZ .