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Anonymous Posted on Mar 07, 2011

Not transmitting good at all on ssb the power come back

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Did you have your radio "peaked?" If you turn a Cobra Sideband radio up to much it may be great for the AM side but can crush the Sideband side. Make sure it is on frequency too. Use a frequency counter to check. Make sure your SWR is 1-1:5 and no higher than two. You may have to take it to a tech and have them but it on a scope.

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Yaesu 857D very poor audio out on SSB.

Dbl check your swr in am mode.. Ch your ssb power and mic gain default is 50 on both on hf .. If you use the mh-59 you will need to reduce the mic gain to 35 and it needs to be set for remote mic in the menu. Also the ssb needs to be set 2.5k wide with the ssb carrier zeroed both tx and rx
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If your receiver was operating previously but now the SSB option is not working, very likely the sideband detector has failed. I'm not directly familiar with your Yaesu unit but, in most Yaesu transceivers, the SSB chip and control circuit (including diodes) is identified in print on the main board.
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Receive is ok, but when I transmit on SSB the Freq. jumps 10KC. What adjustments can I do to get the transmit back on Freq. without effecting the Receive?

go to you tube and type in your radio make and model and watch the review on that radio there is a freq adjustment pod for ssb adjustment. they might tell you if not take it to a radio tech and he should be able to alighn it. there is more than one pod for ssb transmitt and receive.
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Powers up ,receives,but no transmit

This is never a good sign. This is usually a sign of a bad final.

If the radio doesn't transmit in SSB or AM, then it either means, Both finals are bad, (which is rare) or there is another problem causing the problem.

If it transmits in SSB, but not AM, then the AM final is blown and needs to be replaced. Its a job for a tech.

If both SSB and Am are not working it needs troubleshooting by a tech.

If you feel ambitious, you can pull the bottem cover off being careful of the speaker wires and make sure the TX section is connected.

Inside the radio, there will be one wire with a plug that is hooked to a pin near the center of the radio. And an empty pin. The empty pin is the test pin, ignore it. Make sure the plug is on the pin all the way, and not loose. If its on good, then it needs further troubleshooting.

Other things you can check:
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Make sure the mic gain is up.
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How to adjust frequency on transmit??? Galaxy

hELLO THERE
hERE IS SOME MODIFICATIONS FOR THIS RADIO
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Just want to know if i should use my ll203 amp in am or ssb mode when running with a cobra CB radio?

What radio?? Does it have single side band(SSB)? If not, then don't use SSB.

AM - amplitude modulation
SSB - single side band.

If you have SSB, there would be a switch on it to transmit in SSB. If not, it is AM only.

Second, Has this radio been worked on to be able to run on an amp? If not, you will blow the amp.

A CB radio transmits dead keys with 4 watts of power, and transmits with 4 watts of audio.

a 4 watt dead key is too much for a linear amp. You will smoke the transistors. Also, 4 watts of audio is not enough to drive it properly. You won't get full power.

The dead key needs to be around 2 to 2 -1/2 watts,or what ever makes the linear dead key half its peak wattage., and the modulation (audio) turned up all the way.

It doesn't sound like you know too much about CB radio's. Not a big deal, you can learn. For right now you may want to take it to a cb shop and tell them you want a peak and tune, and set up to run a linear.

You can find CB shops usually at truck stops. Some area's they are other places. Check the internet for local shops.

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what cb is it ? it sounds like your am section is not getting powered up when you switch from ssb to am. If i know the model i may have a diagram of it here and suggest a place to start
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