[ARC5] CBY-46145 and BC-946B Update

[MARK DORNEY]

I would first remove the dial on the radio and then reinstall it back on the radio, but put it on so it reads the correct frequency. No sense in getting into the weeds if you don’t have to. 

Mark D. 
WW2RDO

“In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, stand like a rock. “.   -   Thomas Jefferson 

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 14, 2025, at 11:17 AM, Ken Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:

On 14 Apr 2025 at 10:34, Mark K3MSB wrote:

> 
> Spent all day Saturday working on these two radios -- a quite
> enjoyable way to spend a Saturday......
> 
> The CBY-46145 is alive!
> 
> https://www.k3msb.com/temp/CBY-46146.mp4

Looking good, so far. Sure is noisy there.

> 
> It needs more work and an alignment, but it's alive!
> 
> Just as an aside.... I can't find one station that plays music on
> AM...... sigh......

Yes. It all seems to be "talk radio". Not to my liking.

Good on ya, Mark

Ken W7EKB

> The BC-946B arrived with the Dynamotor connector and L14 missing and
> quite a few wires hanging out near those missing components.
> 
> I did some wire tracing and component testing then had a hunch that
> someone may have tried to convert this to 12V, so I looked at the
> filament circuit.   I was right,   Someone had attempted a
> conversion to 12V and didn't do it right.   So, I removed the
> offending wires.  To make a long story short, the radio is now
> running on 28V and the filament voltages are what they are supposed to
> be.   No HV to it yet.....
> 
> 73 Mark K3MSB
> 
> 


______________________________________________________________
ARC5 mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/arc5
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:ARC5 at mailman.qth.net

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: https://www.qsl.net/donate.html