[MRCA] CB radio modified for 10 meters (Was BC-611)

[Tim]

Hi Gene  - I did the same thing with my old CB radio.  Swapped a receive
crystal into the TX, presto:  10 meters.  Some tinkering with CB that got
me started in ham radio...CB radio on 10 meters
<https://www.n6cc.com/cb-radio-how-i-learned-electronics/>

On Sat, Oct 5, 2024 at 8:54 PM Gene Smar via MRCA <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> I had a CAP-issued CB rig in my dorm room in college in the early 70s. I
> got it to operate on 26.620 by swapping TX and RX crystals for one channel
> (I forget which one). Worked like a champ, along with a base loaded whip
> antenna I bolted to the aluminum window frame, when I checked into the
> weekly PA Wing nets.
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar AD3F
>
> Sent from my Radio Shack TRS-80 model 100 laptop
> [snip]
>
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