From: J. Wiehe (j.wiehe@sympatico.ca)
Date: Sun Jun 06 2004 - 07:21:52 PDT
Good morning Stu,
I myself have not tried this modification.
I was only passing the other fellows instructions along since
I recalled that the same question was posted to the Army Radio
list some time previously.
Jim.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stu" <stuinnh@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Modify an MX-6707 with AS-1729 for use on CB?
> Hi Jim!
> Have you tried this yet? Is there anyone out there that can say if this
> works or not?
>
> "Stu"
> Southern New Hampshire, USA
> "Live Free Or Die"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
> Of J. Wiehe
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 4:06 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] MX-6707 top?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stu" <stuinnh@comcast.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 15:27
> Subject: Re: [MV] MX-6707 top?
>
>
> > How do you convert it to CB?
> >
> > "Stu"
> > Southern New Hampshire, USA
> > "Live Free Or Die"
>
> ___________________________________________________________
>
> I'll try it thanks!
>
> Rick
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 19:31:44 -0000
> From: "prcradio" <km6ab@pacbell.net>
> Subject: Re: Modify an MX-6707 with AS-1729 for use on CB?
>
> Here are some instructions I gave someone a while back, don't know if
> they did it or how it worked but it's worth a try:
>
> Take the bottom cover off the 1729 and look at the bottom of the ant
> with the coax cable/connector facing you. Find the 5th tuning
> capacitor
> (small screw driver adjustment) counting from the coax cable in a
> counter-clockwise direction. This capacitor (C8) tunes the lowest band
> 30-33mhz on the antenna and will probably allow you to match the
> antenna at 27mhz. You will need to have the whip attached and
> preferably mount the antenna on the vehicle. If not mounted, tune the
> antenna on a wooden ladder, away from any large metal objects. This
> antenna does not require a ground plane.
> Hope this helps.--
> ________________________________________________________________
> The above is from the army radio list.
>
> Jim Wiehe VA3JHW
> j.wiehe@sympatico.ca
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