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andrewn · 8th Apr 2020, 8:58 pm

I've got a very similar radio but it doesn't have a makers name on it. Its model DE-379-A and I was given it about 20 years ago. Its missing its aerial but I screw in one from a RC car transmitter. The PCB looks very similar but the band switch is on the edge of the board. It also has TA7640P and 6 transistors. I've just powered it up and the volume control was so bad I had to spray it with servisol. With my radio it sounds like its FM on all three bands, the hiss is loud and doesn't reduce when switching to air band. I was able to hear a local amateur on 2M and broadcast stations come in well although the tuning is a bit tricky as the scale is compressed.

8th Apr 2020, 8:58 pm	#9
andrewn Pentode Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taunton, Somerset, UK. Posts: 135	Re: A cheap VHF radio, worth the effort? I've got a very similar radio but it doesn't have a makers name on it. Its model DE-379-A and I was given it about 20 years ago. Its missing its aerial but I screw in one from a RC car transmitter. The PCB looks very similar but the band switch is on the edge of the board. It also has TA7640P and 6 transistors. I've just powered it up and the volume control was so bad I had to spray it with servisol. With my radio it sounds like its FM on all three bands, the hiss is loud and doesn't reduce when switching to air band. I was able to hear a local amateur on 2M and broadcast stations come in well although the tuning is a bit tricky as the scale is compressed.