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Damo666 · 16th Mar 2017, 10:28 pm

Peter,

That's what I thought it might've been, so thank you for the clarification.

Sirius,

The Jackson says made in the Philippines; The FM power was set at 10W, but I turned it down to 5W to run my amplifier. The SSB power is about 30W, but it's hard to tell exactly as my power meter doesn't have a peak hold function.

I was told that this M588 has got the FM audio mod', and the modulation sounds fine on my other rig when monitored. It only covers up to 27.855 if I recall, so doesn't have the full UK 1 > 40 but not to worry.

I live in about 30 miles away from Blackpool and have been to the Norbreck radio rally, but to be honest I wasn't over keen. The bring & buy was OK though. The stock there seemed to be mainly new HF rigs, Antennas, etc'. I'll give it another try though as it's an excuse to take my toddler to Blackpool.

I really miss the rallies in the 90s with boxes upon boxes of Pye PF1S, Burndept, Philips PFX, etc. I wish I'd filled my boots back then, but only being a teenager back then I barely had any money.

16th Mar 2017, 10:28 pm	#178
Damo666 Hexode Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Blackburn, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 399	Re: All about CB radio Peter, That's what I thought it might've been, so thank you for the clarification. Sirius, The Jackson says made in the Philippines; The FM power was set at 10W, but I turned it down to 5W to run my amplifier. The SSB power is about 30W, but it's hard to tell exactly as my power meter doesn't have a peak hold function. I was told that this M588 has got the FM audio mod', and the modulation sounds fine on my other rig when monitored. It only covers up to 27.855 if I recall, so doesn't have the full UK 1 > 40 but not to worry. I live in about 30 miles away from Blackpool and have been to the Norbreck radio rally, but to be honest I wasn't over keen. The bring & buy was OK though. The stock there seemed to be mainly new HF rigs, Antennas, etc'. I'll give it another try though as it's an excuse to take my toddler to Blackpool. I really miss the rallies in the 90s with boxes upon boxes of Pye PF1S, Burndept, Philips PFX, etc. I wish I'd filled my boots back then, but only being a teenager back then I barely had any money.