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Looking For Realistic CB Radio Crystals Ch 6
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BinaryMode
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There are several sellers on eBay for such things. Use the picclick.com website and search for "CB crystals" or "radio crystals" or "scanner crystals."
I have a pretty cool old crystal controlled Regency scanner and I saw the crystals on the bay. picclick is nice for many reasons; you can sort for lowest to highest price, US only, and you can see everything in one go and the pictures zoom in better to inspect the item being sold...
I have a pretty cool old crystal controlled Regency scanner and I saw the crystals on the bay. picclick is nice for many reasons; you can sort for lowest to highest price, US only, and you can see everything in one go and the pictures zoom in better to inspect the item being sold...
BinaryMode
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Okay, I looked on eBay and found none, though there was one seller with the RX and TX crystal but may not be the wattage.
I found this site: Quartz Crystals
And this site: US CB Radio Channel Crystal Frequencies | The Old Tube Radio Archives
TX: 27.025 RX: 26.570
At the electronic supply website, use control + F in your browser and search for those frequencies. I think you need the HC6-U type. If you have crystals already and a caliper measure them. The diagram is in millimeters.
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Okay, pulled out the old Realistic TRC-214 and measured a crystal with my caliper. It's an HC-25. The electronics supplier has the TX crystal in that format but the not RX crystal. That one may be on eBay. I have no idea what the wattage of these are though. You'd have to contact the electronics supplier. No idea if it makes a difference either.
Let me see if Digikey, Mouser or another electronics supplier has these.
I found this site: Quartz Crystals
And this site: US CB Radio Channel Crystal Frequencies | The Old Tube Radio Archives
TX: 27.025 RX: 26.570
At the electronic supply website, use control + F in your browser and search for those frequencies. I think you need the HC6-U type. If you have crystals already and a caliper measure them. The diagram is in millimeters.
Edit-
Okay, pulled out the old Realistic TRC-214 and measured a crystal with my caliper. It's an HC-25. The electronics supplier has the TX crystal in that format but the not RX crystal. That one may be on eBay. I have no idea what the wattage of these are though. You'd have to contact the electronics supplier. No idea if it makes a difference either.
Let me see if Digikey, Mouser or another electronics supplier has these.
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BinaryMode
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If you search picclick for "HC-25 crystal" there's a bunch.
No luck on Digikey and Mouser.
No luck on Digikey and Mouser.
BOMAR still sells xstals
Many thanks for your assistance. I’ll try & see if I can find a matching pair for my rig
N5RLR
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It isn't the Bomar of yore. I contacted them for HC-25 CB crystals. They told me that they didn't have anything like that in premde stock, but would make them for $50.00 per crystal. Hard pass. 😒
Xrystals aren't cheap anymore. Heck most stuff isn't. I would watch ebay or similar sites.
Are there crystals in this?
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surfacemount
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Don't believe there are any splits in the legal 40
AB5ID
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That's not how this works, that's not how any of this works. 26.570−27.025 = 455khz
wtp
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sathunter, how do you plan on shooting skip ?
Fast1eddie
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Channel 6 is the Superbowl channel. Nothing but overpowered idiots talking over each other. You want to shoot skip?? Get a radio with SSB and go from there. Plenty of clear and legal frequencies to use.
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