hey everybody i was just wondering if anybody has any Ham Radio crystals for this Maxon handheld at all ?? i'm wondering if i could convert that radio to a ham portable if i can or if its too much money..
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Maxon CP-0520 UHF
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If it's the radio I think it is, that's a real blast from the past (about 40 years old). There's this one for sale on eBay. Do you know what range it is? I don't really remember, but the pic of the box suggests that the CTCSS was optional, too. I don't remember ever putting one on ham, but may not have tried, as I think I had synth radios by then, and the CP0520 was not built very well anyway. Not sure it was much better than the current crop of CCRs. I see a bunch of 460 xtals for it around here (anybody interested?), but nothing lower. Got charger and battery? I think they used the same battery as the Yaesu of that era. I'd go with something more modern (and synthesized).
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Bomar says they are "once again making radio crystals" and to contact them. My guess is you'll spend some coin for your crystals. Those Maxon radios were garbage when they were factory new. Known for drifting way off frequency, cranky TX/RX switching, and overall about the lowest cost cutter radio of the day. They actually make a $30 Bowelturd sound good.
I get it that there is a nostalgia factor here, but get ready for spending a few hours aligning that road apple radio, and it will probably not perform anywhere near spec. Other parts like electrolytic caps may need to be changed, as the radio is at least 30 or more years old, and again, they did not use the highest spec parts when new.
I get it that there is a nostalgia factor here, but get ready for spending a few hours aligning that road apple radio, and it will probably not perform anywhere near spec. Other parts like electrolytic caps may need to be changed, as the radio is at least 30 or more years old, and again, they did not use the highest spec parts when new.
i think as far as i know the freq coverage is 450 to 470 on the CP-0520... but i have a Maxon SP-5050HD on lowband VHF... i might be interested in getting a few pairs of those crystals... i think i have 464.500 or its 464.550 around here that i took out of a friends 0520 years ago.. could i PM you...?
