Green Falcon CB

06/04/2026

Received these CB radio and 10 Meter radio chassis / case screws if anyone is interested. Color of these metric screws , Black or Gun Metal as Chrome from AnyTone is not available.

Purchased enough to last our CB and Ham community for a bit of time. I can discount a large count purchase so message me and we can reach a deal but please understand, we are a nonprofit so purchases are basically donations and we gift the items to you.

https://ebay.us/m/nWNaUT

https://ebay.us/m/Z26j8n

(These are OEM QEST ( AnyTone ) radio case screws that work excellent on Uniden, Galaxy, Cobra, Midland, Radio Shack, Ranger, Magnum. etc.) but when all changed out, very nice looking. Typical AM CB Radio uses 8 of these, AM/SSB radio uses 10 so you will have a few extra.

05/23/2026

Been asked to engineer the correct Microphone adapter for the new AnyTone AT5000 AM FM SSB mobile 10 meter radio so here is our eBay link to purchase.

Note: going forward, all RJ45 and RJ12 connectors will use the QEST OEM Flex Rubber boot on the RJ45 / RJ12 end. Finally found the Asis based OEM that makes these for QEST but had to buy literally thousands thousands of them so should not run out of them for my lifetime.

Also have coming in, QEST OEM M3x5 case screws in both black and gun metal colors. These screw have the 6mm head size that has been standardized in most OEM radio communications gear since the 1970’s. I spend allot of time in emails and phone calls to get replacement parts for our hobby so enjoy these small wins for us hobbyists. I’ll post the eBay link on the screws when I get them delivered here in Las Vegas. Trying to work out more deals from QEST to buy their OEM front panel parts so hopefully good news there in a few months.

This adapter connects 4 pin standard Cobra, Uniden and President microphones to connect to Anytone AT5000 radios. CB Radio Microphone Adapter - 4 pin / 5 Pin / 6 Pin / 8 Pin to RJ45 (8 Pin). These are hand made and everyone tested.

05/09/2026

Here’s an odd one. Relatively new Galaxy DX2547. While tightening up the chassis screws, the spot welded bracket for mounting the mobile chassis inside the radio, all spot welds came loose. Only fix for me, drill M3 size screw holes and fasten up.

This radio had no Tx. Found the IRF520 final had opened up. Why? Could be an antenna problem but investigation, found Galaxy in this radio build from the factory, did not swap the output balance Cap from transistor design to mosfet design. That mismatch will cause similar impedance problems to MOSFET as a high swr.

Was going to swap out both driver and final MOSFET for the IRF520’s used on Anytone radios but other passive parts would need to be changed too so went with the ST brand. Changed the AM regulator to the TIP36 to help on current capacity if we end up tuning the output upwards.

Radio will get a MARs mod and tie up the tuning range when on SSB.

05/06/2026

Thought I would have some weeks at home but the best attentions is not reality it seems. With that understanding, putting some finishing on a C2K from the early 80’s.

New eCaps (main board, Freq Ctr, power supply) , clean inside and out, new heat sink thermal grease, get rid of the nasty acidic glue Uniden loved to use, new led lights, new light holders, new channel selector LEDs, new time set-hour-minute tactile switches, new meters, new Ac on/off switch, new main osc xtal, flux clean and repair pc boards as needed, change single switches freq mod to 6 pos rotary. New front panel Gamma Graphics decals.

Nothing listed is unexpected for a radio that has been used since new (43 years). It’s awesome to keep these classics working and enjoyed.

Showing the mostly reassembled version of this radio. This time, all sides, pc boards, controls and connections removed to assess condition and clean. Those pictures can be a tad overwhelming to some so don’t post much of those these days.

04/21/2026

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03/22/2026

Have time this spring to look at an almost 40 year old C2K. If you all wondering why the need to change out eCaps on these aged beauties, basic test of an original 1ufd @50 vs new.
Also, if you all don’t have one of these FNRSI LC1020E testers, think about it. Super close to a Sencore LS102 in ESR value and farad value. Still use the standard in eCap testing for lab/testing/design work but on swap of these eCaps on most CB and HF gear, awesome.

Here is old vs new

03/19/2026

https://ebay.us/m/Yi3kIU

Have 6 new President Washingtons. 10 meter mobile rigs. If you mention our FaceBook page, 10% discount, MARS mod, new 40mm fans and will send with order, a 10% eBay discount code of a single purchase non-radio item. Currently, President is allowing special pricing for re-sellers. Price decreases are unheard of these days so take advantage if you can.
If perhaps you are adventurous, for 10$ more, I’ll update the IRF520s with another Type of MOSFET which helps on AM power and forward swing. Just note: This will remove all warranty from the factory but the MARS mod does as well so really not out of anything beyond a return trip to a shop if those hot rod MOSFETs fail. If perhaps you want the TIP36 AM regulator swapped out for the Palomar MAXMOD upgrade, I can do that as well just for the price of the ticket to buy one from our eBay store, currently we have a few left for about 20$ each.

This is the mobile I have in my CoCar and by itself, with this MOSFET upgrade, I can reach out sometimes to those AM big guns on Channel 28 when the skip is a booming. Will you get this performance? Possibly, but the antenna used is the Sirio 5000 so that helps too.

As mentioned, 6 are available now, possibly more but this onetime purchase of 6 is big for our little nonprofit so now might be the time to finally get this done, your new mobile for 2026.

One more mention, have a few new Galaxy radios from their last buy out of RCI. These might be it for this classic brand due to the situation between Galaxy and their business model. If interested, message me. No discount on these as I am also a collector of radio gear so no hurry in moving these.

The radio has a power output of 80+ watts, making it ideal for long-distance communication. It is MARS capable.

03/10/2026

Thanks for all if you that purchase my eBay items over the past year! Your help has provided funding for two High School robotics teams here in Las Vegas and one of them won the Nevada State VEX Championship last Saturday. This qualified the team for the Worlds Vex Robotics competition in St Louis Mo in April.

We are going to help with more funding for these kids in their trip. Competition is super steep but best of luck to them and thank you all again.

Mark

01/12/2026

Its been a super long time in posting anything and it’s mostly due to my 2025 work life. Away from home over 40 weeks last year. If you know the turbine world, this was due to 10 Major Inspections, 8 in the GE world, 2 on Alstom Turbines. Add in four large turbine upgrades, 12 Borescope Inspections and forced outages that lasted till Christmas. I should ask our Labor folks to send me over the working hours of everything and see where that ended up at, my guess, 50-75k, being its typical to have 5k plus in man hours per MI, so do the math.

This year is settling in to be more normal as now. Some T&I generators this spring, only 2 Majors, a few borescopes and the rest of my 2026 travel should just be planning events for 2027 outages. My 2026 plan, start some fun stuff and maybe finally finish my new work area, well thats the plan anyway.

The electricity business is good at the moment as it has always been feast or famine since my time in the industry (1986 forward). If your kids ever thought to be a millwright, pipefitter, electrician, boilermaker, insulator and or industrial carpenter, now is an excellent opportunity to grab those reigns.

Thinking we should be busy for the next 3-6 years as that is typically the timeline of these kinds of bubbles.

On the CB front, if you would like some radios repaired, message me. Pretty much open and home for at least two weeks of every month through May and after, possible three weeks a month.

12/17/2025

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