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The NPC-RC CONVERSION
(NEGATIVE PEAK COMPRESSION-REDUCED CARRIER)

The DX Galaxy Frenquency Conversions
Listening to CB

Our Galaxy and Connex Dual-Final Conversion
Turn Your Connex 3300 into the 3300-HP-ZX

Various information on Galaxy radios

Coax Lenth Calculator
Find The Correct Length Coax To Use On Your
18-Wheeler

The Conjugate Match
One of the most important things that a CB tech can know about

Reflection Mechanics
The How and Why of Standing Waves

Dual RF Final Conversion From Single Final Board

One of the best ways to increase the output of any single ended output cb radio is to add a second output transistor. This is not very practical with many units as the extra space is not available.

However, the Connex 3300 and the Galaxy DX-radios which do not have two Rf finals use the same pc board as the double final units.

Below, you will find the RF output circuit for the single output stage such as the Connex 3300, the Galaxy DX-33 and the DX-44 and the RF output circuit for the double output stage such as the DX-88 and DX-99. The various units will vary somewhat from these schematics but using these versions will work in any of the units that use the ept360014B pc board.

Armed with this information, along with a my visual layout, it becomes an easy task to convert a single-ended unit to a dual final unit.

Representative Of The Single Final RF Stages

As you can see by comparing the two circuit diagrams, it is not a simple matter of adding a second RF final transistor and tying the two in parallel. The two transistor version is actually two complete single amplifier SECTIONS tied in parallel. The section that is outlined by the dotted line contains the parts that are added. By carefully studying the board layout and comparing it to the actual unit that you are to convert, the differences are easy to see. Simply remove the parts that have been installed differently than the picture and re-install the parts as per my example.

Representative Of The Dual Final RF Stages

Galaxy DX-99 RF Stages

TR-56 Support Components TR-43 Support Component Value
R270 R215 47 ohm
R271 R216 1 ohm
R272 R217 150 ohm
VR20 VR10 100 ohm
C208 C170 560pF
C209 C171 390pF
C212 C173 47nF
D112 D88 MV1Y
L50 L35 Ferrite bead on resistor
J77 Jumper Jumper
J78 Jumper Jumper
J98 Jumper Jumper
TR56 TR43 2SC2312 (2SC1969)

THE C. B. CLINIC HOME PAGE

PRODUCTS YOU CAN BUY FROM US

ORDER PRODUCTS FROM US ONLINE

INFORMATION ABOUT CB RADIOS

TO CONTACT THE C. B. CLINIC

ALL ABOUT US WHO WE ARE

SOME OF OUR FAVORITE WEBSITES

The NPC-RC CONVERSION
(NEGATIVE PEAK COMPRESSION-REDUCED CARRIER)

The DX Galaxy Frenquency Conversions
Listening to CB

Our Galaxy and Connex Dual-Final Conversion
Turn Your Connex 3300 into the 3300-HP-ZX

Various information on Galaxy radios

Coax Lenth Calculator
Find The Correct Length Coax To Use On Your
18-Wheeler

The Conjugate Match
One of the most important things that a CB tech can know about

Reflection Mechanics
The How and Why of Standing Waves