EP 049 - Audioline 340 CB radio repair .Mid band mod 

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It went short in front of my eyes , i just missed it on camera , it just died.

Normally they do ,but when people remove the 2 amp fuse and either put tinfoil around it or just link it out , then things get hot.

I would say you have a issue there , i got at least 4 watts across , it certainly was not low like that.

Depends what you call lazy , i have noticed that some of these radios the needle's are actually sticking due to age and lubricant failing, which requires a strip down and lubrication , if that works just fine then it maybe as simple as the front end needing checking and adjusting.

Uniden radios the meters are known to be less active than there cybernet counterparts One cure on the SSB chassis is to replace the silicon diode that feeds the meter with a germanium one and recalibrate Perhaps this can be done with a FM set to get the desired result