EP 152 - Midland 150M Classic AM CB radio - no audio fault , can i save it ? 

Nice radio and nice work finding fault... rare to see a faulty coil 😊

I remember I had the 120ch Am/ Fm version of this radio ! Loved it , had the high band off set for UKs before we could get mod boards !

That Midland was my first cb radio! Had one of those and a 100M

Hiya mate another one saved that was a tricky fault but you got there nice little radio and I like that realistic one too Auntie Mary I remember that very well keep up the good work

That's some odd fault. Maybe it was caused by the flux they used back in the day in combination with moisture. Nice little Radio anyway. Is this a cybernet chassis? Also a nice "little" hand held radio. 5W AM - that must be working fine! In Germany back in the day only 0,5W AM was alowed and AM was only alowed on ch 4-15 Greetings from Germany.

I have one of these works brilliantly gave it a test a few weeks ago.

Looks familiar lol

Those 455KHz and 10.7MHz IF Transformers are getting difficult to source, I have kept a collection over the years just in case. Good spot though, simple logical testing of each stage lead you to the actual fault, it's too easy to think it's a silicon issue. I wonder how difficult it would be add an FM board? I think Tony at Spectrum still sells the FM boards as a kit for not much money, and with your wizardry I'm sure you could swap the PLL and give it full coverage. Anyway, great video, really enjoyed it. Cheers Rob.