5 4 3 2 1

R416
6K8
VR401
100K
SQUELCH

PC - 412

To improve noise blanker performance change the following components

C1 from (33p) to (18p), C2, 3, 4, 7, and 13 from (222) to (103),
C6 from (222) to (472), R1 from (3K3) to (10K) R2 from (18K) to (33K),
R4 from (470R) to (680R), D1 and 2 from (1N60) to (1N6263).
NOISE BLANKER AM IF STRIP R234
R33 TR13
L3 FL1 3K3 D9 TR11 2SA733 150K
D8 IS1588 2SC1675 TR12
2nd RX OSCILLATOR LA163 FL040 USB
R3 C8 TR4 TR10 IS1588 2SC945 TR48
102 TR7 455 KHz AM S403-1
330R 2SC945 2SC945 2SA733
TR5 2SA733 FET 2 MODE
L1 R6 TR3 2SC945 R26 R27 2SK19 LSB
TR6 C13 1K5 1K8 D5 C24
LA038 47K 2SC1730 222 TR9 FET 1 AGC AMP
L2 2SC945 R28 IS1588 4u7 D10 C29 D67
2SC1675 3SK45 R232 IS1588
LA179 3K3 IS1588 2u2 R42
2nd MIXER D C26 R37 1K5 R41
2K2 1K
D C5 TR8 X1 G1 39p 1K D
TR2 R10 TP6 R11 7.3450 MHz C23 R35
TR1 C4 100pF 2SC1675 2SC945 D66
D2 100K 10K R13 R15 R16 D3 0.47u 180K
2SC1675 222 C14 C17 G2 S IS1588
1N60 470K 330R 10K IS1588 R38 VR1 VR2
R2 R7 102 100p VR3 R235 5K 5K
18K C22 D7 1K R40
2K7 C7 D1 D6 D71 1K 15K AM S/METER SSB S/METER
R1 C1 R4 R17 R18 R19 R20 C15 R22 R24 C19 R25 222 R29 R30 R31 R32 R34 IS1588 R36 5K6
R8 222 1N60 R12 1K2 330R 3K3 3K3 IS1588 C25 1N60 SQUELCH D11 PRE-SET PRE-SET
3K3 33p 470R 150R 3K3 5K6 10K 1K 100p 10K 1K 472 220R C20 220R R33 1K C27
R5 C6 R9 C10 10K C11 C12 1K 0.47u D70 PRE-SET IS1588
C2 C3 C9 473 222
22OR 222 68R 82p 0.22u 102 100p IS1588
222 222

R21 C21
C16
222 100R 222
8.0 VDC IN AM MODE

8.0 VOLTS WITH (N.B) SWITCH ON

7.8 MHz IF INPUT TO S METER

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OFF ANL
NB/ANL

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S405-2
ANL NB/ANL SWITCH
OFF NB/ANL

C78
S405-1 To improve the receiver bandwidth and signal to noise change the following components 103
D20 TR16 TR17 TR18
NB/ANL SWITCH C41, 47 from (2p) to (3p), TR14 from (2SC1674) to (2SC2999), D21, 22 from (1N60) to (1N6263), B = 1.02 VDC B = 0.70 VDC B = 2.32 VDC R80
D68 IS1588 R34 1M
E = 0.50 VDC L12 E = 0.00 VDC E = 1.60 VDC L15
IS1588 R62 LA270 LA264 3K3 R81 R87
C48 C = 8.40 VDC C = 2.95 VDC C = 8.00 VDC D65
R74 68K R86 1K
AGC LINE 5p 22R
All voltages ± 2% All voltages ± 2% 1K5 All voltages ± 2% D23 47K
IS1588
L7 L8 FL3 R66
L4 R43 TR14 L5 L6 TR15 LA258 L9 L10 FL067 15K IS1588
C30 C41 C47 LA257 D19 C64
LA261 150R 2SC1674 LA260 2p LA259 2SC1675 7.8 MHz 2p LA268 FL2 LA269 IS1588 D22
473 TR52 220p 1N60 TR19
RX RF AMP 1st RX MIXER FL046 TR16 C72
C58 2SC945 D21 33u B = 1.30 VDC
7.8 MHz C51 C52 2SC1675 222 R222 C70 R88 C75 E = 0.70 VDC
D13 D18 1K 1N60 R82 R83 3K3
C34 IS1588 222 222 C55 102 473 C = 5.60 VDC
MC301 100K 100K

C
472 FET 3 222 All voltages ± 2%
R61 C54 C59
2SK19 150R 222 R68 R85 TR19
7.8 MHz 7.8 MHz R257 R58 R59 R253 222 L14 C71 LOW HI
680R 3K3 1K 1K5 3R3 TR17 R79 560K 2SC945
C31 D12 27 MHz 27 MHz C43 TR18 LA271 100K 102
12p R53 R69 2SC1675 S407
MC301 102 3R3 2SC1730 R91 R90 R93 C77
D16 D15 10K 22K 104 TONE
R50 C42 C50 L11 2K7 1K
IS1588 IS1588 R57 R60 L13 C65 TP3 C76
2K2 102 R55 R56 222 100uH 220R R64 R65 R73 D24
R54 100R 470R R63 LA272 5p 473
R46 180K 1K 68R 1K5 10K 33K IS1588 C69 R84 R89
C49
4K7 R48 R49 222 C53 R67 C60 R75 R76 R78 C67 222 68K 10K C74 C73

R on
D14 R52 C56 R70 C66 R92
C32 C33 1K 1K R51 L51 L52 D17 222 470R 473 473 150R 68R C61 C62 10K 1u 47u 22u
IS1588 C35 C37 C38 C39 100R C44 C45 3R3 220p 1K
472 1u 4p 100R IS1588 222 1u TP4
102 102 102 102 100p

TX + 8.0 vdc
R94
680R
R47 L57
470uH
C204
222 C59
473
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3K9 C40
102
PLL PIN VOLTAGES
RX + 8.0 vdc RX + 8.0 vdc
PIN 1 = 3.4 VDC PIN 2 = 4.28 VDC VCO MODULE PIN VOLTAGES
R45 PIN 3 = 5.16 VDC PIN 4 = 3.45 VDC
1K5 R241 PIN 5 = 3.45 VDC PIN 6 = 8.0 VDC PIN 1 = 7.8 VDC
100R PIN 7 = 4.22 VDC PIN 8 = 4.46 VDC PIN 2, 3, 4, AND 7 VR403
PIN 9 = 8.0 VDC PIN 10 = NC PIN 5 = 3.4 VDC 10K
PIN 11 to 16 CH SWITCHED 8.0 VDC PIN 6 = 0 VDC VOLUME
VR404 PIN 17 = 3.66 VDC PIN 18 = GROUND PIN 8 = 8.00 VDC
1K All voltages ± 3% PIN 9 = 7.3 VDC TO INCREASE TX AUDIO CHANGE R124 AND
C68

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RF GAIN C87 PIN 10 = 4.02 VDC 15p
R126 TO 4K7, AND ADD 1K RESISTOR R2E
222 All voltages ± 5% R106 TX + 8.0 vdc TO THE COLLECTOR OF TR26
100R
C

R95 R207 L20

Euro Radio Co C

2
1K5 MIKE AUDIO VR405
C79 2K7 LA195 1K
103 5 R124 R126
IC1 TP9 34 MHz DYANMIKE
C201 C202 TP1 R108 10K 10K C108
MB8719 R96 R98 1 34.765 MHz = Channel 1 C95 0.47u
103 103 100R
18 1 33K 12K 35.205 MHz = Channel 40 47u C99
GND AO2

6
ALL PC-416 TP10 L16 10
R99 2u2 J404
RESISTORS 17 2 100uH C104 L404

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PC-426 FIN AI2 MIKE SOCKET
680R 33K 1 TR22 0.47u D60 1u8

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IC2 IC3 D59 AUDIO TX
16 3 2SC945 IS1588 R134
P1 AO1 UHIC 007 IC3 IS1588 2 3
TR20 7 BALANCE MODULATOR TR24 3K3
15 4 R100 VCO MODULE AN612 TR23
P2 AI1 6K8 C88 2SC1675 2SC945 On some early models
R101 3 C101 2SC945 D501 and VR501 GND 1 4 RX
R97 47p LOOP MIXER R206 C208 C18 is 47u change to
S401 14 5 C81 L17 10K 0.1u R2E TR26 Not fitted on early models
P3 PD 270K TR21 102 330u at 16 volt R133 C407
CHANNEL 2K2 2u2 470uH C98 1K 2SC945 47K D61
C80 R107 10p 2SC945 TR25 D501 IS1588 C405 102
SWITCH 13 6 AMC

2
P4 LD 2u2 100R AM AUDIO 2SA733 IS1588 102
D401 TLR321 R128
12 7 R113 SWITCH 15K TR27

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P5 RI
L19 10K 2SA733
11 8 LA216 C102 PA AUDIO
P6 RO R105 VR4 472 R132
CC1 HA003 R104 C89 R102 R103 100R R205 10K R114 R115 R116 R117 R118 R119 R120 R122 R123 R125 R129 SWITCH
10 9 X2 47p 10K CB PA
** VCC 1K 2K2 2K2 1K2 R110 27K 1K 3K3 470R 47K 10K 5K6 15R 10K 56K 33K R127
D31 10.240 Mhz 150K BALANCE MOD C100
C92 C107 C18 1M
IS1588 4u7 PRE-SET 22u 103 47u
C93 C96 C207 C105 R130 R131 S404-1
C97 103 1K5 10K
103 103 103 47p R112 VR501 C110 CB/PA
C85 C86 C91 1K5 C46 C109 1K 103 AM AUDIO IN CB MODE
10p 18p 472 C94 R109 222 C103 R121 AM
C82 C84 C90 10u PA AUDIO IN PA MODE
1000u R163 0.47u 472 3K9 10u 1K AMC
473 22K

R111
560R
ALWAYS 8.00 VOLTS ALWAYS 8.00 VOLTS R165
1K5
L59 AM TX AUDIO LINE

R173
1K
TR28
2SC945

Eu ac L21
LA256
LSB = 33.9765 MHz
AM = 33.975 MHz
USB = 33.9735 MHz

TR29
B = 1.46 VDC
E = 1.08 VDC
C = 8.10 VDC
All voltages ± 2%
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TR30
B = 3.80 VDC
E = 3.20 VDC
C = 7.90 VDC
All voltages ± 2%

LOOP OSCILLATOR
USB

AM
LA284

R236

8K2
L23
LA285

R148

8K2
L22
LA051
D33
IS1588

D34
IS1588

L26
L25
220u

C119
103
X3
11.325 Mhz

R150
220R CARRIER OSCILLATOR

R151
6.8 VDC IN AM MODE

TR33
2SC945
RX + 8.0 vdc
8.0 VDC IN AM MODE

R161
10K
MB3756 PIN OUT

PIN 1 = ALWAYS 8.0 vdc 100mA

PIN 2 = SUPPLY 13.8 vdc
PIN 3 = VREF 8.0 vdc 100 mA
PIN 4 = GROUND
PIN 5 = RX/TX CONTROL
PIN 6 = RX 8.0 vdc 100 mA
PIN 7 = NC
PIN 8 = TX 8.0 vdc 200 mA
All voltages ± 3%

VOLTAGE REGULATOR
WITH RX/TX CONTROL
TR35
2SC945

5
LSB 220u
R203 TR31 22K X4 D40 R224
TR32 D39 D41 6
TR29 D32 2SC945 7.8000 Mhz IS1588 IS1588 3K3 TR34
10K 2SC1675 IS1588
2SC1675 C118 IS1588 AM SWITCH 2SC1675 IC4
TR30 8 R162
103 R147 LSB AM SSB ALC MB3756 3K3
TRIPLER 2SC1675 R158
R137 D38 TPP
8K2 3K9 2 13.8 VDC
1K C120 IS1588
L58 L30 L31
470u L24 103 C123 AM 7.8000 MHz R155 LA266 R156 LA265

1
C116 C117 220u L27 220p LSB 7.7985 MHz 56K 22K S402
470p D35 ON/OFF
2p 470u USB 7.8015 MHz C136 D44 R164
IS2687
R152 473 1N4003 560R
C212 10K USB R157 R223 R159 D42
J
470p 10K 10K 18K IS1588 T1
C229 222 R239 D36 D37 CT2
R140 20p TF147
B R138 R139 R141 R142 R143 R144 R145 R146 10K R149 IS1588 IS1588 C125 L32 B
1K 100R 1K 2K2 10K 220R C114 1K 10K 1K C213 J403
L60 18K 5p 470u VR11 C133 C134 D43 L401
103 18p 470u C106 IS1588
C113 C228 222 R238 C124 R153 C122 R154 L28 C127 C128 C130 C131 L33 C132 10K R160 10u 10u LD013
C111 103 0.47u 222 100p 470u 1p 100u 8K2
C112 10K 1K 10K 82p L29 27p 10p 472 SSB
103 103 470u C129
D69 ALC C135
C215 103 C188 D55 C140
IS2687 C227 222 R237 222 PRE-SET 0.47u
10K 473 1N4003 223

L402
ALWAYS 8.00 VOLTS ALWAYS 8.00 VOLTS LD013
DC 13.8 VOLTS
S403-3 C172
C199 C126
MODE 103 1000u
103 C402 C403
LSB LSB 102 103
AM AM
USB USB
TX + 8.0 vdc

13.8 VDC 13.8 VDC

L49
R
LOCK DETECTOR LINE (HI = LOCKED, LOW = UNLOCKED) LD077
R44
8K2 D52 D75 R191
KB262 KB262 1K5
R166
D51 3K3 C170
VR402 13.8 VDC 102
20K IS1588
R174 D53 34.765 MHz = Channel 1
VOICE IS1588 35.205 MHz = Channel 40 On early models NOTE:
12K J401
LOCK PLUS OFFSETS IN SSB C181 is 10u C171
R187 R188 PA

R175
3K3
2K7
VR5
3K
TX FREQUENCY
PRE-SET
100R
Euro Radio Co 7.8000 MHz IN AM MODE
PLUS OFFSETS IN SSB
R195
1K
R225
100K
TR47
2SA733
C230
0.47u
I change this to
1000u at 16 volt.
Filter cap C181 can be any size
from 100u to 2200u at 16 volt it
all comes down to what you can
472

C166
R258 physically mount on the PCB. 472
How to unlock the VOICE LOCK. TR53
1M C181 1000u The higher the capacitance J402
1 Remove D52 R226 2SC945 the better the filtering. EXT SPEAKER
2 Remove R44 47K
C167 RX LINE
3 Remove R174 and solder a jumper in its place. D45 C232 2u2 472
L48 C403
J405 4 Unsolder the red wire that comes from the Voice Lock pot from the PCB and solder in to pin 1 IC4 MB3756. L37 L38 LA219 1N60
TR36 102
ANT 5 Change R175 to a 1K LE051 LC019 L46
2SC1969 C168
LA220 472
TR39

10
FINAL R181 TR38 C163 C176 IC6 SP401

3
10R 2SC2166 2SC2314 C162 2p 47u SPEAKER
L35 TR42 C174 C175 AF AMP
C139 C150 DRIVER BUFFER 47p 13.8 VDC 4
0.5p LE051 L47 2SC945 1u 470u C169
330p L45
L44 C203 LA160 TR41 R201 472

11

13
C152 LD096 LA254 9 TA7222AP 8 3K3

2
L40 470p L41 33p 9 R193 2SC1419 C187
R176 R177 D47 C154 LD087 LD101 L43 220R R202 104
C157 7 7
330R 470R R256 IS1588 1p LD087 472 1 WATT 22K
C151 3 6
560R 472 8 R194 R208 R197 C183
R186

2
C141 C142 C143 TR37 1K 1R 3K3 104
L39 L42 D50 100R 14
68p 27p 180p 2SC496 C156
MV1Y 10

12

4
D73 D74 LD098 BIAS REG LD098 220p R198 TR43
D48 IC5
1N60 1N60 C225 D49 C226 C158 C164 VR10 C177 C178 68R 2SC458
IS1588 R189 SO42P C186 CB PA
4n7 MV13YH D76 C154 C155 VR9 100p 472 103 5.60 VDC IN AM MODE 5K 104 102
VR8 100R TX MIXER AF BUFFER 220u
5K IS1588 473 100n 500R R183 C159 R184 C160 13.75 VDC IN SSB MODE R228 AM POWER
R185 C161 D63
L36 R178 C146 C147 C149 C148 BIAS BIAS 12R 472 330R 472 330p C165 560R IS1588 S404-2
1K5
D45 D46 LE051 10K 390p 47p 120p 104 C153 472 R227 C182 R199 R200 C185 CB/PA
1N60 1N60 1/2 WATT 47u R180 LINK C179 C180 3K9 223 680R 6K8 102
C144 LINK R179 R187 22u 4u7
270R
1u 100R 330R
VR6 1/2 WATT
TX + 8.0 vdc C173 R196
100K 10u 4K7
RF METER
C138 C140
472 472 PRE-SET ADJUST VR10 IN AM MODE FOR
C191
euroradio.net 1u 5.60 VDC AT THE EMITTER OF TR41.

R169
A 47R A
13.8 VDC 13.8 VDC
1/2 WATT

R418
VR406 100R
S/RF 5K S403-2
NOTES
CAL SET 1/2 WATT
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CAL VCO MODULE UHIC007 MODE

There are small 10-volt electrolytic caps dotted all over the various 8V supply rails, change them to 16-volt types for better reliable.
SWR S408-1
BRIGHT 1 NOTE: LSB
SWR S/RF S/RF AM
SWITCH CAL DIM S406 C1 R2 R5 USB Diodes IS1588 can be replaced with 1N4148.
If you find any errors or omissions, please let know
DIMMER 10p 6K8 100R
LP2 10 TR2
SWR S408-2 SWITCH R8 Known faults
the value of the component and or circuit reference.
LAMP 2SC1675
SWR S/RF 10K
SWITCH M401 --------------------
Please E-Mail me and I will correct them.
C3 102 D2 D3 R9
S/RF/SWR METER 1N4148 1N4148 220R Warble on SSB, and the PLL chip running hot. Check Pin 9 the PLL it should be at 8V but you will probably find it at 10 to 11 volts in which case change IC 4 (MB3756)
D1 TR1 C8
5 R1 SVC251
3K3
R3 2SC1675 102 Warble on SSB. Check Pin 9 the PLL it should be at 8V if the voltage is bit low check C84 know to go low.
C2 C4 5K6 C7
56p 320p R4 5p R7
5K6 C6 R6 8K2 Warble on SSB and low power. Check TR37 (2SC496) Bias regulator know to go o/c.
C5 102 5K6
120p
Drift off frequency after warm-up. Replace C212 and C213 with 1% caps.
6 2 3 4 7 8 DRAWN BY: Rick Jackson © Euro Radio Co

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Cobra 148 GTL.SCH PCB Number PC - 412 1.5

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Sheet 1 of 1

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