Magpie Autoscan

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Re: Magpie Autoscan

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They do seem to suffer issues with the channel change buttons.

Maybe someone has had the front off to fix something like that?

IIRC there is a very thin flexible PCB behind the front panel, and to get the front off you need to de-solder the microphone socket from this thin PCB.

Maybe this thin PCB carries connections that have become damaged?


These days I am sure the radio could be converted to have a Blue LED display, but it wouldn't be right would it...
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Re: Magpie Autoscan

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cjay wrote:
Mudslinger wrote:I know where there are another two as well.

Three if you include the other one that has just appeared on the bay.

The one on there now has a failed segment on the "LED" display.

Well if it was an LED it would be an easy fix, but it isn't so it probably won't be...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191533619773? ... EBIDX%3AIT
It's pretty unusual to lose a single segment on a VFD, in fact I've never seen one fail. It's more likely to be a bad connection or a driver that's causing the problem.
That's handy to know as one of mine is out...... My mic doesn't change up or down either :evil: On the plus side it has had little use and comes in original box with original bill of sale.
I'll pay whatever i think it's worth...:-)
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Did someone mention blue displays?????? :D :D :D :o :o :o :lol: :lol: :lol:
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mof000 wrote:
cjay wrote:
It's pretty unusual to lose a single segment on a VFD, in fact I've never seen one fail. It's more likely to be a bad connection or a driver that's causing the problem.
That's handy to know as one of mine is out...... My mic doesn't change up or down either :evil: On the plus side it has had little use and comes in original box with original bill of sale.
I can't, from a quick google, find a schematic for it but the block diagram in the owner's manual would make me thing that a missing segment and up/down not working could be related.
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"US" is the right spelling for the display :)
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Hehehe, just found a schematic for the Magpie.

It was *way* ahead of its time.

Uses one of those cheap arse dodgy MOSFET outputs...
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Heads up = Nothing to do with me, but one on the Bay right now at a buy it now of £98 = item number 141739596196.
Looks in good nick :)
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ghost123uk wrote:Heads up = Nothing to do with me, but one on the Bay right now at a buy it now of £98 = item number 141739596196.
Looks in good nick :)
Looks knocked around from where i am sat, £104 for a 40 channel CB, Nah i'll pass.

I have never owned one but a friend bought two new when they first came out and owned them right up until he sold them about 2yrs ago [Both still pristine and boxed], I only had a go of one of them a handful of times and it never did anything for me and wasn't at all impressed.
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Beautiful piece of vintage technology! Shame they went for such an oddball display that doesn't have the lifespan of LEDs.
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^^^ Agreed. It's British, it "scans", has classy front panel, blue display, sensitive rx = I like them :)

That one looks pretty good to me, many of them have worn front decals and dodgy displays by now.
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I would rather have a big cybernet or uniden. I have one here and it isnt spectacular.
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Another one = http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Magpie-Auto-S ... 1450725822?

More sensible price on that one, and it looks in good(ish) nick.
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ghost123uk wrote:Another one = http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Magpie-Auto-S ... 1450725822?

More sensible price on that one, and it looks in good(ish) nick.
6 or 7 holes in the top case?
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Otter wrote:6 or 7 holes in the top case?

Yeah . F'n holes ! People should be obliged to disclose these kinds of defects .
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Re: Magpie Autoscan

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Mic doesn't look very original.
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