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KNIGHT
-KIT SAFARI
III
23- Channel
Portable
CB Transceiver
The latest
addition
to Knight's
line
of
CB
transceivers
really
offers something
different
and unusual,
which, although
it
may
not
appeal
to all,
will
certainly
find
a home
with
some.
The Safari
III
looks much
the same
as
any
other
solid -state
rig,
with the
usual
PTT
microphone.
But
the
difference
is
that the
mike
is
in reality
a speaker
/mike;
release
the PTT switch,
and
the sound
is
right
out
there
in front
of your face.
Ambient
noise
too
high?
Just
move
the
mike
next to your
ear
and
literally pour
the
sound
down
the
canal.
Priced at
$84.50, the Safari
III is avail-
able
only
as a semi
-kit. To
insure
that
the
transmitter meets
FCC regulations,
the
en-
tire transmitter
section
is
factory -wired,
tuned, and
adjusted. The
builder
makes
ab-
solutely
no adjustments
to
the
transmitter
section
during
or after
construction.
Build-
ing
the
kit
consists,
essentially,
of
mounting
the
receiver
and
modulator
components
on
the
printed
circuit board
(the transmitter
and
receiver
utilize the same
board).
And
Since
output
jack is part of
printed -cir-
cuit
assembly,
entire transceiver
can be re-
moved as
unit for service and
adjustment.
FEBRUARY
-MARCII, 1967
with
the exception
of the
front panel
con-
trols and power -cord socket,
there
are
few
components
which are not mounted
on the
PC board.
Push And Solder.
Construction
is
not
dif-
ficult since most
of
the
work consists of
pushing
the components through
the match-
ing holes and soldering.
Typical of
Knight -
kits
utilizing
printed- circuit
wiring, the
printed wiring in
this unit
has an
"anti
-run"
coating
that
exposes
the copper
foil only at
the point
to be soldered. Even
if you
use
excessive
heat or solder, the solder
will
be
confined to the
exposed
copper
(a good
fea-
ture
for beginners and
oldtimers alike).
The only point at
which
extreme
care must
be
taken is
with
the
crystal-
socket
-to-
selector-
switch
wiring. Although the transceiver
is
normally supplied
with but one set of crys-
tals,
there
are sockets
for full 23- channel
operation.
That means
46 crystals, and,
therefore,
46 leads running
to the selector
switch. While
the
selector switch
wires are
color -coded,
the same color
is used
several
times.
As a result, extra
care
must be
used
to
insure that
the right
socket lead goes to
the
right
selector
terminal
(yep,
we
goofed).
Ready
To Go.
When the kit assembly
is
completed
you're
in for a real surprise.
For
with the exception
of the
three second-
oscil-
lator
coil adjustments,
all receive
coils are
pre -aligned.
Even
a careful
instrument
align-
ment
made
absolutely
no improvement
in
performance!
The finished
transceiver
line -up is
one
stage
of
RF, two stages
of overload
-pro-
tected
IF amplification,
a
noise limiter, an
S -meter
amplifier,
and
the usual audio sec-
tion.
The transmitter
uses
three
transistors.
Performance
is just about
what
you
would
expect
from
this
line
-up.
Power output at
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