![]() Every time he “played” with his clarifier he would slide on / off freq, lol… If you do unlock it don’t play with it much… In a sense I had to chase him a bit … I suspect his old 142 was off a little or RX / TX didn’t track 100%, I’m confident my 2510 was as close as it was going to get as I checked it on my bench counter often. Turns out he tuned me in on his end and of course he was unlocked so I had to re-find him. One guy I can remember tuning in, then out of nowhere, boom, he was nearly gone. Same with locally: When there use to be a big SSB freq I could get the majority tuned in “ok” so I could understand them all, but always at least one person a little further off making it unpleasant to say the least. I generally have to fine tune those I want to try to contact in. I can tune to 38 LSB when there a lot of stations on and few will be centered on my 2510 RIT, some on high side, while others a bit low and some spot on. SSB is a mode where being 100% on freq isn’t the case for most CB radios. For those that are unlocked I wouldn’t make a big deal to lock them back up. Honestly not something I would stress over, either way you will be able to make contacts and your radio will be fine / close enough. ![]() If anyone has a better way to explain that one, please feel free to clarify. If the other station is not aligned properly and off frequency, you can use the RIT (receive clarifier) to tune them in and carry on the off frequency QSO without playing the cat and mouse game. If are going to unlock a clarifier and take the radio out of FCC specifications anyway, you are better off using a ham radio that is aligned properly. A locked clarifier is sometimes better because if the other station is off frequency, you can use the clarifier to tune them in and not play the cat and mouse game because you are parked on the frequency and can't move. The problem is that if you go off frequency, it's like a cat and mouse game tuning each other in if the two radio's are not aligned properly. Unlocking a clarifier has some problems on the down side. Not much help but the deciding factor is whether YOU want it or not. It has a course and fine adjustment on the 980 as you know.so it does take some getting use to but I wouldn't have mine any other way. I couldn't tell you how to do it because I leave that to the pro's who have the gear and experience to properly do it. That being said, my 980SSB's clarifier is open. LOL So should you decide to go this route try to keep it useable and reasonable.maybe up 3kc's / down 6 kc's or something like that. The slightest bump and you aren't there anymore.you are on a whole other frequency 2 channels away. I don't know if it's possible on the 980 but on some of the older radios +/- 20 kc's was possible and it is way too much adjustment. I prefer open clarifier on my SSB radios for the simple fact I like sliding down/up 5 kc's. For folks (like myself) who understand why and how they can be useful it's a must. For newer users I'd recommend NOT unlocking the clarifier.at least not until they get their feet wet and start to understand why the clarifier is needed in the first place. Normally this topic is a can of worms because there are different opinions (obviously). Does anyone know how to do it on this cb and is it easy? I do know how to solder and such if that's what I gotta do. Was thinking about doing it to my bearcat 980 Ssb. ![]() Nikesens wrote:Is it bad to unlock the clarifier? Please give your opinion and why u think that.
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