Definitely a nice feature on these units. Just be sure its calibrated so the amplitude of the two audio signals are the same.

Wow, never owned one. You just don't know what your missing. BK really hit the ball out of the park with the 1040 / 2040 combo.

The Radio Shop Good evening Buddy, this is where I saw you wanted or needed a 1040 service master. Waiting for the repairs video. Someday, family first money second. Hope you enjoy. Joel

+Jim Pauwels jr I to have seen a tiny puff of smoke before. Has a big bank of fairly large resistors to make up the dummy load in them. As long as the smoke wasn't billowing out it usually doesn't hurt it. They are high temp film resistors so they can take a beating. Usually the board gets damaged before the resiators.

Well it has lasted this long. Not bad for something made in the mid 70's and with two bad connections to boot.

I always have liked BK test gear; had a E200D as my main RF signal generator for many years before I upgraded the bench and actually kinda sorry I sold it. Thanks for letting us see the inside of the 1040, multi-functional test gear is always cool!

+Dino Papas Yeah, there are a few pieces of antique test equipment I had as a kid I wish I had never gotten rid of. The one I wish I hadn't gotten rid of the most was a Supreme model 546 oscilloscope in a finger jointed wood cabinet. It was a piece of art.

House, large pole barn, garage and getting ready to put up another one within a year.

pedalboard Always replace tantalum with tantalum. Yes they are just a expensive electrolytic but they have different properties when it comes to being used in high frequency applications. That's why they are used and replacing them with aluminum electrolytics will usually cause noise problems in a circuit. For replacing aluminum electrolytics pick your favorite. There are numerous good high quality brands available. Just pick up any Digikey, Newark or Allied catalog, they only sell from reputable manufacturers. Personally I like Nichicon or Panasonic but do use from other manufacturers from time to time.

Thanks Mike. Perhaps I should have asked instead if there are any electrolytic brands/models you would stay away from? When you go through the hassle of a cap job, you want it to last as long as possible ;-) Why scrimp on caps. Kind regards

Unfortunately I normally don't work on test equipment. This was for a friend who is also a customer. It was basically a one time deal.

In the United States you haven't needed a license to repair CB radios since the 1970's. Back then you needed a GROL (General Radio Telephone Operators License) to repair CB radios. Currently the only radios you need a license to repair is aircraft and marine radios. Amateur and CB radios can be worked on by anyone. I am amateur radio licensed as a Amateur Extra Class as KC3OSD.