Franks Box's Hack..

Can't do it tonight bro. Getting ready to move. I can hang out for a while thought lol!!!

Can't do it tonight bro. Getting ready to move. I can hang out for a while thought lol!!!

no worries i tried to make this hack, the cheapest and most easiest one to do. But we'll archive so that if anyone misses it they should be able watch the archive and figure it out. I believe the radio runs for about $40 dollars at radio shack. 🙂

I heard about 25 bucks. with no speaker

Well if thought about it and I believe that tomorrow might actually be a better day to attempt this then next Thursday. All that is needed is this

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2634485&cp=2032052.2032073&parentPage=family

and a razor blade...

so whose in?

mmm.. aren't razor blades dangerous?? 😮 hahaha!
i'm certainly interested in making this box.. so i'll be there to watch!

In Canada, we no longer have Radio Shack (at least out west here we don't).. it's been taken over by Circuit City and is now called "the Source". now i did look up the short wave radio they sell, and it's a wee bit more in cost, but still under $60Cdn. so if anyone is from Canada, might want to check out their site..

see ya tonight!
spook
{puts on her go-fasters to run home from work}

so i checked "the Source" website, for us Canadians, and found their cheapest digital shortwave radio:

http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=ShortwaveRadios&product=2019083

Tim.. can you take a look at this, and let me know if this is similar? it appears to be. the price is higher..but hey, that's typical in Canada when compared to US products.

spook

I have been researching the Frank/Ghost box.

Very Interesting.

On one Site I Found, this guy hooked up his Box to a Sound Mixer, and got it hooked up to his computer, and got it set up so it will record any voices that come through.

Quesiton: It Can't be a Radio that you turn the Knob to turn Stations Right?
It has to be one with Buttons??

Also Found one site that has a Pic by Pic Way of how to Do it.

BTW: The MU wire that Tim was talking talking about is the MUTE Funciton of the Radio. it is what keeps it going!

yup us Canadians sure pay thru the teeth for stuff up here, its no wonder when we go to the states we bring along an extra suitcase or try to not declare everything we have...just not fair..yup i checked out prices to and since the radio must be digital its the more expensive one..but hey would be cool to try and contact by brother thru it or other family members who have passed on.

yup tim that franks box is really cool..glad you showed us how to do it..also made for a fun Q and A, so thanks for taking the time...i swear i was hearing all kinds of stuff...so a scanner type of radio...can the same thing be done to a bearcat scanner the hand held one???

yup us Canadians sure pay thru the teeth for stuff up here, its no wonder when we go to the states we bring along an extra suitcase or try to not declare everything we have...just not fair..yup i checked out prices to and since the radio must be digital its the more expensive one..but hey would be cool to try and contact by brother thru it or other family members who have passed on.

yup tim that franks box is really cool..glad you showed us how to do it..also made for a fun Q and A, so thanks for taking the time...i swear i was hearing all kinds of stuff...so a scanner type of radio...can the same thing be done to a bearcat scanner the hand held one???

yup Train.. totally agree. i thought it was a fun evening of Q&A for sure! we all kept shouting what we thought we'd heard, in chat. and some of us were hearing the same words. 😮 really incredible.
am getting ready to build my own.. will let you all know how that goes. it would certainly be neato. i'd love to contact my Oma (who passed away in the early 80's), as she meant so much to me. who knows? she could be out there waiting for this opportunity to reach me! 😁

spook

yup us Canadians sure pay thru the teeth for stuff up here, its no wonder when we go to the states we bring along an extra suitcase or try to not declare everything we have...just not fair..yup i checked out prices to and since the radio must be digital its the more expensive one..but hey would be cool to try and contact by brother thru it or other family members who have passed on.

yup tim that franks box is really cool..glad you showed us how to do it..also made for a fun Q and A, so thanks for taking the time...i swear i was hearing all kinds of stuff...so a scanner type of radio...can the same thing be done to a bearcat scanner the hand held one???

yup Train.. totally agree. i thought it was a fun evening of Q&A for sure! we all kept shouting what we thought we'd heard, in chat. and some of us were hearing the same words. 😮 really incredible.
am getting ready to build my own.. will let you all know how that goes. it would certainly be neato. i'd love to contact my Oma (who passed away in the early 80's), as she meant so much to me. who knows? she could be out there waiting for this opportunity to reach me! 😁

spook

😮 your building your own...oh my...hope you have a phillips screwdriver handy....lol i have what they call a girly toolbox...just all the important tools to allow my apt. or house to stay intact...haha including a couple of sets of girly screwdrivers....no electric drills etc..for that i must call on others 🙁

yup us Canadians sure pay thru the teeth for stuff up here, its no wonder when we go to the states we bring along an extra suitcase or try to not declare everything we have...just not fair..yup i checked out prices to and since the radio must be digital its the more expensive one..but hey would be cool to try and contact by brother thru it or other family members who have passed on.

yup tim that franks box is really cool..glad you showed us how to do it..also made for a fun Q and A, so thanks for taking the time...i swear i was hearing all kinds of stuff...so a scanner type of radio...can the same thing be done to a bearcat scanner the hand held one???

yup Train.. totally agree. i thought it was a fun evening of Q&A for sure! we all kept shouting what we thought we'd heard, in chat. and some of us were hearing the same words. 😮 really incredible.
am getting ready to build my own.. will let you all know how that goes. it would certainly be neato. i'd love to contact my Oma (who passed away in the early 80's), as she meant so much to me. who knows? she could be out there waiting for this opportunity to reach me! 😁

spook

😮 your building your own...oh my...hope you have a phillips screwdriver handy....lol i have what they call a girly toolbox...just all the important tools to allow my apt. or house to stay intact...haha including a couple of sets of girly screwdrivers....no electric drills etc..for that i must call on others 🙁

I had my trusty phillips screw driver & box cutter from my girly toolbox 😉 fallowed Tim's directions to the T and out of two digital radio's still can't get it to work. Ok Tim, what am I doing wrong? No scanning

Debbie

yup us Canadians sure pay thru the teeth for stuff up here, its no wonder when we go to the states we bring along an extra suitcase or try to not declare everything we have...just not fair..yup i checked out prices to and since the radio must be digital its the more expensive one..but hey would be cool to try and contact by brother thru it or other family members who have passed on.

yup tim that franks box is really cool..glad you showed us how to do it..also made for a fun Q and A, so thanks for taking the time...i swear i was hearing all kinds of stuff...so a scanner type of radio...can the same thing be done to a bearcat scanner the hand held one???

yup Train.. totally agree. i thought it was a fun evening of Q&A for sure! we all kept shouting what we thought we'd heard, in chat. and some of us were hearing the same words. 😮 really incredible.
am getting ready to build my own.. will let you all know how that goes. it would certainly be neato. i'd love to contact my Oma (who passed away in the early 80's), as she meant so much to me. who knows? she could be out there waiting for this opportunity to reach me! 😁

spook

😮 your building your own...oh my...hope you have a phillips screwdriver handy....lol i have what they call a girly toolbox...just all the important tools to allow my apt. or house to stay intact...haha including a couple of sets of girly screwdrivers....no electric drills etc..for that i must call on others 🙁

I had my trusty phillips screw driver & box cutter from my girly toolbox 😉 fallowed Tim's directions to the T and out of two digital radio's still can't get it to work. Ok Tim, what am I doing wrong? No scanning

Debbie

uh oh...what is going on...does the radio turn back on?? are you getting sound...? If the radio turns on, and the radio still does not continuously scan then the MU wire is not completely cut. Please let me know if this helps 🙂

thought i'd share the notes i made while Tim was furiously working on stream creating this Frank's Box. Torchwood, i did it for you! 😉

1) check radio. be sure it works!
2) take out the batteries
3) there are 3 screws on the bottom (back) of the radio. don't remove the screw below the attenna, just the 3 out of the back
4) stick your thumbs into the battery area, with fingers on the other end, and pry apart carefully. there are 2 wires connected (ground and live) to the speaker. leave them intact
5) look at the curcuit board. unclip the tabs holding the board to remove the board
6) opposite of the LSD screen, on the board, you will see a bunch of initials. go to the 7th one down: MU, and that is the wire we shall cut out.
7) get a razor blade (box cutter), find the MU and gently cut it to detach the wire. WATCH your Fingers! 😮
8 ) put the radio back together (re-assemble). gently push it down and put the back on. put the screws back into it.
9) it should scan continuously when it is done
10) the head phone jack can be plugged into your stereo
11) plug into the stereo. hold down the plus button and it should start to scan
12) ask questions into the box, and you should (or the hope is!) get answers through it.

i hope i got the instructions right.. haha!

spook

Whatever this is looks interesting....but I missed what it is for...

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