{"id":51522,"date":"2022-01-16T06:55:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T10:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=51522"},"modified":"2022-01-16T06:55:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T10:55:24","slug":"abbree-ar-f8-rolfs-mod-to-achieve-zero-volume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/abbree-ar-f8-rolfs-mod-to-achieve-zero-volume\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbree AR-F8: Rolf’s mod to achieve zero volume"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Rolf, who writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello Thomas,<\/p>\n

I have a Abbree AR-F8 portable.<\/p>\n

It had a small problem: the volume would not get to zero, so you hear still hear noise if
\nthe volume knob was on low\/zero.<\/p>\n

I opened the radio and found a solution.<\/p>\n

There was a 100R resistor to ground.\u00a0 Now I have that made to zero R.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

After the mod I can now get low\/zero volume when I turn the volume knob.
\nGreetings,<\/p>\n

Rolf
\nNetherlands<\/p>\n

Thank you for sharing this modification, Rolf. <\/strong><\/p>\n

As with any mod, readers should note that you might void the manufacturer’s warranty and\/or cause other issues with your radio if not completed properly.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Rolf, who writes: Hello Thomas, I have a Abbree AR-F8 portable. It had a small problem: the volume would not get to zero, so you hear still hear noise if the volume knob was on low\/zero. I opened the radio and found a solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[627,3,5803],"tags":[9623,4331,149,7188],"class_list":["post-51522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","category-news","category-scanners","tag-abbree-ar-f8","tag-modifications","tag-mods","tag-radio-modifications"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-dp0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64373,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/astrad-mikado-f8-tr17-b205-mark-discovers-this-ussr-radio-at-his-local-charity-shop\/","url_meta":{"origin":51522,"position":0},"title":"Astrad “Mikado” F8-TR17-B205: Mark discovers this USSR radio at his local charity shop","author":"Thomas","date":"October 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mark Hirst, who writes: This gem arrived in the charity shop where I volunteer yesterday, a radio made in the USSR (Minsk) in around 1975. 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