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    Cobra 148GTL Alignment Questions

    BTW, thanks for the info Sonoma.
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    Cobra 148GTL Alignment Questions

    OK, I have a four pin mic so that would be pins 2 and 3 then. Thanks.
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    Cobra 148GTL Alignment Questions

    I have three questions for some of you knowledgeable chaps out there. When doing the ALC alignment for receive, what are you guys using for a 1uS pulse width generator running at 100ms? The transmitter alignment, 4.0 Step 6 requires a two-tone signal at 500mV to the mic input. Do you connect...
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    Cobra 148gtl S-meter Alignment

    First I'll blame it on test equipment. The problem appears to have been a short between the headsets or a cold frequency counter. I went through the alignment again and this time the frequency counter showed a 500+ hertz error on USB. Either I tweaked something in error (most likely) or the...
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    Cobra 148gtl S-meter Alignment

    Sure did, everything is well within specs.
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    Cobra 148gtl S-meter Alignment

    That was supposed to say MHz, curse auto-CORRECT
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    Cobra 148gtl S-meter Alignment

    I have a Hp 8656B, 0.1 to 990 MAY and it is still in calibration.
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    Cobra 148gtl S-meter Alignment

    Hello all, I am doing my first ever Cb alignment on a Cobra 148gtl. Everything worked fine with the exception of the SSB s-meter alignment (Step 7 of 3.0 Receiver Alignment in the manual). The step says input a 27.186MHz signal, no modulation at 100 uv while on ch. 19 USB. The meter never swings...
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    Cobra 148gtl tune up parts

    Great info and a great site. I appreciate the feedback. I hope to get my Ham license soon so I'm sure to have lots more questions. Thanks again.
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    Cobra 148gtl tune up parts

    Hello all, I have a 148gtl and want to do the tune up on it. What parts should I upgrade, electrolytic caps, voltage regulator etc? I have all of the necessary equipment just no experience with cb's. Thanks in advance for the help.