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    Texas Ranger TR-696FD1

    i just bought one today at a pawn shop, and i was wondering where i could find the manual to this radio? i know nothing about this radio, and im wanting to take it somewhere and have it looked at, and im just wondering what kind of mods should i do to it as far as talking and recieving?
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    cobra 29 mod

    what do i need to do mods on a radio... i am an amature and dont really have a clue what im doing and dont know of any cb shops in my area...
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    cobra 29 mod

    does anyone know where i can find a wiring diagram and a list of mods for a cobra 29 ltd chrome or a 29 nw wx st
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    bought a new setup

    while im thinkin about it, i have another cobra 29 nw st wx that i think is fried..... it doesnt work half as good as my 29 ltd but when i transmit the meter swings over to the right into the red, and non of my antennas will read past 3 on the swr
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    bought a new setup

    thanks a bunch lossecannon, you've helped alot
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    bought a new setup

    okay thanks a bunch! i went ahead and bought a wilson 2000 and im prob gonna put it on my mirror and side of the toolbox...... but what about the swr meter on my cobra 29 and tuning.....hows all that?
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    bought a new setup

    okay........im not gonna lie, i have no clue what im doin here...........the swr meter im using is the one on the radio....would a 5 watt dummy load work?
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    bought a new setup

    okay, i take that back, i checked my swr's again today and they are above 3................i dont know what happened...
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    bought a new setup

    i just bought a cobra 29 ltd chrome, and 2 4ft antennas and run them cophased on my mirrors and my swr with out tuning each indidual one is about 1.2 on 20...is this okay or do i have to tune each one seperatly
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    Cobra 29 Nighthawk LED conversion

    im actually thinkin about doing that myself.....its a really really trick job, radioshack should be the best place to look
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    2008 ford f350 and 91 f250 antenna mounting

    how to you tune a co phase setup?
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    2008 ford f350 and 91 f250 antenna mounting

    okay, our main uses of the cb is for our deer lease, we have to start taking two trucks, so i thought it would be cool to buy a couple of cb's and put in me and my dad's truck, but since all the newer vehicles have limited cab space, im not sure what to put in my dad's truck. ive thought about a...
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    opinions for a new setup

    i have it mounted on my roof of my truck....suprisingly its still there....i used to have it under the steering column to the right of it....but my truck is a 91 f250...so its a little roomier for a radio
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    a few questions before purchasing equipment

    i was wondering how well a co-phase setup would work if i mounted two wilson 2000's on door jamb mounts on my 1991 f250
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    opinions for a new setup

    well, ive decided to just either replace the radioshack whip with a wilson or k40, or do a co phase mirror mount with a glass mount scanner antenna. another thing i want to ask is, ive got my cobra 29 wx nw st mounted on the roof of my cab, on the inside of course, and i was wondering what would...
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    opinions for a new setup

    ok. well what about the single wilson on the top. would the two on my mirrors interfere?
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    opinions for a new setup

    well, on my headache rack i have a mirror mount bolted to it, and im gonna swap it for a dual antenna mount for my cb and scanner, and i was gonna put a single wilson or k40 and a firestick scanner antenna and use that as my main, and keep the 2 other antennas mounted on my mirror for extras...
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    opinions for a new setup

    ive heard wilson isnt all that great, cuz of alot of power loss. but on their website they say that it will out perform the antenna it replaces, and i dont think anything could really beat the antenna i have right now. but as for k40, i dont know much about them but i think im gonna go with...
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    opinions for a new setup

    ok thanks for your respons and help.
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    opinions for a new setup

    im just curious, cuz i just run stock radios and i recieve from abot 25 miles on a good day on my 29 wx nw st. on the Powerband RFX 75, how does that work? does it wire up on the inside?