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    Uniden PC76XL

    I just got my Uniden PC76XL off eBay. Its used. What should I look for to see whats been done to it?
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    LOUD Squeal

    I think that there is a couple thing going on. I bought a new coax today and was told that I was getting out strong. After about an hour of talking to trucks I passed it got really weak again. This is what it did with the used coaxes. Could I be burning coax up with a stock radio? :( I got...
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    LOUD Squeal

    I noticed something else too. When I first put it in the truck I had no light on in my meter. Then I hooked up a ground to the antenna mount and the meter light came on. After switching coax the light wont come on. :?: :?: :?:
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    LOUD Squeal

    I had to move my cobra 25 from my truck to a loaner. On my truck I had to run a ground wire from the antenna mount, mounted on the powder coated mirror bar to the door. Stopped squeal I had then. Now I had to move it to this other truck and the squeal is back. I tried running ground wire to the...
  5. J

    Next Question

    OK :? :lol: Now that yall know I'm not radio savey, what is yalls opinion of what coax, 9' (less to hide) or 18', should I be running in my truck with a Uniden 76 and wilson fiberglass antenna tuneable tip?
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    Firestik or Wilson?

    Wilson fibergalss w/manual tuning? Or did you mean the 1000,2000,5000?
  7. J

    Duals on truck

    I cant get dual antennas 8' apart on my Mack. Is duals that much of a difference?
  8. J

    Uniden PC76XL

    I Think I already know the answer to this but whats the differences in the PC76 and the PC78. I just bought a 76 off Ebay for $42. I want to get a chrome cover for it. One website sells them for cobra29/unidenPC76 diamond plate(I dont like) and another sells'em for cobra29/unidenPC78 smooth...
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    Next Question

    Alright then, I have been using a 9' coax with a masterfully built flea market $5 Twig made from some kind of composite that has no wire or coils on it. Is Wrong? lol I have been using a stock Cobra 25 that has never been into. I just bought a Uniden PC76XL that is peaked and tuned and suppose...
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    Next Question

    Whats the big deal about 18' coax? Dont you want the least amount you need?
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    Firestik or Wilson?

    1st Hello all "The WorldWide Radio Forum" To give a short history. Been driving truck since "97" and listening and talking on one for more yrs than that. I have always heard this and that, "he does this and they do that", "you cant do that" but he sounds loud doing what ever he is doing kinds...
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    Which Noise Canceling Microphone?

    newby here It was told to me that between the two (RK-56 or Astatic) the only difference inside them was whether you liked to key up with your thumb or your fingers.