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    Base antenna 2m/70cm/murs/gmrs

    for that many bands i would use a discone type antenna,,,, i use a hustler mcx and it works great here in central florida,, there are some other brands,,, just my thoughts,,,,
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    To top load or not cb mobile

    my cb for dummies book 23 channel version it says a top loaded antenna is most efficient,,,,
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    HTX-10 mod for expansion

    from my understanding, the trc485 is a cb that can be opened up out of band,, the htx 10 is a 10 meter radio that to expand to cb ya have to change the cpu,, radio shack and others at the time were getting rough shod over radios that could be easily converted to cb,, so made it impossible to...
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    Looking for Sams info on the Tram D300 (which is the same as the Cobra 142 GTL (Sams CB-219)

    are ya sure about that being same as 142gtl? my d300 is same as a 2000,,,,
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    Yet another "weird question" on a 102" whip issue...

    one of my whips was threaded and 2 tiny nuts put on
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    Chinese cb base antenna

    i bet it is a knock off of several cb antennas of the past,, since mfj has went belly up the metal 10 meter wink wink antenna has shrunk some,, i am betting it has the loading coil on a circut board inside bottom, like the clr and rat shack models,, 300 hundred watts was pushing it,, i own a...
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    wtf?

    ha
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    Connex Saturn EPT360015B audio is choppy

    i had a galaxy 2527 that had choppy mod,,, the fix was to disassemble the front of radio and resolder the ground behind the mike plug,, the mike plug on mine was also kinda loose but tightened while there but fixed the choppy audio,,,, just an thought,,,,,
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    dx italy

    2 45 am 027 milano italy into central florida channl 19 so strong a signal,, 49 tampa and a station in palm beach caught him too,,, then a weak station in france but unable to make contact then just as they came in they were gone,,,
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    Make a High Powered ( late 70's ) Radio Shack 5/8 ?

    it can be done with a coil mounted outside of the base ,, i have lost all pics of mine and the thread here on wwdx about where i got info on it pics no longer there,,, i used a radio shack .64 crossbow that some one burned the circuit board loading coil out, this not mine but it is simular...
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    New President Washington Mobile Radio?

    my first gen president washington came with a mobile mounting brackets
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    BEST STOCK UNAMPLIFIED CB HAND MIKE

    others have told me of all the mikes i have the turner +3b and the ssk sounds best on my pesident wshington and tram d300,, on my ratrodded ugly as heck 2 dollar yard sale special cobra 29 i think gtl, has had many face lifts,,, i run a probably 30+year old roadking telex/turner 56, they...
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    Old school President Washington 858 - 50w PEP?

    harmonics,, get a spectrum analyzer,,
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    is it a grant or cobra

    i have a grant xl,,, it has a heat sink on back over the finals,, finals are the right ones,,, but tag was moved to bottom cover i guess,,,my fault with setup is talkback switch put through top cover,,,
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    10 turn pot for Cobra 148GTL Clarifier ?

    i remember years ago ops putting 10 turn on ssb clarifiers but also putting a diode in radio somewhere to make it widebanded,,,,
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    Larson 3rd brakelight antenna mount

    my ford ranger i just took the brake light loose and drilled a hole and installed a mno mount and used a old speedo cable to run coax thru cab roof and pillar to behind seat,,, and because there was a slight lean back i bent the whip some to stand up,,,
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    Daiwa 901 meter issue

    as the joke in the tampa bay area heard when a radio goes south,, ya got a short in it,,,,,