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Old box is all black. All of the “newer” 29’s (Classic, Chrome, LX) over the last 1-2 years have some red accents on the top, side; and also show features in red below. (Note: The SMD version from Sept 2021 has no PA and shows as much on the box). I think I have about 50 of these 29LX radios...

That’s correct. The nitro light rings were something I installed. Like I said in the post, that last picture was just for fun.

I started a thread back in Sept of 2021 about the Cobra 29LX being surface mount technology. Like other manufactures, Cobra has been hit and miss with inventory and I recently was able to grab a couple dozen of the 29LX. Not knowing what to expect, I opened one up and what I found was a...

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Yes. While the benefit is not great, I know many people that run even smaller amps - like the KL203 - with the quad 6. The one benefit is that they can run the radio on a very low power setting so the radio doesn’t get hot. Some amps won’t sound very good so you’ll have to find out about that...

Yeah…no power switch. They’re made to plug into a switched circuit in an RV - originally. Power strip is the way to go. With their shipping box, I’m surprised they don’t get more damaged items. When the fan turns on, which isn’t often, you’ll hear it. They’re designed to go into tight areas...

Make sure you set it to “Fixed output”; otherwise, it’ll drop voltage after a while thinking your battery is charged. Also, get a tuning screwdriver to “gently” tune the pot to adjust your voltage.

They’ve always stood behind their equipment for me. That is to say, if the equipment failed, they would immediately replace it. If the customer was not happy with the performance of the unit when used with an amplifier - voltage drop or what have you - that’s generally the reseller’s...

I’ve sold a few thousand of these units. They work well; however, I can’t use it on my Icom 7300. On keyup, the radio shuts down and restarts. I’ve used multiple units with the same result. I switched to an Astron 70. For expensive ham equipment, I suggest going that route. For amps and such...

Well, I picked up a BK 1856d. So, we’ll see how that goes.

B&K discontinued these units. I’d like to buy one new or used in good condition. If I can’t, I’d obviously be open to something else. Do y’all have any ideas on something similar? These units were reasonably priced between $400-$500. It seams like similar featured units run a few thousand...

Absolutely the 503HD version over the low drive unit. When I had the 503, I ended up bypassing the driver resulting in about 50 watts more pep ssb. And, unless you crank up your AM carrier to a ridiculous amount, it’ll handle everything that 2547 puts out. I wouldn’t be afraid to run it w/ a 5w...

Is this still a solid program for aligning receive? Sometimes software developers fall behind with updates as operating systems update. This is something I'd like to incorporate onto another bench.

This is an actual finished product. I was able to purchase 20 and now they’re gone. No classics, chromes or LX’s are to be had through cobra, at this point, to my knowledge. Cobra had them on Amazon for a brief period and they’re out.

Remember when you didn’t have to think much because you’d been inside a Cobra 29 13.7 thousand times? Hashtag “GoodTimes” Well, it’s still the same basic setup and, strangely, still no mosfet. Here’s a peak at the Cobra 29LX. Semantics? Mosfet conversion? Swing kits? It’ll be fun watching...

I’ll trace these to the board and report back with the wire colors for each pin. Thanks.

I searched through them but all I could find was 6 pin Uniden 6 pin microphone color/pin out. I know which pins (1-6) are for what but I don’t know which color goes to which on this mic. I could ave sworn Handy Andy posted it somewhere but, of course, now that I actually need it lol...

Anyone have the pin out for the bc996w mic? This is how I received it. Black White Red Orange Shield Clear-ish

Wow. That is old news (2014). You got me excited for a minute.