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    Radio Bastard on 38lsb?

    What I can't believe is that there is no one on the air in the city that these idiots are in. Back in the 70s if someone acted like these idiots do they would find at least that their swr was very high for some reason and if that didn't get the message across somehow their antenna got messed up...
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    Cobra 135xlr issue

    Just checked the schematic on CBtricks and it only has one final Q15 I think was the number. I will try to see if I can find the area on it that might be causing the trouble, my first guess would be something in the audio section since that is what drives your power on SSB.
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    Cobra 148 GTL

    I managed to get a good deal on one of the old side mic 148s because it had a sticky meter and bad channel readout. I think I got it for 50 bucks off of ebay. Replaced both of those items with new ones that are available from parts places online and did the alignment and that is what I run in my...
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    Frequency question

    If you have the older style 148 with side mic there is an easy mod in secret cb manual to get the slide you need to go down 5kc. Have heard that the newer ones don't do that trick as well. And the reason is like others have said, much less traffic there so you can actually talk with someone...
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    ssb etique on 11 meters

    There are some nuts out there that think that they shouldn't have to touch the clarifier for any reason. Every time I hear one of those kind on the air I move mine off just to hear the nut squeal. There is no need for echo, roger beep or any of that other crap on ssb either. What you need for...
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    whats a good antenna

    I use my cb antenna when I am not using it for cb work, picks up great on it.
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    johnson messenger 223 frequency adjust

    I haven't checked but if they sell the crystals digikey is a great place to get parts from, they take credit cards and will also ship cod which is the way I get mine, they usually ship out the very next day after ordering.
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    Cobra 139-XLR Aligment info needed

    The book says to set the radio on usb ch 19 with a signal gen set at 27.186 with no modulation at .25uv through a .01uf cap into the antenna jack and put a voltmeter on the speaker terminals and adjust L8,L7,L5,L4,L3 for maximum with the clarifier set at midrange.
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    Cobra 139-XLR Aligment info needed

    Ok just spotted this post and getting tired but if I understand correctly the 138xlr mobile is the same as the 139xlr base. I have the manual for the 138xlr and here is the info for the synthesizer. I will post the rest tomorrow if you haven't already gotten it before then. synthesizer...
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    Opinions on an amp.

    That is what I would call a stealth amp.
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    cobra 29 lx le with rfx75

    If the amp input power is rated in average then use your readings and if it is rated in pep power then go by what the other guy gave you.
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    Japan dominating 11 meters today.

    Thats' him alright, very nice guy, we talked a couple of different times before conditions faded out. He said he is running a 3 element beam now. Has a very good sounding station and he said my 2000 was sound good as well. I had just finished giving it a complete alignment before getting it on...
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    Japan dominating 11 meters today.

    All I can hear on the freeband is the southland and mostly them on the lower 40 as well. Did get my brand new 2000 gtl on the air today and got my radio check done by 541 Syd from down under on 38lsb.
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    What would be the reaction if Hams used 11m legally using their calls.

    The only way the so called ham can use 11m legally is to buy an acutall cb radio designed for cb with the type acceptance and not some modified ham radio or export crap. If the ham wants to operate an actually cb radio and use his call sign for whatever reason when talking with the guy down...
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    Some type of fraud or just ignorant bidders?

    The bidders that give me the hebeejebees are the ones that have 0 feedback and have bid on 30 or so different things and usually from the same seller and usually towards the last hour or so of the auction. Looks like they are just trying to drive up the price or something. When I see that going...
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    Uniden Washington - what kinds of power numbers barefoot?

    Only way to do reliable power check is into a dummy load. Any other way you will get all kinds of strange readings for power output.
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    Opinions: Just Purchased a Cobra 2000

    The 2000 is a super sideband radio, hope you let it strech it legs sometime and use it on ssb where it will really shine.
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    Coax length question !

    There would be nothing wrong with using 200 feet of that coax.
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    Bass Response

    Your radio is feeling the effects of the alternator trying to power that amp. If there is room inside the radio you might try putting a 1000mfd electrolytic cap in there accross the power lead and then that cap can supply the juice when is drops down from the source just like it would in a power...
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    Opinions: Just Purchased a Cobra 2000

    I say you got a great deal on that radio. Seen them all hacked up with added switches and holes in the front or back and even without a speaker going for double that. If it were mine the only mod I would do is lock the tx and rx together. I have done that on lots of those radios and with the...