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    SAND KICKED IN MY FACE

    The other day while asking for local information on my CB radio, It became apparent to me that I wasn't being heard. What! I was being walked on by other radios with amps. So I turned my amp on. I use a Texas star 500. I thought now I'll be heard, but no. Somebody was keying all over me and...
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    Alternator may be too small

    I drive a 2012 Kenworth T700 with a paccar motor in it. These motors have small alternators on them. About 125 amps. I want to run an 8 pill but I'm afraid the alternator is too small. I thought about getting a motor maul but want to check my options before I go that route. Its a company...
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    need magnums phone #

    Went to three different CB shops and they all say send it back to magnum let them deal with it. Speech processor is bad ( top gun modulator and echo no longer work) also frequency counter light is no longer working. Brand new magnum S-9. As of 12-17-2012 1:20 pm I am in Dallas TX will be here...
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    Now what?

    So I took my magnum S9 to a CB shop at exit 104 in Rutherford Glen VA. I needed it peaked and tuned and converted to 11 meter. I took it in the shop and he turned it up but the tech said he couldn't match the frequency numbers on my radio to match his bench radio. So I got a radio check and...
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    To clip or not to clip. That is the ?

    So I have this Brand new magnum S9, and I'm almost certain it will need a peak and tune. What should I tell the tech when I arrive? Leave the amc limiter alone or clip it? What else if anything should I expect aside from converting from 11 meter to 10. Thanks folks for your help. 355
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    Alternator in big truck

    What amp alternator would be needed in my rig to supply enough amps to run an 8 or 12 pill class c amp?
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    CB Shops

    Does anybody know of any good CB shops in VA, IN and OH? There are so many butchers out there it's hard to tell the good ones from the bad. Especially if you don't know much about radios.
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    Magnum S9 and LMR400

    I recently purchased a new magnum S9. This one has 1969 finals in it. Are these 1969 finals better than the mosfet replacements? Or about the same? I also plan on using 18 ft' of LMR 400 microwave systems. My antenna is a flat side blackalcapone. Later I will run a fatboy 2x4. Will this type...