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Did some searching and couldn't find much. Here's the link to where I got the picture from.
Vintage Cobra CB Radios Advertising Clock - Benco (11/02/2010)
That is a cool clock and probably very hard to find. However, doesn't look like it would be too hard to DIY a copy for yourself...... and maybe a few for evil bay.:wink:
That's for Ford parts. Cafepress sells them.
You've giving me an idea.
Since I like both Fords and Cobra radios. (old ones in both cases) I may get one of these for over the base station.
Got a link to a pic of one of these clocks? The ones I'm seeing on Evil Bay are for Ford and some are way, WAY over priced.
eBay, proving that P.T. Barmun was right since 1995.
I'm sorry to be the wet blanket, dark cloud, whatever. But after reading this thread. I'm starting to think that the less technical buyer should avoid this radio entirely. If the radio comes out of the box off frequency and needing the receive fixed. That kind of cancels out its low price and...
Been looking for a replacement for my old Superstar 3900. This radio doesn't look like a bad candidate to do that. I'll wait until the reviews are in though.
How hard would it be to add my old PDC-256 frequency counter to it? Where would the test point be?
I noticed in the video that the word...
To paraphrase Clara Peller.
"Where's the beep?"
Nowhere in the description does it mention the fact that the 980 SSB has a beep that is 50 to 100 times more powerful then in other radios. A beep that goes off every time that you touch the radio and can't be silenced without breaking a part on...
Building your own is the way to go. Its interesting, fun and you learn about how antennas work as you go a long. I've built several wire dipoles. They work great. Here's a video about making the center feed.
Feed-point Connector for Inverted V Dipole Antenna - YouTube
You can use this for...
I would NOT clip the audio limiter diode. D11 in my GTL not sure what it is in the LX. Some mod pages tell you to do that. Its not good. Make ya sound like poop.
Thanks for all the replies to my post. You've all made good points and given me a lot to think about.
Normally I'm of the "if ain't broke don't fix it" mind set. But I also believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I know these radios will probably need servicing sooner or...
Hello all,
I'm wonder if I should have my two thirty plus year old radios recapped. They both seem to be working okay. They're never been modded or "tuned up" in any way. I think this has a lot to do with why they've lasted so long.
If I don't get them capped and there is a failure could the...
I've read a lot of good things about these radios and nothing bad. Beside the annoying beep. Channel mod or no channel mod I think it would be a nice rig to have. When I get a few extra bucks I'll have to pick one up just to play around with. See what mic and amp combinations it likes and what not.
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