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    FS: Great Talking Cobra 29

    Have a great talking 29 for sale. Crisp and loud audio. Made in China Sept. 1995 Serial # 509243588 • Chrome Case • Shottkey Diode RX & ANL • Variable Power on Delta Tune. Dead Keys = 0-6.5 • Echo on RF Gain Pot • Talk Back on Ch. 9 • White LED in Meter • Capacitor on DC line...
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    D-104 No Audio

    Out of nowhere my Silver Eagle stopped working. It keys up the radio and I have RX but no Audio. I checked the basics, battery, mic connector, connections in the base of the mic...everything checks out ok. Tried other mics on the radio and they work. I'm guessing maybe the element went...
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    irf 510 mosfets?

    I found a 510 mosfet from radio shack in my box 'o junk. I was wondering if anyone has any experience using these in lieu of the 520. If so what if any are the differences in performance between the two. The subject radio may be a cobra 29. Thanks for any input.
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    Key Up 'pop'

    I have been playing around with this Cobra 29 Night Hawk. It was something I picked up at the flea market for $5 so it was a little project and learning experience. Anyhow I got it working and tuned up but I notice that when I key up I hear a little whistle/pop noise. Others stations...
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    FS: 55 r4 Antenna

    For sale a gently used 55 r4. This was built by 55 and not the Fatboy knock off. Works as it should. No issues. Couple of nicks on the flat part of the top of the shaft but nothing to write home about. No stinger included obviously. Asking $75 shipped (PayPal Gifted) to your door in...
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    FS: Black Cat 2 pill Amp

    Black Cat 300HD 10 meter amplifier Measures around 4 ½” Long, 6 ½” wide, and about 4” high (including fan) Outfitted with a fan that backlights with blue LEDs 2 – 1446 transistors Does +/- 150w PEP. Tested off a 50a power supply @ 13.8 volts with a Bird 43 PEP & Bird 2500H element...
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    FS: Davemade 1x4

    1*2290 x 4*2879 Performance - RMS: +/- 300 PEP: +/- 750 Testing Parameters: Hooked up to an Astron 50A Power Supply. Driven by an Export radio into a 500w dummy load. Measurements takes on a Bird 43 with Bird 2500H element. PEP measured on Bird 43 w/ Bird Peak Kit. Recently...
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    Cobra 29 RX problems

    Hello. I found an old 29 project radio I messed with a while back. Everything works well except the receive. I get some static (until I flip the ANL, then it does silent). I barely heard a local who normally buries my meter. The RF Gain doesn't seem to do anything either. Here's what...
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    Galaxy 959 PLL Voltage

    Need voltage for pin #9 on the 8719 PLL chip --pretty sure it's 8v, but i'm not positive--anyone know?
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    President George

    i'm looking for a President George radio (10M mobile). Looked on ebay (US & Europe) and nothing. just wondering if anyone knows where I might be able to find one. Thanks a lot
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    Talkback quit working

    i put talkabck in my project radio (cobra 19+). it worked for a littlew while then quit working all together. was wondering if anyone has a little pearl of wisdom on how to rectify this. i tried out a new resister and that didnt help. am using the recommended resistor according to...
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    no TX or RX in Cobra 19

    got a little toy today...old cobra 19 Plus. it was my first radio and just got the itch to get one. after receiving it and powering it up i noticed there was NO receive and nothing on the signal (led) meter. when i keyed it up the TX light comes on but nothing on the led meter and nothing on...
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    Extra Channels not working in 959

    I have a 959 with the 2 switch extra channel mod done. when the 2 switches are thrown (while on ch. 19) it is supposed to go to channel 50 (27.505). The strange thing is that it does this properly when the temperature is COLD. When it's hot outside, flipping the switches will put the radio...
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    getting more out of a 1x4

    i have a fatboy 1x4 being pushed by a galaxy 959 in a 2009 nissan altima (550cca batt & 110amp alt). running a 15' run of 4AWG fine stranded power wire with the cold wire hooked to the neg. of batt. all doors, hood, trunk, radio and box grounded, going out to a wilson 5k trunk lip mount antenna...
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    Wilson Antenna 'Ground Plane'

    saw this little widget on ebay and wanted an opinion: http://cgi.ebay.com/Wilson-Cb-Ham-Radio-Antenna-Mobile-magnet-Ground-plane-/120668750444?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c186b026c my gut is telling me i'd be better off spending the $5 on an ice cream cone than this. anyway what do you...
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    Adding SSB Delay into an amp

    Good Morning. I have a Fatboy 1x4 without delay. was wondering how complicated to would be to put it in?
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    Absurd SWR with Wilson 5K

    I have a Wilson 5K Magnamount and got a new car (2009 Nissan Altima) and thought a trunk lip mount would look a lot better so I got a trunk lip mount (originally from a Wilson 1000) from a friend. I changed out the coax to LMR 400, installed the trunk mount and screwed on my 5K base & whip...
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    High SWR with Wilson Trunk Lip Mount

    I have a Wilson 5000 Magnamount and a trunk lip mount. I was using the magnamount on the trunk and wanted to switch it to a lip mount and change the coax to lmr 240. I had the coax rewired and after installing the lip mount my swr was 19 (nineteen) on an mfj analyzer!. tried the magnamount on...
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    Galaxy 959 Extra Channel Problems

    2 nights ago was the first time i have used extra channels in around 15 or so years. me and 2 others headded up to channel 50 (27.505). After a few minutes they told me i sounded distorted (like i was slipping away)and eventually i lost them. My friends did catch me however it was on channel 47...
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    Remote for Fat Boy

    My friend said it is very easy to make a remote switch for an amp (fat boy)..simply get a stereo mic plug (the big suckers) and run the center conductor to one side of the switch and the shield to the other. plug in and Presto! remote switch. well i tried it and it's not working. can anyone...