Cobra 2000 variable power mod for am

[dss56]

Anyone have a simple variable power mod for a cobra 2000gtl.
Radio keys now at 5 watts to 10 watts on am.
Want variable so I can tune back to 3 watts to run a Texas star killer bee 250 variable amp.
Was told to use 3 watts or less for AM drive.

 

[999]

What I have done in the past is to replace VR10 with some wires and a 5K potentiometer mounted where you like to control the dead key, and also swap R196 and R228 with each other. That allows a much lower dead key and will keep the swing.

 

[nomadradio]

I wrote up the way we do it using the SWR Cal knob.

https://www.worldwidedx.com/threads/cobra-2000-carrier-on-the-swr-cal-control.269516/

The setup 999 mentions is simpler.

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