Help ID'ing a SSB mobile?
I stumbled upon this at the fleamarket today for $5.00. Anybody know what it is? No tags and nothing I could find on the board It has a 4 pin Midland mic. At first I was thinking Sears based on the 106...
View ArticleCobra 148GTL
Purchased from a EBay seller, 1989 Philippines model. Has variable power on the RF gain adjustment, from 1/2 watt to 7 watts. Much rather this feature be mounted somewhere else, miss having adjustable...
View Articlechinese made cobra cb radios?
Hey everybody, I've got a pretty basic question I hope you can help me out with. I've never had a CB and I'm looking to get one. I found a few local units, Cobra 29 and 148. Both are nightwatch. For...
View ArticleCobra 29ltd issue
Hello guys cobra 29ltd regulator tr-23 getting super hot any help would be appreciated picture below of chassis .
View ArticleQuick Texas Star ?
Howdy! I am thinking of a Texas Star DX500V and was wondering how the variable actually works. Does it just pad the input and drop the drive power? Thanx in advance!!
View Article11 meters sucks at times
Yesterday on 36 then 37 then 38 lsb there was some jerkazz bellering A U D I O A U D I O UHH A U D I O sounded like a baby calf dying. He never talked to anybody. But you go to reply to somebody he...
View ArticleFinally a breakthrough Apollo/203P Combo
I have been trying to order the Anytone Apollo 2, 203P and jumper combo for over a month now and finally had success today. $154 and $5 shipping. I will take it to CC and his Scope for the match up and...
View ArticleWho remembers Johnson Messenger "Black Tube"
Curious if anyone remembers from the 1970's the "BLACK TUBE" that was available to supposedy increase radio output? I never really knew what this replacement tube did or what increase in Watts out it...
View ArticleHELP!!!!!!!!!!! B&K 1040 cb servicemaster
does anyone have a copy of the b&k 1040 service manual, parts list, or schematics for this unit or just able to tell me the value of 2 parts R34 and not sure on the other parts location number but...
View Articlepresident HR2510 high swr spikes
i have a president hr2510 am and fm seem to work ok i get a little over 10 watts on my mfj 941e tuner meter. but on ssb on a dummy load as soon as i speak into the mic the power goes out but the audio...
View Articlelooking for advice for a scope
hello i've been looking to get a scope to take the guess out when doing audio/modulation adjustment to my radios and was wondering what do you guys think about this one...
View ArticleUniden pc68xl /cobra 25ltd DIRECT AUDIO INJECTION POINT?
I I am trying to set up audio direct injection on both of these radios and all I'm finding on the Internet is information on the cobra 29 The 29 board and these boards look similar but I don't...
View Articlelooking for adjustment info for aries meter
I had for a while an Aries A-SWR 460 digital meter I tried it today and it seems a tad off especially SWR I tried it using 50-ohm dummy load SWR read 1.3 power scale is a hair off compare to my bird...
View ArticleTURN YOUR 23 CHANNEL SONAR INTO A 40 CHANNEL TRANSCEIVER
This is a Sonar 40 channel conversion kit made by Beta-Switch Inc. The switch, circuit board dial plate and knob cost 69.50. You supplied the crystals. It took 5 crystals and basically worked like the...
View ArticleWOW! NOW THAT'S A TEXAS STAR!
Cray cray Texas Star pinball. I had no idea TS made such a MONSTERS! I've never even read about this amplifier. Not even here where I'd expect to read about it. Ps. I just checked out YouTube in order...
View ArticleLSB/USB ending frequency for alignment ???
hello to i'm trying to re-aligned my cobra 2000 gtl for LSB does it end in 35=27.3835?? and USB 65=27.3865 ?? yes i'm injecting a 1000hz tone AM is fine 27.3850 thanks
View ArticleFarthest 11 meter DX contact and equipment used?
From my qth in the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey, to Guam. About 7,000 miles plus with an IMAX 2000 8 feet off the ground, Uniden Madison, Silver Eagle on upper side band, with 500 watts....
View ArticleStupid things seen or heard at a CB shop
After reading zman's post in this thread http://www.worldwidedx.com/showthread.php?t=139006 and posting one of my own experiences at a CB shop, I thought it might be fun to post some of the dumb things...
View ArticleRealistic TRC-216 handheld
I have a Realistic TRC-216 handheld cb that I bought about 8 months ago. Radio worked fine until the antenna broke. So I found some replacement antennas on eBay. So now the radio does not transmit. It...
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