Cobra 29LTD Classic AD 203 Stinger Board Larry Kentucky

[@stonefacedgrasshopper2200]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones. Yes, early China Cobras were good, new ones, not so much. Really like the early 70's-90's radios, before they sold to Tandy. I prefer a clean radio with a solid exterior amp, if your looking to clip someone's lips off. You do excellent work, even when it involves cleaning up another's mess. 73 😑🦗 "Keepin' the hobby hoppin'."

[@577buttfan]

Thanks brother!! Yeah we like em a little on the hot side old school!! I was never a band purist life is too short lol.There is a huge difference in audio between flat topping and tuning it out these mosfets are far from saturation where It's tuned.Once you bring the form together perfectly clean it sounds too much like telephone audio to me and loses that AM punch.Each too there own.If your gunna run big glass heat you have to be 100% clean maybe even under :) Happy Thanks giving man!!!!

[@LRCII72]

Thank you for getting the 29 in alignment. Really appreciate the video explaining the details. I never had my doubts in the previous tuner but for a better word he might be just tired he's been in the game so long. 😁 you did a great job !

[@577buttfan]

Thanks man.Im a little set in my ways when it comes to the 29 lol.Merry Christmas.

[@KurtClark]

I love watching a trained tech working on these, and the narration while the work is done. Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving!

[@577buttfan]

I appreciate that brother there's more than one way to skin a cat I learned a little something from all you guys bump bump :-)

[@KurtClark]

@@577buttfan Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family? Thanks for all you do for the radio community.

[@Steemoney]

Man I love this stuff, cant wait to know more. Im still struggling to understand how it all works but Im getting alot better than 3 months ago! Thanks for the video

[@577buttfan]

No problem bro I always try to teach a little something and each video bump bump

[@chevyguy1128]

I hope you and your family have a good Thanksgiving 73's and god bless from 112 Southern Illinois

[@RadioMalopolska]

73! from south Poland Adrian SQ9FCB ... i love this design . I have many years Cobra200gtl dx in my black suzuki Jimny ( tiny replica of rubber duck Mack ) 73!

[@UDX-21]

I love me some 29's LOL, Happy Thanksgiving from Old Radio Night, 21 S.C.

[@577buttfan]

Same to you!

[@TheRadioGarage]

The dreaded ad203 😬😆..you did a great job as always. Very cool of you to show everything the way you did. Happy Thanksgiving my friend! 🦃

[@577buttfan]

Thanks Matt means a lot and thank you for all you do for the community have a Happy Thanksgiving with yours bump bump.

[@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee]

I’ve been waiting on something before I mail you that Cobra 29 , and another radio , should be here in a few days 👍. I figured it would give you a little more time to get caught up. Great work on the radio , can’t wait to get my two on your bench to make them clean and mean 💪🇺🇸

[@577buttfan]

Perfect bro!!Next week Ill have much more time!! Have a happy Thanks giving!!!!

[@miguelsalami]

G👀D STUFF🔥

[@TheRogerKyle]

Toying with the idea of putting a real heat sink on one of those stinger boards and see how much abuse it will take. I wish they still made the one with 1446 instead of fets. Good stuff as always brother, Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you and the family are all healthy and well

[@577buttfan]

Yeah man i think it will do very well with a real heat sink and fan then remove or change value of the input padding!! Cant beat the old 1446s man I always said they cut like a razor blade!! Happy Thanksgiving to you man stay well and cool!!! Bump bump!!!

[@rockhaller3899]

You can still find the 1446 boards.... just have to know where to look!😉

[@hankandrox]

Loved this one!!! Stinger board or the foot warmer? Mmmm 😂😂

[@thomaswoosley4821]

Just getting back to the Ham/CB hobby after a 40 yr career and came across this video while seeing what there was to see. Is it possible to upgrade the power rating on those resistors on the stinger board and not have to worry about over heating? Would be nice to be able to install one without having to reduce power or worry about frying it with extended use.

[@joefoss7297]

I'm from the old school. I have measured EF John 323 and the Motorola Mocat radios and the factory spec for both are .5 microvolt for 10 dB Q. Both companies are giants in the field. All other radios were lucky if they got better than 1 microvolt. The Regency Range-Gain factory spec was 1 Uv. They could have made them better, I would guess. On the same token, the VHF aircraft transceivers are only 1 Uv, according to the factory spec. Some of these aircraft radios cost thousands of dollars. Seems nobody bitches about it. Thanks, good luck.

[@p2o8wer]

I got a cobra 29 LTD Chrome a buddy gave it to me and truckstop destroyed it. They put a swing kit in it and they also clipped R 55 D11. I need a new radio that’s got clean modulation and as loud as can be. Can you help me out?

[@BboyRamen698]

So theoretically if you were to play with those resistors and deal with heatsinking these could be pushed further?

[@577buttfan]

Yes sir.You can even run them wide open without the resistor you just need a great SWR,tune,and be easy on the key.

[@samward9641]

So putting a RX9 HD in a dual final 979F would be it better option than this thing? People say these kind of suck...

[@577buttfan]

These are okay as long as you don't cut the resistors and keep an eye on your SWR just had this one come back for service and it's working great. Thanks for watching

[@RickyTricky3223]

So instead of using this stinger what would you recommend?

[@577buttfan]

RM Italy KL203P

[@KC9RXP]

So if I wanted to remove those resistors, would I just replace them with a jumper?

[@577buttfan]

No that would bleed ALL your RF to ground.

[@KC9RXP]

@@577buttfan well that's no good. What would you do to de pad it some? Higher value?

[@577buttfan]

@@KC9RXP yup

[@KC9RXP]

@@577buttfan good to know. I like to tinker. Been looking at one of these

[@577buttfan]

@@KC9RXP They work good!!

[@Team-fabulous]

Is there a difference between the front mic and side mic 29ltd!?!

[@577buttfan]

Yes..side mic where better quality but they are getting older now and most likely need recapping.

[@Masterkill45588]

Does that stinger board support SSB?

[@577buttfan]

Yes.Ive seen the 980 do well with them.Just not the cleanest Amp but perfect for these toy radios.

[@joefoss7297]

What does the sensitivity of 1.5 mean?? Does it mean that is is 1.5 micro volts?? Is so.., that is poor. Good is .5 micro-volts or better. Wazz-up wit datt?

[@577buttfan]

Only time I ever say 1.5 is when referring to SWR lol.If you talking about IF sensitivity I go by the dB scale not mV.Just easier for me to learn being self taught.All my radios hear between .3-.1mV.Below .1 with 50% mod.

[@Craig-sz9yb]

I need a 29ltd 23ch gone through , how can i contact you. Thanks

[@577buttfan]

I'm sorry I don't work on 23 channel radios any longer.

[@meltolbe]

Are the cobra29 chromes same board?

[@577buttfan]

Yes other than the variable talk back.

[@meltolbe]

@@577buttfan thanks man

[@Mouthpiece985]

I would blow that radio up in 10 minutes

[@577buttfan]

Na..you can even run them at over 100 watts with padding clipped for longer than that.Only way ittl blow is if your antenna is not tuned properly 1.5 or lower. Bump bump

[@Midnight266]

No point in having a Stinger board in the radio if you can't use it all the time just buy a Texas Star 250 or something and let it rip.

[@577buttfan]

They are fine as long as you leave the padding resistor alone.I can get over 125 peak out of this stinger but it will need a small fan. You can roast hot dogs on a texas star too if you rag long enough. Thanks for watching. Bump bump

[@DavidLee-ii6sy]

Would like to contact you about getting some work done. Email or phone?

[@577buttfan]

Hey brother my email address is in most of my videos in the description

[@DavidLee-ii6sy]

@@577buttfan see if I can locate thanks

[@davidlindsey8739]

Were are you in Ky

[@577buttfan]

NJ

[@rattlesnake1999]

them things are crap!!!!!!!!

[@577buttfan]

All the ones(about 12) I installed are still kicking.I also dont let them out the door doing 100 peak either :) Its better than a stock radio..if it blows just throw it in the river!

[@rattlesnake1999]

@@577buttfan i got one about 15 something years ago and it sucked i put in a connex 33 and it did about 80.... so i got a old school board with a 1446 on it and i put a 2290 non red dot and put it in a uniden 68 for the driver to a hot plate i dont really like this mosfet crap or the fly turd smt ....🪰💩

[@577buttfan]

@@rattlesnake1999 I agree dude.Id take an old skool 1446 stinger any day of the week.The FETS show good big power but as soon as they get hot(which isn't too long)they start dipping back.Plus they are dirty...nothing cuts the air like a 1446(bi polar) razor blade!Cant beat the ruggedness and reliability either!The 2290 Japanese solider is the best bi polar driver ever made IMO.Not a fan of SMT either man.Those super chicklettes are hard to work with especially with eyes like mine.

[@rattlesnake1999]

@@577buttfan i tried doing it with the hot air and it blew other parts off so i gave up and the same here i need a telescope to see that crap lmao....i can do it but i choose not to work on that crap

[@577buttfan]

@@rattlesnake1999 I'm always worried other near by parts are gunna blow off too that why I turn the air down pretty slow and use a tweezer.The only time I work on it is with the 980 clarifier mod.