Thanks for making this.. currently self teaching myself this hobby.. thanks again
@dannycalk80513 жыл бұрын
When you said it probably gets to 100 degrees in the cab, I could tell right away that you're probably not from Texas, Good Vid. keep up the awesome videos.
@JayP7.622 жыл бұрын
For real! Here in South Texas It can get into the 150’s in my car. Black with black leather interior. Thank god for remote start!
@piewolfe Жыл бұрын
Back in '75 I moved from Florida to Farmers Branch, TX. For 10 days in row, the temp never dropped below 100 degrees, even at midnight. We never had AC in the home or truck(windows always open) and the heat along with 2 to 4 percent humidity was not a problem, compared to Florida's 80 degrees and 90 percent humidity. Dry heat was like a sawna at the spa.🙂
@randalltufts33215 жыл бұрын
The RX gain is also a simple vr adjustment. Even turning it up a little will improve how far you hear and usually is checked during a service align. A little goes a long way
@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor Жыл бұрын
which VR is that
@foxxfury1456 ай бұрын
@@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor vr1
@digitaldobbie8 жыл бұрын
Folks it's a simple mistake don't give the man a hard time. The tutorial is good! The modulation pre-set pot is the correct one, just use a vinyl screwdriver and adjust your audio to the mic you are using otherwise you could over/under modulate. Thank you for the vid mate and hope to catch you on the flip flop good buddy. 26TW03 (black knight)
@robcoffin25874 жыл бұрын
good buddy ? lmao
@willis31168 жыл бұрын
"Turn clockwise" then he says "turn counter clockwise". Good instruction there buddy!!
@Lukas728785 ай бұрын
😂😂 so wtf is counter or clockwise do u know fur sure, please help
@dorito1129Ай бұрын
@@Lukas72878Yeah that’s why I came to the comments to see if anyone else caught that! CW or CCW?
@jimmabry8852 жыл бұрын
for everyone that is making a point of the "clockwise vs counter clock wise" I'm glad you have never made a mistake and maybe you don't need to try this adjustment if you can't figure out that turning it one way increases your modulation and the other decreases modulation. It does require a little bit of higher level thinking skills to figure that out. js
@jamesl96862 жыл бұрын
The VR4 in my Cobra 29 NW LTD Classic I had to turn it CCW or to the LEFT. This is a 'limiter', which like in most radios, when you turn it CW it enables more 'limiting', which lowers your audio. 15W "swing" is BS. This guy is something else...
@curtishanlon39213 жыл бұрын
If you trust the meter on the C B. itself, the RF part of the meter gauge is what you will pay attention to.
@robertg0862 жыл бұрын
Don't ever trust the meter on the radio....
@eagleboy51603 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. I just did some testing on my 29 LTD and was able to dead key it at 7w and PEP around 10-11
@terryparker1694Ай бұрын
Not worth doing.
@jessesager94606 жыл бұрын
Some of you people need to chill out on the man. This world has become too cynical about everything.
@monstersdoexist5 жыл бұрын
That all started when Hillary and her clan of commies LOST the election hands down :)
@robertdixon65365 жыл бұрын
Sorry bout that, no offense intended at all. The intention is to communicate not try to comprehend so fuzzy garble.,,😊
@curtishanlon39213 жыл бұрын
Your meter hook up will be an S.W.R. / Watt meter. It is a combonation meter. For adjusting the antenna and checking watts.
@garybarranca25234 жыл бұрын
Well Mr jokes on me lol cuz I want to peak and tune my cb my self and there is a lot of videos but not ones that show u how to actually do it, yours is one of the few but you really messed me up on the clickwise then counter clockwise, I probably watched your video 20 times. Then I thought check the comments daaa!!! So anyways no big deal nobody is perfect and thanks for the VIDEO I learned the most from it!
@WillieBeard3 жыл бұрын
Nope, nobody is perfect. But a technical how to video needs to be correct.
@train59746 жыл бұрын
Have a 142 home base. Peaked out. 40 upper. 40 lower. And a slider. Great radio. Sitting in closet for 30 years.
@monstersdoexist5 жыл бұрын
Stand way back if you ever turn it on...the capacitors are now dried out from non-use and they will most likely explode.
@robertg0862 жыл бұрын
..... WTF.... If they are GOOD CAPS that won't be an issue
@jimgresham55293 жыл бұрын
Just to clear up some confusion: clockwise is to the right, counter clockwise is to the left.
@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor Жыл бұрын
yes and its COUNTER CLOCKWISE to turn up the transmit audio
@TXLoneStar_5 ай бұрын
@@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor wrong
@chrismessina95016 жыл бұрын
All these negative comments on a guy who did everything right. The only mistake he made is which direction to turn and. It all depends on the radio thats why you use a meter if it doesnt change one way turn it the other way. Also other videos have said cut the d11 circuit that is wrong if the radio doesn't adjust then you replace not remove this circuit. Good job on the video
@rocknrolljesus31976 жыл бұрын
Chris Messina as long as he did it right what was his modulation % after slamming the pot to the max? It's hard to take a guy seriously when potentiometers and inductors are all "pods".
@descargaelbano5 жыл бұрын
@@rocknrolljesus3197 as far back as I can remember people have called them "pots".
@JohnDoe-pv2iu4 жыл бұрын
No Sh1t! What a bunch of Fu#@ing Trolls!
@fredstarrett50586 жыл бұрын
This worked on my 25 classic, seemed to be identical to the 29 on the inside.. thank you for the video..
@bobicpfan26 жыл бұрын
NO its NOT the same on the inside!
@lukeWiz444 жыл бұрын
bobicpfan2 guess what? Nobody gives a shit!
@darrinfry2251 Жыл бұрын
@bobicpfan2 how is it not the same concept
@austinphillips6374 Жыл бұрын
This is what I was wondering and how much of a difference it’ll make
@austinphillips6374 Жыл бұрын
Lol if it worked for you maybe it’ll work for me haha
@1natedoggy4 жыл бұрын
I know this video is for people who know nothing about cb tuning. I did this work back in the 70's and 80's for a living. I take a total of 29 parts out of the 29's that hamper the wattage and the modulation. After I am done with them they blow smoke from New York to Los Angeles. I can't say anything on here as you really need the tools and the steady hands to do them the way I do them. Most guys would try it and really mess up their riggs bad. The way your doing it does take the Modulation up some but it still has the circuitry on the board that will still clip the modulation real fast and keep it talking very low range. When I do them people bitch about how loud they are. No garbled up just plain pure sounding and loud.
@bowtieboy81443 жыл бұрын
Can you email me and teach me what else to remove? I've done cb work for a handful of years now and I'm still learning. Thanks.
@johnquinn55812 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video please .. ?
@hankandrox2 жыл бұрын
Can you send me some info? Also getting into doing this for myself.
@hookahb82992 жыл бұрын
Im late to the party...lol...Do you still do it??..Hell ill send ya my radio
@danielbriggs12296 жыл бұрын
You corrected yourself in the video! People just need to get a life!
@jlmoo19 жыл бұрын
counter clockwise is correct, sorry for misleading
@Stover1596 жыл бұрын
jlmoo1 #456 I know this was 2 years ago but u we’re right and wrong depending on wich year it was made I’ve done a ton that had clockwise pots somevhave CCW some have CW
@jlmoo19 жыл бұрын
even if I made a mistake you y'all are to judgemental, OK you want me too say counter clockwise right that is the right answer, watch the other videos they'll tell you if it's not one way turn it the other way its not hard
@rocknrolljesus31976 жыл бұрын
jlmoo1 #456 the "pods"?
@ammendolajoseph5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video it was very helpful
@dwoaks14 жыл бұрын
@Justin Partridge What he is doing to the radio only effects transmit it has nothing to do with receive. If your radio is receiving better than someone else's it's because of A: your antenna B: your location compared to there's. C: there receiver is not aligned properly.
@Marcusf2505 жыл бұрын
Would it be counter clockwise on the Cobra 29 LX
@Stover1596 жыл бұрын
By the way I’ve done several cobra radios with clockwise adjusting pots there not always counter clockwise
@joes68834 жыл бұрын
Had to watch where you turned the modulation pot a couple of times. You contradicted yourself. 1st at the 2:16 mark you said to turn it Clockwise to full open,,,then at the 3:54 mark you said to turn it Counter-clockwise for Full open ?? I watched a different video awhile ago and the guy said to turn it Counter-clockwise for Full modulation. Thought you might want to know this.
@chrislindsey17266 жыл бұрын
Never crank the audio control to max... 75% up. No needle meter can see true audio in a measurement. Use a scope is the only real way. Anything over 100% is just trash and splatter. However most cb types love splatter... so max it out and splash the band.
@lesjones56849 ай бұрын
The best modulation 😅😅😅
@bobbyturcotte79689 ай бұрын
If you're still not sure, just open the radio unplugged, use a finger nail, turn it full counter clockwise, then back off between where it was and full. Easy Peasy.
@davidk1579 Жыл бұрын
Maybe you can answer a question for me. my SWR on my car antenna (little will.) Channel 1 is 1.5. Ch. 40 is 1.5. Ch 20 is a flat 1. Is this ok. All my other antenna I get down lower. ???
@lesjones56849 ай бұрын
138 xlr is the best radio 😂😂😂
@bogger44fl6 ай бұрын
C73 being pulled is just like having D11 clipped. Wide open basically.
@chuckbrown75702 жыл бұрын
VR4 needs to go counter clockwise
@telstarvision15094 жыл бұрын
did anyone notice the bulged electrolytic caps ,one of them has even been leaking
@SolitaryBro4 жыл бұрын
@ telstar vision.... I was thinking I saw some electrolytic fluid on the top of that cap.
@robertg0862 жыл бұрын
Yup I noticed that too.....
@susanlynch3499 ай бұрын
My Cobra looks the same way. The cap top is not wet. Mine looks even more wet than the one in the video. The stuff on top of the cap feels like dried glue or epoxy?
@kenrhoads78334 жыл бұрын
My cobra is missing the center pod in the final pod transistor. is that going to effect the way my radio transmits.
@shawnmcdonald93526 жыл бұрын
thank you for the lesson.
@glenkisela52137 жыл бұрын
I used to run 1000 watts freak, peek and tweak the Radio and Mic and power AMP for set up!!!!!... and all can Hear you!!! BUT!!!! you need the Amp. to hook up to you CB then YOUR set!!! #1 keep the good power on your Rig, Car or a good power supply at home for running 1000 Watts of power threw the AIR,, you will get out and people will hear you!!! IF U WANT A GOOD SET UP this is the way too go!!!! check it out!! 1000 watts is what most truckers use..... I know of hehhehehhehehehehe
@SINESTERSERPENTSIXXX5 жыл бұрын
most proffessional drivers i have known only one ran a kicker over 1k watts and everytime he keyed the mic the damn truck near stalled. most drivers including myself ran galaxy dx model radios with a rk56 mic.
@netautorisationnetautorisa545 Жыл бұрын
*6 YEARS AGO !! ... **#YES** "1000 WATT" ...AND UP .... IS GOOD* *HAVE A "1.3 - 1.4 KW" TRANSISTOR **#PA** ...* *AND 7 OR 8 ..."1000 WATT"..TUBE .. **#PA** .. 0 - 30 MHZ ..*
@ericzerkle52146 жыл бұрын
Yup the coils under the antenna jack are for TVI filter...
@thomasglandon17596 жыл бұрын
I bought a new Cobra 29 chrome and it went bad just after one year, must have been the vibration from the dirt road on my hunting land, it came from Copper Electronics.
@demolitionman52999 жыл бұрын
Yeh, "turn it clockwise", with a golden color coated metal scewdriver. That'll make it modulate real good (shaking my head)...,follow these directions if you want to neuter your audio.
@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor4 жыл бұрын
its counterclockwise!!
@nightlife72312 жыл бұрын
@@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor ty for that
@hugoradiorepairsmartel5147 жыл бұрын
now your neighbor will start to complain about TV interference.... all of that extra power goes directly in the harmonics.... NEVER toutch the tunable coil unless you have a spectrum analyser
@jlmoo17 жыл бұрын
+HugoRadioRepairs Martel most of today tv have better shielding against unwanted RF
@hugoradiorepairsmartel5147 жыл бұрын
jlmoo1 #456 agreed, but the extra watt on your meter are "gost" watts, They arent on the Channel you are talking on, you basicaly splatter it over harmonics it even decrease the power on the Channel by a few DBm
@kevinrucks26857 жыл бұрын
HugoRadioRepairs Mart el
@hugoradiorepairsmartel5147 жыл бұрын
Kevin Rucks ??
@ireneweand69946 жыл бұрын
True. When watts are properly propagated, meaning if I am on frequency 27.185 MHZ. (Channel 19,channels are only a simple reference point to what is really going on and that is the frequency. Yes,this is 11 meter which is what We know as C.B. Radio.) I need to keep ALL of My wattage within that frequency,no bleed over into other frequencies...."Splatter,Ghost Watts,and all the other names.I call it wasted watts." That is why a radio that only does 40-50 watts can kill a radio claiming to be doing 500 watts.Proper propagation requires a hell of a lot more than a handful of meters.
@kgk46848 жыл бұрын
dumb question but how do you hook up the meter to test the the final pod transitor
@trap_skeet_clays_28674 жыл бұрын
This is also what I want to know. I am a beginner here!
@vf124974394 жыл бұрын
I accidentally spilled my beer in my radio. Think that's going to be an issue?
@Team-fabulous4 жыл бұрын
Yes.... You'll need to buy more beer
@dorito1129Ай бұрын
Party foul! Shotgun 1 beer! 🍺
@evanjensen44402 жыл бұрын
Because I align my radios with a metallic screwdriver 😂
@tomrizzo15546 жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining it in layman's terms
@carloscotto44256 жыл бұрын
I had a 1992 Covra Ltd classic made in the Philippines and an old friend in New open the Radio after it was tune up and he cut the side of the cable on the board I believe it was C56 and when I went back and installed back in the truck that Radio had so much Power I was able to talk to him in Yonkers New York from I 380. In Pennsylvania at least 120 miles away, does any here knows anything about what he did I don't know how to repair Radios but I do have another Cobra now from the same year made in the Philippines and I like to do the same to this one.
@poorboyz8882 жыл бұрын
Its classified. If we told you we could charge 100$ to "peak and tune" while you wait... if you knew we only cut a wire..
@jtsgarage29994 жыл бұрын
by turning that pot all you are doing is messing with your harmonics in your radio that is part of the alignment of the radio by turning one you're taking all the other l out of alignment
@73xlh4 жыл бұрын
Spreading the low pass filter coil near the antenna connector messes with the harmonics. Adjusting the variable inductor by the final actually DOES what he said. Read a book
@KF0ICI9 жыл бұрын
is this the same for the cobra Ltd Chrome? I have a friend that don't think he is loud enough. I have already peaked him up and he is running stock microphone. I told him to get a power microphone. what else do you recommend thanks
@donald1meyer4 жыл бұрын
What is it? Turn the modulation pod counterclockwise or clockwise? Beginning of the video you said clockwise halfway through you said counterclockwise??? That's confusing
@tomrizzo15546 жыл бұрын
Different numbered pot though good video
@jlmoo19 жыл бұрын
adjust vr 4 for 100% modulation
@121293g8 жыл бұрын
+jlmoo1 #456 I did this man it worked! The The only thing is when i talk the needle swings down now instead of going up.....its dead keying at 7 watts but when i talk it goes down to about 6 is that good or bad
@jlmoo18 жыл бұрын
Is you Power supply big enough. You might have went too far on the dead key try back in it down just to were your needle doesn't go backwords
@121293g8 жыл бұрын
Yea i turned the RF power up all the way i backed it out entill the screw came out of the can but then i screwed it back in just far enough where it wouldant fall out i have it plugged directly into the ciggerette lighter of my car i worked on it while it was plugged in so i could get an eye at the swr meter i have hooked up even though the radio has a built in SWR meter it is way out of calibration so i have a seperate SWR hooked up. It didant really seem to make a differance when i adjusted the VR4 adjustment the needle moves a little when i talk or scream into the mic but not like it does in a couple of the video's i saw on the internet
@121293g8 жыл бұрын
Its all put back togather now and mounted back on the dash the way i had it so i dont think i am going to take it apart again today but if i can just get a radio check ill be happy haha The SWR said it was putting out about 3 watts dead key before i messed with it and it would swing up to about 4 but im happy with 7 watts as long as the modulation isant distorted.....I dont have another radio to test the sound with or i would just listen to the other radio do you think by the needle swinging backwards make it distorted or weaken the signal over a long distance or should it be ok? Its putting out double what it was so im not going to complain haha i just dont want to burn anything up because i use the radio pretty much all the time since im always on the road
@bongodave138 жыл бұрын
+121293g jlmoo1 already told you what the problem is. The cigarette lighter won't give you enough juice. Hook the power up to either your accessory fuse, or, even better, direct to the battery.
@roxxerface3 жыл бұрын
VR4 do you turn it clockwise or counter clockwise for full modulation???
@jeffneil20553 жыл бұрын
Counter clockwise
@68-72mmALKYstyle2 жыл бұрын
@@jeffneil2055 h turned it to the right. “Clockwise” so he did it wrong? My radio is apart now and would like to kno the rite answer
@jfrphoto012 жыл бұрын
@@68-72mmALKYstyle It is a limiter circuit so turning it clockwise will increase the limiting and lower the modulation. You want to turn it clockwise but I say leave it alone and buy a good power mic instead!
@davidhunt31617 жыл бұрын
No the cobra 148 GTL D.X Was a brilliant rig am/fm USB/lsb/Lsb llsb
@keithc7284 жыл бұрын
This video is for educational purposes. If you want to properly tune and peek your radio and you have no idea what you are doing. Take it to the shop and have a professional do it for you. You don't want to do something wrong and blow your finals out.
@gooberminther3tik252 жыл бұрын
Installed SVSM29 (see UBoob video) myself; first ever radio mod. Solid chassis GRND is very important. 1/2W DK = a sparkle less than absolute peak PEP.
@robertodwyer29793 жыл бұрын
I have a TRC-221 I would like to know how peak up my modulation and RF out put is possible to get 100% modulation on a walkie talkies
@Marcusf2505 жыл бұрын
What about replacing the Mosfet.
@jamesbennett96543 жыл бұрын
First you are told to turn the modulation pod all the way clock wise, then he said counter clock wise which is correct way to turn this adjustment???
@93foxwcube9 жыл бұрын
Why make these videos if you are giving out the wrong information? Its counter clockwise on the pod. Meaning less restriction or less filtering equals more modulation.
@ronaldhewitt69028 жыл бұрын
+93foxwcube Why be a critical jerk?
@Stover1596 жыл бұрын
93foxwcube I’ve missed a bunch with clock wise adjusting pots look it up
@curthoes7 жыл бұрын
Turn it clockwise, or counter clockwise?
@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor Жыл бұрын
counter
@jonmullins84605 жыл бұрын
What exactly is a "pod" and why does the modulation "pod" look so much different than the final "pod"? How does turning the "pod" one way or the other affect the circuit and cause the increase in modulation or RF output? I've looked everywhere on my schematic for a "pod" but all I can find are variable resistors, variable capacitors, and variable inductors. Am I looking at the wrong thing maybe?
@jlmoo15 жыл бұрын
No. Right on, that is what the vr stands for. The numbers is the value of the variable resistance. You got this what your reading or learning is correct. 73s
@robcoffin25874 жыл бұрын
Duh..lmao
@turtlewmiller2 жыл бұрын
Pot is lingo, a potentiometer. Its the adjustable screw thingy
@turtlewmiller2 жыл бұрын
And pod is a small section of the circuit that does one part
@chaddesantis53333 ай бұрын
Best radio Cobra ever made was not the 29 it would have been the 148
@JohnDoe-pv2iu4 жыл бұрын
Good Video!
@RockinRob713434 жыл бұрын
You "believe" ya want to turn it clockwise??? I need to know for sure.
@Leftycraig483 жыл бұрын
And then halfway through the video he states COUNTER-clockwise. Geez fella, make up your mind! You're out! Next video please
@Jeepjones856 жыл бұрын
So what is the point in installing a swing kit if you can do this with a factory radio ?
@jlmoo16 жыл бұрын
JonesHvac mosfet final give you more pep and little more modulation. But really no point the radio is loud as hell as is. Typically you can get 5 to 15 Watts out of these radios. No need for the mod.
@monstersdoexist5 жыл бұрын
@@Elfnetdesigns ... I have already spoken to an FCC field agent. He categorically stated that unless you are directly interfering with a Commercial or Government broadcast signal, they no longer have any means of enforcing Citizens Band. There is a CB'r not 15 miles from an FCC field office in Tampa and they will not investigate a local guy running 1500 watts all day, cursing and causing general mayhem on the truckers channel for years now.
@18winsagin7 жыл бұрын
I got a 29 nw from a friend, it has a heat grid mounted on the bottom and requires a external speaker he said it had a booster in it, however it has a heck of a mic squeal time to time, even with my ranger mic and a standard cobra mic, does that indicate a short someplace and what is the heat sink there for? thank you Kevin
@jlmoo17 жыл бұрын
18winsagin you might just need to change the ground wire and a different grounding point maybe the body of the vehicle or to the battery. thank you for viewing
@whatmakesittick18295 жыл бұрын
Check the SWR on the antenna as well. I've had mics before that would squeal like a pig if the SWR even peaked towards 1.8+
@PutnU2sleep9 жыл бұрын
Counter clockwise
@dumdumyumyum18885 ай бұрын
I pulled this from the basement drawer.. and the fisrt video FEED is of this cb....NEHOW
@jlmoo19 жыл бұрын
power mic is good
@jamesvw769 Жыл бұрын
What your turning for rf power is actually the 50mhz trap. This should never be touched. Sure your meter is showing more output but its not on the 27mhz band its on the 50 mhz band. The meter dont know the difference. I highly recommend you take some eletronic training classes or please stay out of radios because you dont know what your doing.
@deanslegos19905 жыл бұрын
My dead key pegs out and my calibrate swings all over the place. Once I get close to cal it either slams right or zeros.
@jlmoo15 жыл бұрын
Adjust the meter to compensate do to the high dead key set it to were the meter hits the green and red mark. Set cal to the set mark. Hope that helps
@deanslegos19905 жыл бұрын
@@jlmoo1 next 34 I take I might give it a go
@DeeegerD8 жыл бұрын
You can't adjust the final choke with a metal screwdriver - it will throw it off and when you remove the screw driver the setting will change. Also you should be checking the output and harmonics with a scope, etc... Don't just go in there and hack around without the proper tools and knowledge. DOT may come knocking if you start interfering with other peoples electronics. The slight increase in power won't make a hoot of difference. You need to double your power output just to get 1/2 an S unit increase on the receiving end so it's pointless.
@jlmoo18 жыл бұрын
+Digger D yes sir i relize that, I've bought a trimmer pod tool set. I only tune radio by ear and a good watt meter
@josephmccarthy18013 жыл бұрын
Is the RF transistor clockwise or counter? I understand vr4 is counter ty for the video
@jfrphoto012 жыл бұрын
@@jamesl9686 Agreed!!!!
@gregoryharrison41632 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Thanks!
@wingmannj9 жыл бұрын
cant turn my power up the resistor isn't there just a hollow plastic tube with some copper coil around it....what to do?
@RavenLynne20105 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHAHA
@runaway68428 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@Masterkill455887 жыл бұрын
you crank mod to max and youll bget distored junk on tx
@tbr488425 жыл бұрын
I have an older side mic 29 ltd classic and it's missing the VR4
@Outlook53511 ай бұрын
Just cut the connector on the back side of the board
@jordanjacobs24403 жыл бұрын
I turned my rf output pot but it doesnt increase. Stays at 2 watts
@jonathanechols99852 жыл бұрын
Which is it, clockwise or counterclockwise?
@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor Жыл бұрын
counter
@andrewt95902 жыл бұрын
how would i be able to tell a cobra 29 ltd cb radio from a newer model ? Do they have a year stamped on them?
@jfrphoto012 жыл бұрын
The newer models are called the Cobra 29 LTD Classic and the Cobra 25 LTD Classic!
@danielcarey75949 жыл бұрын
you said clockwise first than counter clockwise, which would it be bro?
@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor6 жыл бұрын
counter for modulation.. and for tx power, just back out that plasic screw 04:01 ALL THE WAY!!! take it right out and you will be at max wattage
@mikedaniels16266 жыл бұрын
Question was just looking inside my 29 that pod with the cool it’s missing did my last tech take it out or something, modulation was half way
@bobicpfan26 жыл бұрын
you mean the slug inside the coil is missing
@soupydog13 жыл бұрын
Mines is missing too did you find out why ??
@205a26 жыл бұрын
what camera did you use to record?
@franksuniga50972 жыл бұрын
First u said clockwise n now u say counter clockwise. Which one is it.
@jfrphoto012 жыл бұрын
Counterclockwise. Turning it clockwise lowers the modulation.
@andrewagner92124 жыл бұрын
What’s the point of making it look good on the meter?
@doctorartphd64635 жыл бұрын
where do you connect the watt meter ? Confused about turning the modulator, clockwise is what you said first, then max is counterclockwise. Which is it ?
@bleirdo_dude5 жыл бұрын
Just adjust for max swing when keyed and talking while connected to an antenna, or 50 ohm dummy load.
@73xlh4 жыл бұрын
If you don't understand what he is talking about, take your radio to a shop.
@jamesbowden53062 жыл бұрын
He said in the video turn to the right! Clockwise then later he said counterclockwise? No one seems to able to clear this up.
@doctorartphd64632 жыл бұрын
@@73xlh Thanks for your "help". Just trying to clarify his directions - any input on that, rather than being flippant ?
@73xlh2 жыл бұрын
@@doctorartphd6463 you might want to remove the fake PhD bullshit.
@scottmull5036 Жыл бұрын
Is there a way to lower the dead key on these radios? If so, where? Thanks.
@swtnlnly4 жыл бұрын
Hmmm... Had books on this years ago... Think they said to clip diode D9.
@73xlh4 жыл бұрын
NEVER CLIP ANYTHING!!!
@richpaul81322 жыл бұрын
Ok, now wait a minute. At the 2 minute [point on your video, you said turn the VR4 full "Clockwise". However, when you recapped at the 3:54 part of the video, you pointed to the VR4 and said turn it full "Counter Clockwise". So which is it? CW, or CCW? Thanks, Rich
@jfrphoto012 жыл бұрын
Leave it at the factory setting and get a good power mic instead!
@richpaul81322 жыл бұрын
@@jfrphoto01 LOL, I posted that 5 months ago. Since then, I pitched the Cobra and bought a Stryker 955HPC. Then I had it peaked and tuned. I have it in my Jeep right now. The SWR is under 1:2. I live in Texas and I've talked to folks in Kentucky, Oregon and some other states, on a fairly regular bases when I'm on the Upper & Lower Sidebands. Of course, it's all skip, but even on the CB, I've talked to drivers as far away as a confirmed 15 miles, ('as the crow flies'). The 955HPC isn't cheap, but it's the last radio I'll ever need to buy. It's built solid and I use an RK-56A mic with it.
@jameswaddell33193 жыл бұрын
I HAVE A COBRA 29LTD THAT DOESN'T TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE THE PA IS WORKING THE RF FINAL IS GOOD THE AUDIO CHIP IS GOOD CAN I GET SOME HELP PLEASE
@jlmoo13 жыл бұрын
you can try the mic jack. make sure the wires are not toughing or broken on the mic too.
@joshuaromero6164 ай бұрын
Which way do you turn the can with the coil
@mrwdpkr58519 күн бұрын
The watt meter will tell you which direction is correct
@djc70396 ай бұрын
Yeah clockwise or the other way. Who knows
@charliehustle55297 жыл бұрын
O M G !!!!!!! that is the wrong info . but thanks for trying help
@tomrizzo15546 жыл бұрын
Modulation on a 25 LTD is clockwise to turn all the way up don't know what a 29 is
@ireneweand69946 жыл бұрын
What do You all thik about the Cobra Model 148?
@k.c.lejeune66135 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of their better radios because it used the Uniden UPD858 chassis.
@momobhc2 жыл бұрын
my rf power pot doesnt have any screw in it at all. is that normal?
@jlmoo12 жыл бұрын
Not uncommon. It's already been tuned
@momobhc2 жыл бұрын
@@jlmoo1 lol so I should probably have it checked out then huh? I bought it "new in box" at a truck stop...
@jlmoo12 жыл бұрын
@@momobhc hook a watt meter to it.
@GoogleAccount-jx7kt3 жыл бұрын
So turn the pod clockwise or counter you said both.
@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor Жыл бұрын
counter
@robertdixon65365 жыл бұрын
I am not going to over modulate. Sounds like a dirty box then. Audio limiters should be mandatory.
@jlmoo15 жыл бұрын
At the low wattage you be lucky to bleed a radio standing next to you antenna. Leave d11 in if you think your splitting. Besides on a mobile antenna what is the difference you will be so close they wont matter
@robertdixon65365 жыл бұрын
@@jlmoo1 Mine must be clean, before it goes thru the 1x8 pill.
@bobicpfan26 жыл бұрын
best radio cobra ever made?? UMMM NO!!
@Wheel-15 жыл бұрын
1 of the best UMM Yes !
@k.c.lejeune66135 жыл бұрын
Best Cobra was the 2000GTL or the 148GTL, and those were actually made by Uniden, it just had the Cobra name and features. Uniden made the chassis and boards for Cobra up until 2010 or somewhere around that era and Uniden also made the chassis and boards for Realistics. When Uniden stopped making the internals for Cobra, their (Cobra) radios went to shit, cheap quality parts, horrible soldering, lots of strange red loctite looking crap on all the screws and other places, they're just a damn cheap ass mess now.
@andrewbrister72008 жыл бұрын
Is this the aame for a black chrome??
@josephfrazzella28482 жыл бұрын
Why you don't talk about the final bring up the final you can change your final let people know that
@chaddpoole20452 жыл бұрын
You said clock wise and then you said counter clock wise which one is it
@dereklea1183 Жыл бұрын
That screwdriver was metal and definitely wasn't made of gold...