Radio Shop

cbshoestring wrote:

Jack_Diane_Freedom wrote:
I would think with the price of CB radios these days it would be just cheaper to replace.

REPLACE :h how dare you. I still have an original Cobra 29 classic w/ mic on side.

Besdies, a good CB shop can do more than FIX a radio.

Both my radios have been Peaked and tuned. Meaning...tuned specifically for max performance on channel 19 (they come set to cover the spectrum of all 40 equally) peaked meaning....the resister that limits power has been removed. I think the law says 7 watts, I believe my one does 37, the other only 35. Both radios also have a conex board installed. Ok, one a conex, one some other similar echo/reverb board.

The radios should also be "MATCHED" to the antenna for maximum performance...not to mention you can burn out the finales if it is not.

Just don't get one of those annoying fart sounds, climaxing girl, idiot beeps, or other aggravating "effect" installed.

Unless you are running converted amateur gear there is no way that removing a resistor anywhere is going to get you anywhere close to a 35 watt dead carrier. Even changing finals the chassis wont handle it. Theres not enough heatsink nor drive. 12-15 is about all you can really do within the radio.

My favorite radio was a Cobra-132. It ran in the 12-15 watt class and drove a modified PAL 250W Linear in the trunk. Made about 650-700W on a good SSB peak

Guess what I used to do in a previous life... :)