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Thanks Timrim!!!! I pulled the knobs off and everything works now. Many thanks!!!! Thanks Rick!!! You helped too!!!!

Rick, I was looking at the manual online and saw that there is a push button knob that turns the frequency counter off and on. Is there a way to get the knobs back to working; push in and out without causing damage? WD-40? Screwdriver? I think that the knobs are just pushed in because it was poorly ...

Rick, Yes it is an ebay job. Can you tell me how to get the frequency counter to work? Is there a switch to turn it off and on? This is the main thing that I need to fixed before I start talking on it. I could probably live with the knobs the way they are but it would be nice to get them working. I ...

Yes, the echo and talkback are both on seperate switches. The echo is on the NB and the talkback is on the ANL. Both can be turned off and on. I would like to get a high deadkey. I do not every plan on running an amp just barefoot is what I need. Right now this radio ranges from 2 to 3 miles with a ...

Ok, I bought me a much bigger radio than before. I got a Galaxy 95T2 and seem to be having a little trouble. The guy I bought it from says it deadkeys on low at 10 watts and swings to 250 and on high dk at 100 watts and swings to 250. Does the swing wattage change at more power is put out on the dea...

I have found a wire that has been cut. That is all that I find. I get a lot of squelling when I have the ST turned On. Here are some pictures of the radio.

Did you find out anything about the deadkey??

The echo board is a LT2 version.

I bought me a backup Cobra 25 NW ST radio off ebay. Says it deadkeys at 5 watts and swings to 25. I found that the deadkey is at 1.5 watts. Not sure about the swing; I don't have a way to test that with my wattmeter. It has echo and talkback installed. Echo on ANL switch and Talkback is on NB switch...

I have the antennas tilted a tad forward so that we I am driving down the road, the antennas are straight up or just a little bit forward. They work great!!!!! Many thanks!!!!!

I got it fixed. Had the wires backwards. White and red flipped.

Many thanks!!!!!!

1.2 swr on channel 20

8 watts deadkey AM not sideband

I have an old Cobra 146 GTL that found in the closet. Tried it out. Found that when I transmit my voice only goes about 1/2 half mile but the needle on the receiving radio keeps moving at farther distances, say 4 miles down the road. The needle keeps moving but no sound from the 146 radio in being r...

I have a Cobra HG M84 mic that came with a CB I bought from this guy. He said it worked but when I hooked it up to my Cobra 29, the TX button stayed on but would not transmit. It looks like he cut the end off and tried to solder a new end on it. Looks pretty crappy so I would like to fix it. I need ...

Right now, my antennas are leaning back some. I'll see if I can get them to tilt forward tomorrow. Most people I talk to are going the opposite direction as I am so I guess this would help. What do you plan on doing with the key?? I would like to crank it up so that I am putting out more watts to go...

I changed antennas too. I noticed that one of my dual antennas was broken so I replaced both with 4' firestik, which I tuned to about 1:2 to 1:3. I tuned them as a pair. Not sure if that is how you are supposed to do duals. If needed to raise one, I raised them both in equal increments. Anything els...

Forgot to mention, I retuned the antennas to about 1.2 to make sure that my meter was working correctly. I think I will leave them at that.

I did the PA test. Works. lots of sound. Back to CB: when I key the mike, I notice the needle swings between the "A" and the "L" on the words CAL or the 3 on +30db(I didn't have my glasses on when I read the needle on the previous post. Sorry...that thing is hard to see). This is...

I have an old radio shack swr/field strength meter. I tuned the antennas with that one before I got the 29. When I key the mike, the field strength meter moves pretty far to the right, about twice as far as when I would key the mike with my stock 25. The meter on the 29 goes to about 9db on the mete...

The swr is perfect 1:1:1. I am a local truck driver. I make rounds from Houston to San Antonio and back. I mainly talk to other drivers as we are going in opposite directions. This is also normal at night. I run mostly at night and during the mornings when there is little traffic. I know my signal o...

Alrighty, this is my problem. I bought a "moded" Cobra 29 off ebay. It has echo, talkback and a fancy faceplate. The guy that I bought it from said that he had all the work done on it many years ago. It is supposed to deadkey at 5 watts and swing to 27 watts. I do not have a wattmeter nor ...