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well i did buy a set up it is a washington uniden with the 8719 chip 2 switches and a d 104 i hope it will sound as good as my old washington 858 or my cobra 148 side mike volted final radio and have the same channel conversion thanks again to every one :-)
OK just my 2 cents first you have a good radio in the conex 3300 BUT if you use the amp keep the RF POWER switch set on lo becaus the amp you have only needs 1 to 4 watts to see 100 watts if your radio was tuned right it should top out around 45 to 48 watts when you talk oh the HI...
OK so update
first the guy may have ben drunk he was on an 2517 with 800 watts behind it and yes the 959 dos do 47 watts a lot of them will just like the genrail lee i have that dos 55 watts and my cobra 29 dos 43 watts all into a 50 omh dummy load on docy pm1000 anyway
i did...
HI OK so today i took my 959 dx out of the mobil and ran it on the base next to my OLD cobra 148 and guys said the 959 was a bit louder than the cobra but both sounder good and loude here are specs on both radios
cobra 142 5 pin side mike extra channels up dn final is straped OR...
yes but i have had 2 cb tech's tell me that the 959 has a newer and better audio section and thus is louder and i have had some guys tell me that my 959 is a bit louder than my cobra 29 also seems like if i run rf power back just a bit the 959 is loweder
Hi all
I have a question out of these 3 cb's which 1 would have the moste AUDIO PUNCH and wattage and best channel mod
1. cobra 142 gtl
2, washington eather 858 or 8719
3 galaxy 959 and yes i know it is not a base radio BUT i do have a 35 amp power supply
thanks i want...
PC and AMPS
Well i am running a cobra 148 and a magnum 125 sitting 3 feet from my pc and my A 99 is 20 feet from the pc and 15 above it ONLY trouble i have is cb coming thrue pc speakers and ( amp on ) my dell mouse quits working no biggy i just unplug and replug all is well again...
Hi i see you have a galaxy 959dx with the channel mod could you tell me how you did it or e mail me pix of your mod thanks wayne
e mail is wite007@aol.com thanks
Hi every 1 well i think i am going to git 1 but i am hearing 2 differint storyes on the mod fore extra channels 1 online stor said ti cant be dun to the new cb 959 still an other told me it was real hard and not worth doing
SO here is my question dos any one have a new dx 959 that has had...
Hi just got 1 and its so nice and loude and yes on no clipping you dont need to 1 thing on the bench into a dummy load it puts out 50 watts but when you but it to your fave antenna you may only see 25 To 40 watts just my 2 cents still very nice radio
hi ben looking at the 2 radios i like both of them i like the 959 becaus of frequincey counter ( BUT ) i have herd that the channel mod is kinda fun or sometimes does not work are the new 148's any good and can they still be modded thanks for you input in advance wayne
HI all
wel i have the new radio bug again so i need to sell these to git new rig
NO 1 is a cobra 29ltd classic made in SEPT, 1997 every thing works gteat and it has talkback i( i used a DM 452 on it it is set to work with a palomar tx 100 amp no swing kit it may be clipped ? asking...
HI i have ben offered a skip shooter tube amp model 125 about the size of a washington base and is goldish in color 3 switches 1 ssb 2 power 3 pre amp and a meter on the front any one heard of or used 1 and how much shoul it put out thanks
HI i like these radios
lafayette HB-625 more bling or a HB-525
midland 13-882 or the 40 channel 77-882
johnson 123 it is simple but work great takes a licken and keeps on ticken
lol
if you wanted an amp a palomar tx 50 would look real nice and it small i have 2 of them
HI all
well it time to claen up so i have some things to git rid of hope you see somthing you like i can e mail you pix of any item i am open to offers on some things so here we go list to follow
a superstar 360 fm it works fine and is on frequincy on both 10/11 meters
dos need a...
HI
just an update i did finde 249 clipped it did not make much diff ( so maybe i have a weak part some where ) i also cliped D 80 and it did nothing no talkback so o well but thanks fore the help :thumbup1:
H i guys no VR7 is ok i dont touch any thing till i am real shure where it is and what it dos i ask are D80 and VR 249 near a big gray or silver looking
cylinder on the s/ rf meater side of radio doward the back i think that is where they might be but things are so close...
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