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    Hacked Cobra 148 GTL

    Thanks for helping me Andy and NZ8N! My goal is/was to put the 148 back to stock. I thought the wires that are soldered to the board were just disconnected from the bright/dim switch, and reconnected to different areas. But the pink wire is connected to the tone hi/low switch, now I’m even more...
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    Hacked Cobra 148 GTL

    What does PLL, VCO, and 5Kc stand for? None of these wires go back to the bright/dim switch? Except for the black wires?
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    Hacked Cobra 148 GTL

    It would be cool to know where the blue, pink, 2 black and the 2 white wires go. I've seen pics of other 148 GTL boards and I've never noticed any wires soldered to the board like that. And I assume the RF meter bulb isn't supposed to be wired in like that? As far as D52 and R113 are concerned...
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    Hacked Cobra 148 GTL

    Meant to say " put back". Stupid auto correct.
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    Hacked Cobra 148 GTL

    Should I just leave it? Or should I take it to my local CB shop and see if he can put it back to factory settings. It's a damn mess. Looks like it would be a P I A to out back.
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    Hacked Cobra 148 GTL

    Hello. I need help with a hacked Cobra 148 GTL I just bought. I removed the lids to inspect it and found some interesting things. Someone removed the wires from the bright/dim switch, cut the D52 diode, cut the R113 resistor, and there is a cut white wire sticking out of the circuit board that...