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  1. Gunner357

    Stryker 955 or a Ranger2995

    I need some help with this I'm trying to decide between one of these the Stryker 955 Is brand new from dealer aligned,swing kit and Converted For 469.00 the ranger is preowned the guy said its been at a shop restoring all to normal and will include a D104 mic For 500.00 This will be a base...
  2. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl r131 removal?

    So in My Case I have no modulation with a regular mic decent with a power mic but Intermediate no Modulation at all with a power mic ?? will any of the above apply to my issue?1
  3. Gunner357

    Galaxy DX99V Frequency Counter shows 24.xxx

    OLD post but Mines has similar issue except its starts working after its on for 10 or 20 minutes Had it to a shop 2 times says its fixed but always comes back...... Is this a classic sign of a bad solder joint?
  4. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    yeah i hear ya mine been on a long time and still has modulations go figure
  5. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    yeah mines a 96 Malaysia i assume the same fixins
  6. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    I just took a drive and call my GF she was on this Cobra and power mic level 2 loud and clear level 10 loud a little distortion at this point Im leaving it going to button it up..... thanks for the help is till wanna know where r128 is so shout out if you can find it if this board even has...
  7. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    I set it to 5w dk and the Power mic level 4 and its creaming.... Ill need to back down VR7
  8. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    your not going to believe this i started messing with the vr10 and vr 7 now I have Modulation if I max the VR10 to 8w DK modulation is great if I set it back to 4w DK I have modulation but cant calibrate my modulation meter,,,,,
  9. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    well I'm not giving up!!~ I found another lifted foil that held a cap i re-soldered haven't tested yet Im going to go over the board again and solder what looks bad..... however i would still like to try lifting that r128 if anyone can tell me where it is I looked at the schematics every is...
  10. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    I verified the cobra power mic again on another radio and on level 2 I can whisper and get 100%..... now I hooked power mic back up to the 148gtl turn pa on I can hear my voice keyed it 3 or 4 times then it went dead again
  11. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    well with respect to the Mic I have an adapter to let it go from a 6 pin to 4 I tried it on my Cobra 29 and it worked fine.... Also I tried (2) 636l and a Ranger Mic no go...... I am starting to wonder if its the MIC connector Circuit board on the radio?
  12. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    ok last night I had it on PA when I noticed modulation so I went from there with the PA YES I could hear my voice, YES I do have receive, and confirmed with another that the cobra was on the same frequency. However again when I got up this Am I had it on CB and whistled and it had modulation...
  13. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    So after leaving it on all night I picked the mic up whistled in it hey modulation ....so i wanted to adjust the MOD with VR7 now no modulation I give up.....
  14. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    yes it is a typo sorry ....... Now I dont know what I did but its modulating i was testing the voltages on the IC's thought the IC6 was strange well its 2 am here now and I cant test very loud but I said audio real soft ant the radios meter moved so I hook my ext modulation meter up and the...
  15. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    this really sux i cant find r128 i see r131 r129 r120 the tr 26... any hints lol TR26 AM (E) 4.12v not keyed 1.975v keyed up and was slowly climbing (C)6.20v (B) 1.036v
  16. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    its is Taiwan mines Malaysia dunno if thats the same lol
  17. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    yup i can receive and when I key I can DK up to 8w its set at 5 right now But no modulation no swing on the radio meter or the ext meter .... what is the production date on yours?
  18. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    Thats a ez its the RCI-8719A then 549 under that, the plate on the back of CB says 1996 update : I checked the voltages on the IC4 all showed that the VDC was in range pin 8 which is the TX (8.24 vdc) (200 mA) I get (8.24vdc) and (.71mA) when I key it up. and 200mV and 0 mA when not keyed...
  19. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    Im sorry its been a while since i finished this issue, here is the only number on this board.....also a few things arose... I have very little modulation now if I turn power mic up all the way and whistle as loud as i can it may go to 5-10% on my modulation meter (external) the radio's meter...
  20. Gunner357

    Homemade antenna Issue High SWR

    [Q UOTE="BJ radionut, post: 738151, member: 7026"]What did you order Gunner? I would most likely tell to cancel, most of those so called 300 watt MFJ tuners are HIGHLY overated!!!! Most will take 100 watts of carrier MAX and 150 watts PEP and that's about it. Homer is right the antenna is fine...