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  1. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    look what I found boys possible problem?
  2. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    [ I bought it new nobody other than me has been in there.... However I look some more for solder issues......Thanks all those mics are use for as test i know how to use a 636 and a Ranger no this cb isnt a base it one im just fixing the other mics go with my other cb's..... Im going to...
  3. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    All the mics I used worked on all the other radios I have so its not the mic. I have 4 mics. 2 -Astatic 636L, 1- Ranger SRA-108, and a Cobra CA76 power mic
  4. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    I ended up I have the cb in the house I ended up going outside to my truck and had my step son key it up say audio test 1234 etc...... and sure enough my s meter in the truck would peg but it sounded like he was 10 feet away from the mic so I put the power mic on told hmm to set it on level...
  5. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    Yeah I Stated above I have 2 mics a power mic and a regular mic they both work fine on another radio in fact I tried the reg on another Cobra, Im confident that both mics are working and if I switch to ssb, and speak AAAAUDIOOOO it swings to 15watts and modulation seems fine I have to speak up...
  6. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    I do not have a scope and yes its a 5 pin and yes the schematics haven't been matching my board. Its a 1996. I inspected the D44 its good.....Im using a Dosy Meter and it DK 5 watts I haven't done any mods except the pot and clipping which made no improvements . I since replace the R131 because...
  7. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    OMFG Thank You Now if it is bad how to check it and will this effect my modulation issue? as stated above I re soldered a few bad points now radio will TX but people say the power is there but voice sound like im 10 feet away from mic
  8. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    so which means my only answer would be this power mic.... when using a reg mic modulation unless im whistling into mic is only at 25% whistling into it barely gets to 100%
  9. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    got it working..... After posting that picture above I re-soldered that joint... and others that looked abnormal in the audio area.... I also re-soldered the finals .....I didn't like the looks of those either.... plugged it in and with the exception of the S meter barely moving on TX AM it...
  10. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    possible bad solder joint?
  11. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    ok just to recap.....key mic up meter shows dead key of 4 watts talk into mic nothing i got a speaker, turned on pa dx audio comes threw when i key it up ya here it crackle then static talk nothing..... im going to get another mic just to be safe this mic has 5 pins i don't have another...
  12. Gunner357

    11 meter is very quiet?

    quiet in Michigan also no local no skip
  13. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    I have a std mic and a new cobra power mike the reason I got the power mic was people were saying I sounded far away from mic also its 1996 vintage sorry.... I have a bunch of stuff coming in Tuesday to test this thing at least will be able to eliminate some stuff and it is a 5 pin mic I...
  14. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    no it does not thanks for the reply Im going to find a speaker see if it works on pa on Monday
  15. Gunner357

    Cobra 148gtl No Modulation and...

    Im tinkering with this radio and with the external Dosy swr/watt meter is show dead key 4 watts key up no swing no modulation no movement same goes for the radios meter, its a new cobra power mic and yes i tried another mic too Can someone lead me in the right direction please?