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Cobra 25 LTD Classic Service cost?
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Hi,
I heard about the drifting, but did not know how true it was? (different opinions?)
How about this olf Radio shack SWR....Too cheap???
I'm also looking at a daiwa 101 on a bid.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radio-Shack...Meter-Catalog-Number-21-523-NOS-/262692116647
I heard about the drifting, but did not know how true it was? (different opinions?)
How about this olf Radio shack SWR....Too cheap???
I'm also looking at a daiwa 101 on a bid.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radio-Shack...Meter-Catalog-Number-21-523-NOS-/262692116647
I have only ran a galaxys mobile, and when it is 20 below, it takes 2+ hours to stabilize. In a shack it probably wouldn't be that bad? I have a radioshack watt/swr meter, and it works plenty good enough. I don't see them on the website, so I don't know if you can get a new one. Bankruptcy really screwed up radioshack.
You would pretty much just use the clarifier to tune in stations that are a little off.
Don't get too hung up on the grant xl. As long as they aren't made in China, the 148gtl is the same radio, as is the grant lt. The grant xl got hyped up because they were once cheaper than the 148gtl. Somehow that hype has stuck, and now the 148 is usually cheaper.
Don't get too hung up on the grant xl. As long as they aren't made in China, the 148gtl is the same radio, as is the grant lt. The grant xl got hyped up because they were once cheaper than the 148gtl. Somehow that hype has stuck, and now the 148 is usually cheaper.
If you want a radio to modify; then the 980 isn't that radio. It will fry. Use it as is - or not at all. Or find out the hard way with your own cash. But as it is, it does very well w/o modding.
To get a radio re-capped should go for about $60-$75. Alignment is about ~$50/ish, depends on if it is a AM only or SSB radio. AM only radio alignment should be about ~$40; recap about ~$45.
If you want a SSB radio; then do not mod it for AM performance, as you will have crummy SSB performance. The only mod that works well with a SSB radio is getting it peaked, as this also improves AM performance w/o ruining SSB performance without the need of stupid hacks/mods.
There are a couple of guys I would not send a radio to, such as Snake Radio. As he just charges too much money and will chisel all he can - or he won't want to do the job.
Just my experience . . .
To get a radio re-capped should go for about $60-$75. Alignment is about ~$50/ish, depends on if it is a AM only or SSB radio. AM only radio alignment should be about ~$40; recap about ~$45.
If you want a SSB radio; then do not mod it for AM performance, as you will have crummy SSB performance. The only mod that works well with a SSB radio is getting it peaked, as this also improves AM performance w/o ruining SSB performance without the need of stupid hacks/mods.
There are a couple of guys I would not send a radio to, such as Snake Radio. As he just charges too much money and will chisel all he can - or he won't want to do the job.
Just my experience . . .
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The 980 is a prime candidate for a low drive amp. Since the final is the weak spot of the 980, so turning it down to run an amp should prolong it's life anyways.
That antenna is recomended by many around here. I don't have one, so I can't say. I'd look at an RM Italy amp. KL 203p maybe?