Medium-sized amp suggestions

[fogdog]

Back to my original question. Will or can a stock Cobra 29 LX drive a 4 pill amp? In particular a Xforce TNT 600 HD? Just in case my Stryker 955 won't be able to. I would just make the 955 into a barefoot base radio, and put the 29 back in my truck.

Thanks, 73

 

[ND88]

Yeah jus t turn your rf power down to deadkey at about a watt you'll be good.

 

[fogdog]

^^^^ Good to know. Thanks. I hope Xforce will get it sorted out. Stryker is also helping me out. It's nice to see the CB community helping each other. It's also nice that both companies are helping me to resolve the problem.

If anyone would say to me that CB is dying off, they would be wrong in my book.

 

[The Jerk]

A Cobra 29 will not need "turned down" to run a straight 4-pill amp...even well tuned, a Cobra 29 couldn't over-drive a 4-pill. That's why they are a better choice for most people...they are truly set and forget.

I ran a Grant XL, PC76, and a DX959 into a 4x1446 box I had at one point; none of them came close to over-driving that amp.

 

[9C1Driver]

A Cobra 29 will not need "turned down" to run a straight 4-pill amp...even well tuned, a Cobra 29 couldn't over-drive a 4-pill. That's why they are a better choice for most people...they are truly set and forget.

I ran a Grant XL, PC76, and a DX959 into a 4x1446 box I had at one point; none of them came close to over-driving that amp.

That's what I was going to say. Heck a local ran an Omegaforce HP with a TnT 600 and was smoken. A TnT will laugh at a straight Cobra 29.

 

[fogdog]

What kind of watts out could I expect with the 29 lx and the tnt 600 hd?

 

[The Jerk]

When I was running my PC76 (which is pretty close to your Cobra 29), I want to remember I was doing around 100 watt dead key and right around 400 watts of swing. While that doesn't sound all that much, its more than enough to get the job done and the amp will last practically forever.

 

[ND88]

So the TNTs are pretty much the way to go it seems? Might buy the 250.

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[fogdog]

When I was running my PC76 (which is pretty close to your Cobra 29), I want to remember I was doing around 100 watt dead key and right around 400 watts of swing. While that doesn't sound all that much, its more than enough to get the job done and the amp will last practically forever.

Nice.

 

[Z-MAN 369]

There is a VR to adjust the SWR warning light.

 

[fogdog]

^^^^Is there? I wouldn't know. The radio is under warranty for 3 years and it's sealed. No way will I void that. It can also be adjusted with a PC. I don't want to set it higher. What good would that do, besides making things harder on the equipment? The swr alarm is set just fine.

 

[Mogo333]

I'm not sure you can get the non-variable dx500 anymore, but I could have looked in the wrong places.

I have a Texas star non variable dx500 for sale Matt Lacey 217 320-4687 txt me if interested

 

[Mogo333]

I have a Texas star dx 500 for sale text me at 217-320-4687

 

[psycho]

I would recommend an Xforce TNT 350. Mobile CB performance is 80% antenna and 20% amplifier.

 

[tba02]

10 month old thread resurrected w/ a for sale post?