If I were you I would clear up the issues with the radio before installing a 1969 final which if its a mitsubishi costs as much as you have in the radio if not a little more. I worked on one of these not to long ago for a friend and this particular radio was made around 1989 or so and was very well built. It seemed to me that it was jammed packed full of parts and reminded me alot of a cobra 25 parts wise and quality. This radio had a scan function on it and my friends would stick and would not settle down to recieve or tx. It all had to do with the Pa/Cb switch. I think it had a cold solder joint or loose wire on the pc board right behind the switch when you took the covers. Give that a try, open up the top cover and wiggle a few wires right behind that tab switch for the Pa/Cb switch and try to Tx while doing it. The Led bar graph should light up hopefully while you whistle in it. If that doesn't work then try plugging in an external speaker to the Pa output in back and see if you get anything at all, if not your audio chip might be gone. Good luck and I also gave you some more advise on your later posting on the same radio.
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no TX or RX in Cobra 19
- Thread starter iceman78
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ok i cheated. that 19 Ultra for parts...it worked good so i simply swapped the 19+ face and installed it on the ultra. so it is really a 19 Ultra with a 19+ face on it. thought this would be quicker than messing with unsoldering the 10 pin audio ic...which may or may not be the problem. i put the 1969 in it and i get nothing but flowers from radio checks. now that i finished off that project it sits on the shelp with my Philly 148 and hasnt been turned on since---still like my 959!
DTB set me up A Cobra 19 plus with a IRF520 MOSFET. Same thing- works great. I like the 19 Plus because they were still made by Dynascan, Philipines. It is my daily user, just for its size. It am using one of the Workman turbo echo mics. The amount of cash I have in the thing was overkill for its value, but it works for what I need it for and it was fun.
