Oldie But Goody? Cobra 132 XLR

[2RT307]

Hey guys, I dug up my old 132 XLR the other day. I bought this used rig back in the early 80's, and it's been sitting for a long time now. I don't know much about this thing.... like which board it has or what it relates to base station wise? Single or double conversion?

It's a pretty cool old rig, still has stong output, but it needs an alignment. I can't find anything here in the archives, nor on the web. Anybody have any info on this thing?

73,
RT307

 

[pro151]

CB Tricks is your friend. This it?

Cobra 132XLR

 

[2RT307]

Yes, I had stopped by CB Tricks already. What I don't really know is where this rig fell in production. I was thinking it was 78-79 or so when it was made. So is it like a Cobra 139XLR base in comparison? Or some other board? Thanks for your help.

73,
RT307

 

[Robb]

No; this radio doesn't have the 858 PLL in it. However, doesn't mean that it won't work well. If it still works OK; that is fine. But it is on the older side of 40 ch radio. Might think about changing out the electrolytic caps and getting it fully aligned if you are going to use it as your regular radio though . . .

 

[2RT307]

No; this radio doesn't have the 858 PLL in it. However, doesn't mean that it won't work well. If it still works OK; that is fine. But it is on the older side of 40 ch radio. Might think about changing out the electrolytic caps and getting it fully aligned if you are going to use it as your regular radio though . . .

It used to be jumped for extra channels above 40. The PLL is a TC8050P? It does need an alignment, which I am hoping to have done tomorrow. I will have him look at the caps, too.

CB - HF - VHF - UHF Transceivers :: SSB CB RADIO :: Cobra_132_XLR


I still think it looks cool!

73,
RT307

 

[ExitThirteen]

The PLL is a TC5080P. I can be modified for upper and lower channels. However, the clarifier is tough to unlock because of a 2.5kc offset in the AM mode. It's the same board as a Cobra 135XLR base, and the Tram D62 mobile. A sturdy old radio in its day. Great find!

~Cheers~

 

[2RT307]

The PLL is a TC5080P. I can be modified for upper and lower channels. However, the clarifier is tough to unlock because of a 2.5kc offset in the AM mode. It's the same board as a Cobra 135XLR base, and the Tram D62 mobile. A sturdy old radio in its day. Great find!

~Cheers~

Ok, cool! I took it to my tech today, and he said it was a good one, but a little tricky to align compared to newer stuff. This guy has been fixing these radios since they were new... he's been in the game for like 40 years. I am amazed how heavy the thing is... 7.7 pounds! Compared to a new rig, it weighs a ton. I like to keep my clarifiers locked, so the offset is not an issue. If I remember right, the extra channels didn't go up very high, and there weren't many of them. I may have him jump it, but I don't want to spend too much money getting it working again.

Thanks again for the info!

73,
RT307

 

[bigred222]

Anyone know which cans are for the SSB Frequency alignments

 

[melaza]

Anyone know which cans are for the SSB Frequency alignments

Hi,

Clarifier, use Secret CB books setup!!

 

[bigred222]

Hi,

Clarifier, use Secret CB books setup!!

Got that. Still not sure which cans pinpoint tx/Rx for SSB. Thanks for the info to secret cb didn’t know that they had that kind of stuff on there

 

[silver devil]

God luck having anyone work on it was it uses a DSB and thats like kryptonite to most techs. The ones here will either tell you to take it back home or sit on it for months on end making up excuses to not work on it...