Saying hello, and getting a 29LTD setup

[azepp]

First off, I just wanted to post a message to say hello, and to apologize for the ineviatable silly (or dumb@##) questions that I will most indefinatably post.

Anyway now that that is out of the way, I am getting a 29 LTD used, and wanted to know who around central North Carolina (within 200-300 miles) i should or should not let into the radio. I would like to have the radio gone through and check the deadkey and swing and anything else that I need to have them check. I would like to end up with a loud and stout radio, however I don't want or need super power out of my radio... At least not yet... I want to end up setting this radio with a texas star variable 100w linear that I already have.

So I guess what I am asking is: 1. Who is and isn't respectable enough to take this radio too in this area, 2. What should I have them check for, 3. what should I let be done to this radio for the setup before mentioned, 4. does the radio need to be matched in some way or form to the linear, 5. Anything else I should know (within reason.....)

I am also interested in opinions between a top loaded firestick 4ft fiberglass, or a center loaded k40 or wilson 2000, or is there some better antenna that I don't know about yet.

Thanks some much in advance.


Alex
aka Slobber

 

[loosecannon]

this guy has a great reputation for doing really good work, and he is in North Carolina. pretty sure the guy's name is Richard.

8541 Electronics

as for what to have done, if you want to drive a linear with the radio; send the linear with the radio and have him set the deadkey on the radio for what the amp wants to see.

tell him to give the radio a full alignment.

thats about it,
good luck with it,
LC

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

welcome to the forum azepp .
there are no stupid questions , but there are sometimes stupid answers .
if me and my stupid questions havnt been run off then trust me when i say you wont be either . LOL
looking forward to your future questions weather i can answer them or not .

 

[Moleculo]

You don't want to have that radio doing "max swing" or power output with an amp that does 100 watts. All you really need to do is have the carrier (deadkey) lowered to make that amp happy. Since it's a used radio, there's a good chance that the radio has had some work done before. Have Richard clean up whatever work was done, set it at 100% modulation and set the carrier to work with the amp and have fun.

 

[TexasOutlaw]

X2. And just a small piece of advice. Find someone to do your work that you are comfortable with. Stick with them. So many (truckdrivers) stop at every other "CB Shop" and get so many different "experts" inside their radios they never work properly. Just because some has a meter and some books that doesn't make them a tech. A golden screwdriver maybe. Look for a siginal generator, o'scope just for starters. These are needed to properly peak and tune and align a radio. It'd be nice if they had a complete Sams Photo Facts as well. Although I don't have them all....yet! No one is perfect, and can make a mistake. We all have. But if they say I (we) are the best and know everything run don't walk. No one knows everything! Lots of luck with your radio and enjoy.