Need advice on an Amp
 

Hi,

I have a Cobra 29 LTD Classic that i use on the road. I bought it a
year ago just for listening and now I have met a few pals and would
like to be able to talk to them more. My problem is that this radio is
untouched. No mods or anything. I've been told thats a good thing. I
was told rather than have it tuned I should just get an amp.

Could someone tell me seriously what I need to have done to this radio
for me to be able to transmit and receive further? It's nothing fancy
just a Cobra 29 LTD Classic, Stock Mic, and a Wilson 1000 antenna.

Money coming soon, and I plan to do whatever needed as long as it's
not very expensive to get this radio up and running better than it is
now. I hope someone can help me out, and point me to a good site that
I can purchase this AMP from at a reasonable price.

Need advice on an Amp
 

On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 04:05:54 -0400, Scott wrote:

Hi,

I have a Cobra 29 LTD Classic that i use on the road. I bought it a
year ago just for listening and now I have met a few pals and would
like to be able to talk to them more. My problem is that this radio is
untouched. No mods or anything. I've been told thats a good thing. I
was told rather than have it tuned I should just get an amp.


Could someone tell me seriously what I need to have done to this radio
for me to be able to transmit and receive further? It's nothing fancy
just a Cobra 29 LTD Classic, Stock Mic, and a Wilson 1000 antenna.

You simply need to turn the AM deadkey down to about 2 watts. Most amps will not
allow more than 4 watts input. Some are HD (high drive) amps that will allow up
to 12 watts. But that is all you have to do. No mods or clipping.

Money coming soon, and I plan to do whatever needed as long as it's
not very expensive to get this radio up and running better than it is
now. I hope someone can help me out, and point me to a good site that
I can purchase this AMP from at a reasonable price.


I have a Palomar 225, which you can get for under $100. Works fine. I have heard
Texas Star being the best quality of the small amps. They make a HD model.

Vinnie S.

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Vinnie S. wrote:
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 04:05:54 -0400, Scott wrote:

Hi,

I have a Cobra 29 LTD Classic that i use on the road. I bought it a
year ago just for listening and now I have met a few pals and would
like to be able to talk to them more. My problem is that this radio is
untouched. No mods or anything. I've been told thats a good thing. I
was told rather than have it tuned I should just get an amp.

Could someone tell me seriously what I need to have done to this radio
for me to be able to transmit and receive further? It's nothing fancy
just a Cobra 29 LTD Classic, Stock Mic, and a Wilson 1000 antenna.

You simply need to turn the AM deadkey down to about 2 watts. Most amps
will not allow more than 4 watts input. Some are HD (high drive) amps
that will allow up to 12 watts. But that is all you have to do. No mods
or clipping.

Money coming soon, and I plan to do whatever needed as long as it's
not very expensive to get this radio up and running better than it is
now. I hope someone can help me out, and point me to a good site that
I can purchase this AMP from at a reasonable price.

I have a Palomar 225, which you can get for under $100. Works fine. I
have heard Texas Star being the best quality of the small amps. They make
a HD model.

Vinnie S.

Or a Dave made. :)

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On 27 Oct 2005 21:26:15 GMT, Steveo wrote:

Vinnie S. wrote:
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 04:05:54 -0400, Scott wrote:

Hi,

I have a Cobra 29 LTD Classic that i use on the road. I bought it a
year ago just for listening and now I have met a few pals and would
like to be able to talk to them more. My problem is that this radio is
untouched. No mods or anything. I've been told thats a good thing. I
was told rather than have it tuned I should just get an amp.

Could someone tell me seriously what I need to have done to this radio
for me to be able to transmit and receive further? It's nothing fancy
just a Cobra 29 LTD Classic, Stock Mic, and a Wilson 1000 antenna.

You simply need to turn the AM deadkey down to about 2 watts. Most amps
will not allow more than 4 watts input. Some are HD (high drive) amps
that will allow up to 12 watts. But that is all you have to do. No mods
or clipping.

Money coming soon, and I plan to do whatever needed as long as it's
not very expensive to get this radio up and running better than it is
now. I hope someone can help me out, and point me to a good site that
I can purchase this AMP from at a reasonable price.

I have a Palomar 225, which you can get for under $100. Works fine. I
have heard Texas Star being the best quality of the small amps. They make
a HD model.

Vinnie S.

Or a Dave made. :)

I have microwaves smaller than that. And it appears I live pretty close to him.


Vinnie S.

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Vinnie S. wrote:
I have microwaves smaller than that. And it appears I live pretty close
to him.

Vinnie S.

He might help you out if you need an alternator upgrade too!

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On 27 Oct 2005 21:51:08 GMT, Steveo wrote:

Vinnie S. wrote:
I have microwaves smaller than that. And it appears I live pretty close
to him.

Vinnie S.

He might help you out if you need an alternator upgrade too!


It also appears that one of the friends I made on the CB, is best friends with
him. Go figure. Never met him, though. Also, I don't think he talks on our
channel. I think he does the super bowl.

Vinnie S.

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Vinnie S. wrote:
On 27 Oct 2005 21:51:08 GMT, Steveo wrote:

Vinnie S. wrote:
I have microwaves smaller than that. And it appears I live pretty
close
to him.

Vinnie S.

He might help you out if you need an alternator upgrade too!

It also appears that one of the friends I made on the CB, is best friends
with him. Go figure. Never met him, though. Also, I don't think he talks
on our channel. I think he does the super bowl.

Vinnie S.

There's guys reading this that can tell you more about him, I'd guess if he
was talking on your local channel you'd likely hear him.

Some of those dawgs that used to superbowl it, don't so much anymore. I was
never into AM much except back in the 70's, or on the highway myself, but
there's been some big dawgs over the years in rrcb. ( pics of some -big-
stuff still float thru)

Give me SSB,100 watts and a good antenna. :)

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You can make the older Cobra 29`s really loud if you can find the right
tech..You can usually find the little Palomar or Texas Star or whatever
amps on Ebay cheap enough

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From: (Steveo)
Vinnie S. wrote:
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 04:05:54 -0400, Scott wrote:
(Hi,
I have a Cobra 29 LTD Classic that i use on the road. I bought it a year
ago just for listening and now I have met a few pals and would like to
be able to talk to them more. My problem is that this radio is
untouched. No mods or anything. I've been told thats a good thing. I was
told rather than have it tuned I should just get an amp.
Could someone tell me seriously what I need to have done to this radio
for me to be able to transmit and receive further? It's nothing fancy
just a Cobra 29 LTD Classic, Stock Mic, and a Wilson 1000 antenna. )
-
You simply need to turn the AM deadkey down to about 2 watts. Most amps
will not allow more than 4 watts input. Some are HD (high drive) amps
that will allow up to 12 watts. But that is all you have to do. No mods
or clipping.
-
(Money coming soon, and I plan to do whatever needed as long as it's not
very expensive to get this radio up and running better than it is now. I
hope someone can help me out, and point me to a good site that I can
purchase this AMP from at a reasonable price. )
-
I have a Palomar 225, which you can get for under $100. Works fine. I
have heard Texas Star being the best quality of the small amps. They
make a HD model.
Vinnie S.

Or a Dave made. :)


What's their smallest driver going for these days?

Need advice on an Amp
 

Your weenie is the smallest driver, twitlips