| Author | Message | ||
     Darryll Mills (Emnat) New Member Username: Emnat Post Number: 38 Registered: 11-2003 |
I am looking for a small good CB radio for my D1. What is the Cobra 75 like?? | ||
| Jamie (Rover_puppy) Senior Member Username: Rover_puppy Post Number: 579 Registered: 05-2003 |
Darryll, There is a thread going on in the general section that has some input on it. Here's the link: ../27/38909.html"http://www.valcoelectronics.com" target="_blank">www.valcoelectronics.com at the recommendation of another discoweb user. They have consistently had the lowest prices on all electronics and have great customer service. Good Luck, Jamie | ||
| Matthew A. Barnes (Discoveryxd) Member Username: Discoveryxd Post Number: 231 Registered: 08-2003 |
Jamie you beat me to it.  That's my thread, and I'll let you know what I think about it. That's if I get it this week! From what I've heard, it's a great CB. What did you do to your's Jamie? Did it get wet when you went swimming in one of those HUGE mud holes with your very nice D2? That's a cool setup. Matt | ||
| Jamie (Rover_puppy) Senior Member Username: Rover_puppy Post Number: 581 Registered: 05-2003 |
Thanks Matthew, I don't know what I did to it. I didn't get wet. I really think the CB is fine, the problem is probably with my antenna. I have found my antenna to be a great tool for measuring water depth, mud density, and mixing stuff. I should probably hook up my meter to my CB again and see if I only need to re-tune the antenna. It just hasn't been a big priority for me - radios in my vehicle annoy me as much as telephones do at home. I do need to get it fixed though, the last partial bit of conversation I heard on the trail was on the way out from the trails and the guys were talking about my "s___ radio set up". Lost reception so I didn't hear the rest of the conversation. Oh, well... I'm glad you will let me know what you think when you get yours hooked up. If I remember correctly, you are going to use a Wilson antenna with it? Jamie | ||
| Matthew A. Barnes (Discoveryxd) Member Username: Discoveryxd Post Number: 232 Registered: 08-2003 |
yup, that's correct. Heidi at Bill's CB said the Wilson "Little Wil" would be the best. I ordered 2 of the cobras, and 2 of the wilson antennas. So far I have recieved 4 antennas, and no CB's. My orders always get messed up.  I was hoping to install the CB myself before I have to go back to school, oh well. Matt | ||
| Justin Krawitz (Neveroverrover) New Member Username: Neveroverrover Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2003 |
5{u please expand upon "I should probably hook up my meter to my CB again and see if I only need to re-tune the antenna." ??? I am curious as to how I would tune my CB. I have always wondered but never figured out how. Thank you. Justin K. | ||
| Matthew A. Barnes (Discoveryxd) Member Username: Discoveryxd Post Number: 233 Registered: 08-2003 |
The meter she is talking about is an SWR meter. You connect this meter to your antenna, and CB. You want the SWR readings to be the same on channels 1 and 40. You can tune your antenna by lengthening or shortening it. Here is a good link. http://www.firestik.com/tech_docs/tunable.htm Matt | ||
| Matthew A. Barnes (Discoveryxd) Member Username: Discoveryxd Post Number: 234 Registered: 08-2003 |
oops, here it is. http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs/TUNABLE.htm Matt |
