Actually your hard pressed to get much over 20W out of a 148gtl even on SSB,
unless it has an extra Amp module inside...
Nice to see someone kows a classy radio, (o2A cybernet) was a shame when
they went under...
I have a FEW of the o2A Export units left NEW, I took the last truckload
that had come in... (been a few years now) I had everything from Colt Black
Shadow DX's to Tristars, to Hy Gain's Lafayettes, etc..
Tony.
----- Original Message -----
From: tmfu <tmfu@comcast.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:57 PM
Subject: RE: DML: CB Questions
>
>
>
> > the dump truckers here use them. For an antenna, get a Lil Wil model
from
> > Wilson. It is a magnet mount that won't come off at 100-I have one. You
> > might have 100 bucks or so tied up, but you'll have a unit that will
> > actually work on ch 19 with all the noise.
>
> The Li'l Wil can handle a 132mph wind (tested at Nazareth Raceway(I forgot
> to take it off during a time trial))
>
> > Where to mount it is up to you.
>
> Placed a Teaberry Stalker II Export on my GenII under where the ashtray
is.
>
> > I have a Cobra 148 model with sideband (and freeband
> > channels...shhhh).
>
> Did you replace the MC873x chip with an MC8719?
>
> > It's huge, as it's actually a base unit. Mounted on a hump mount with
> external
> > speaker and a SWR/power meter combo, it looks like a console.
>
> Darn close! The Uniden Grant and Cobra 148GTL share the same chassis.
>
> > With the power
> > mic and 40 watts (shhh) it WILL be heard.
>
> Ummm how did you get 40watts out the back of the unit? Or is that 40 when
> you go SSB? Or do you have a warmer?? I doubt you can get 40 out of that
> chassis. Even the President Jackson Export was hard pressed to get a 40
watt
> deadkey and that had a big-assed final. Either way the 148GTL is one of
the
> last chassis that can be modded. Then again I still have a GE SSB unit
that
> has an O2A chip(with a BCD thumbwheel array). It has a +/-10kHz slider and
> can go up to 10m and way down too. If you are driving a warmer then you
> should be dead keying about 3-4watts unmodulated otherwise you'll sound
like
> crap because you are overdriving the box.
>
> > I would also reccomend an external speaker of some kind, as the internal
> > speakers are tinny and audio is poor.
>
> Agreed. Plus in most installations the speaker is pointing toward the
floor.
>
>
>
> Greg
> 2k1 Dodge Neon ES
> Rahway, NJ
> http://kernelpanic.dyn.dhs.org
>
>
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