hey guys my dad just gave me hit old radio he had it tuned and peaked also. any good tips for this radio? where do i get a good coax and best antennas?? thanks
uniden pc76xl
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Channel Jumper..............This guy just got his radio!Do u really think he's concerned about the velocity factor of his coax?....I'm not concerned about mine!
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Same shop you Dad had the radio worked on (it's close) and bring Dad with ya and do some bonding
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Put a antenna on it wire it to 12 volts and have funMad Dog 20/20 Thanks this. -
Lots of good antennas out there it just depends on how worried you are about hitting stuff with the antenna.
I have a peaked and tuned Cobra 29 in my pickup. Basically the same radio. I bought a magnetic base and twisted a 10 inch shaft wilson 2000 into it. Used the radios SWR meter to tune the antenna to get a safe swr.
Don't have any warning lights coming on and the radio will reach out an easy 10 miles on a cruddy day.
But then I did check the radios SWR meter against two other SWR meters so I felt safe using the on board SWR meter. -
ill be puttin it in a newer mack pinnacle
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This is weird. Are you me? My dad just gave me the exact same radio. He gave me the box and original owners manual too. I'm using a Wilson 2000 and a lil wil magnetic mount for my pick up truck. If you have any questions about the owners manual let me know. I just started using it today.
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cool news bell driver, thanks
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The old 102" whip is almost foolproof.... ALMOST.
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Low,
If you want to perform reasonably well and keep it simple:
Local truck stop or cb shop:
4' francis antenna
Astatic 636 mic
This in consideration your truck already had a bracket and coax cable.
If not pick up a mirror bracket and 18' rg8x coax cable.
Put it together and may the force be with you.
Yes, you can improve from that, but it's a simple effective starting point.Mad Dog 20/20 Thanks this.
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