NEWBIE Question! Any Mods/Adds Needed for This Setup

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  1. Dec 24, 2011 #1
    The Gryphon

    The Gryphon Heavy Load Member

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    So, I'm just getting into trucking and I just received the following as a Christmas gift:

    Cobra 29 LX CHR LE
    Astatic 636L-C

    Are there modifications, additions, amps, etc. that I need to get, or have done to this radio to be have a decent setup for trucking use?

    If so, what should I get, or have done, and where should I get it or have it done?

    Thanks a bunch and Merry Christmas!!
     
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  3. Dec 24, 2011 #2
    poorboy1

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    i have a 29 but but not the chrome one. i added an echo board, talkback, dual mosfet finals, and my supertune thats around 30 watts. thats all i need for that setup. you dont need an amp. and most people on here will try to talk you out of it. at least thats what happened to me when i asked about amp advise. thats a good radio though. it will hold up very well in a big truck. it will deff take the abuse.
     
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    cadillacdude1975

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    just have the radio tuned by a trusted tech. maybe look into getting a small texas star 350 or so, if your tractor will run while using the amp LOL

    get a good antenna, I.E. browning, K40 or Wilson trucker, or an expensive monkeymade. the browning BR28 is one i ran for a long time and it had a 15000 watt max. all the ones i listed are great antennas, but remember the basic rule. you can have a 300 dollar radio and mic, a nice big amp, but with a 2 dollar truck stop special antenna, you have a 2 dollar radio setup.
     
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    Mad Dog 20/20

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    The radio should be fine out of the box, you just need a decent antenna and a proper installation and you will be good to go.If you have a bottomless wallet, don't waste your $$$ on a "peak and tune", donate it to a charity.
     
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    The Gryphon

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    So, does that mean that you have 30 watts of transmitting power after those mods?

    Can you recommend a good radio shop that can do all that stuff for me?

    Also what would I be looking at cost wise?
     
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    The Gryphon

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    Any recommendation for a "trusted tech"?

    As for the antenna(s), I'll have to wait until I have my own assigned truck and determine what I can/can't change/add to it.
     
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    Happy_Hamer

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    Where are you located?
     
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    The Gryphon

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    I'm in Northeast Mississippi, but I was hoping someone could recommend a honest, reliable radio shop that I could ship the radio to and trust that they'd mod it as it should be and be honest in their pricing, etc.
     
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  11. Dec 25, 2011 #9
    Mad Dog 20/20

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    DTB Radio
    1900 Harrisburg Pike
    Carlisle, Pa. 17015
    Phone: 1-877-909-2348 (toll-free)
    [email protected]
    http://www.dtbradio.com/info.html


    8541 Electronics
    1531 Atkinson St.
    Laurinburg, NC 28352
    Phone: 910-276-9693
    Toll Free: 866-274-8541
    Fax: 910-276-9611
    [email protected]
    http://www.8541electronics.com/home.php
     
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    Big_m

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    Both are excellent shops. Or for starters just get a little KL-203 amp for $50 from H&Y. You then will have over 100 watts output for about the price to a peak job.
     
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