Did you peak and tune your CB radio yourself?

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  1. Easy_Money_Trucker

    Easy_Money_Trucker Bobtail Member

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    I have a Cobra 29 LX.
    I WATCHED a YouTube video. On how
    To crank it to maximum modulation.
    Counterclockwise.
    But for the final, I do not have a watt meter. So idk how it will sound.

     
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  3. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    I did it, I didn't watch any YouTube crap, I used the proper equipment and aligned it right.

    Take it to someone who knows what they are doing which is rare nowadays.

    Get it properly aligned, and tuned a little bit.
     
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  4. craig_sez

    craig_sez Road Train Member

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    Might be safer to leave it along..Lotsa golden screw drivers out there to make your radio look good on a watt meter but sound like crap..
     
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  5. rabbiporkchop

    rabbiporkchop Road Train Member

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    Unmodified should outperform most textbook service manual tunes. I'd leave it alone.
     
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  6. slim6596

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    What about a radio with low modulation out of the box?
     
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  7. craig_sez

    craig_sez Road Train Member

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    There is a variance in radios but in general a outta the box is better than many tech's tune..
     
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  8. slim6596

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    What I meant was, if the stock out of the box radio's modulation is low, you can turn that up without hurting anything, right? As long as you're not excessive?
     
  9. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    i used to have a cb shop near me. i'd get mine tuned. if i bought a cb online, like from Iowa80, they'd tune it.

    i gave up on spending any extra monies, for such stuff, and would only buy a really good noise cancelling mic.

    take it to a shop, do not chance this on your own.

    it could even be your antenna is in need of a tune.
     
  10. Ridgeline

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    Yes, that is correct.
     
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  11. jessejamesdallas

    jessejamesdallas Road Train Member

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    I bought my President McKinley stock, had nothing done to it, and all I did once I got it was crank up the modulation to 100% (was about "maybe" 75% from factory) and turn the ssb up to 12w...(factory had ssb set at about 6w.)

    Best sounding radio I have had in a long time, from what people tell me anyway
     
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