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Couldn't have said it better, although my pot was used and the RF just wired straight past it, wide open, like we always leave it anyway.
As for CB radio checks: first off, getting a checkup from "truckers" on channel 19 is about like having your kids do the veterinary work on your dog.
I want to know 3 things on a radio check, in the rare times that I do them:
1.) how far out are you?
2.) what is my signal? (how many pounds you gettin')
3.) is my modulation clean? No sense in being LOUD if you isn't bein' CLEAR.
Also, I may ask about my background: I use a connex board on am, and don't want it sounding anything more than me standing in a large room.
Many truckers will tell you that you sound great even when,
1.) you're across the highway from them
2.) you're splattering like a cow pissin' on a flat rock
3.) you're echoing like a yodeling drunk
4.) your mike cord is breaking up intermittently
5.) your windows are open and you need a noise cancelling mike.

 

yes I know. I understand what the RF knob does because I used to use it before i took it to the shop to have them modify it. you are right, my RF gain knob is no longer a "RF gain knob" anymore but that particular knob does control how much i transmit know since he changed it, that's what i was trying to say earlier, sorry if I sounded confusing.

 

Hell, I've got to where I don't say on 19 as much anymore. I like hollering at base stations and all that junk. I use 19 if I am going down the interstate or something.

 

That's really a smart way to go, especially with a 29. You won't really need an amp.

 

I kinda like the 100+ watt swing their claiming from the RFX75. Feedback is good on this mod

 

That thing is incredible! Wish I had some money to see if I could put one in my uni.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esDX2lVRTb0
I recall a guy doing something like that with a steel tube years back, but it was a huge rig and a hard install. Had to have a FAN, too!

 

This shop you went to is selling a Stryker for $400? Dude...Don't walk away from that shop! "RUN!"

Google "Stryker 440 Radio" and check prices from some of the On-Line CB Stores...Average price of the Strykers is just a little over $200...Even the Stryker 490 is still under $300...

As for the lil Wilson antenna...All I can say is "You get what you pay for".

The Wilson 1000 and 5000 are much better antenna's, and will get you herd allot better than the lil Wilson...

Maybe...But I doubt it very seriously...I have no-clue as to why they said they couldn't replace the finals with Mosfets...It's done all the time...My guess is that shop's Tech, doesn't have a clue as to what he's doing...