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Bobemartin
New member Username: Bobemartin
Post Number: 5 Registered: 8-2006
| Posted on Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 9:21 pm: |
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Has anyone come up with a cure or solution for the audio output of the Cobra 200 sounding nasal and under-driven. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 3277 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 10:24 pm: |
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have found that a couple locals using 30 amp & bigger power supplies have better audio then when using 20 amp & smaller supplies. |
Dxmodulator
Member Username: Dxmodulator
Post Number: 64 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 8:53 am: |
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Why not use a car battery to power the radio. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 3281 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 11:14 am: |
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car battery will need a sufficient charge presented to it. the cobra seems to draw a fair amount of current(more like an amplifier, then a CB radio), and voltage drop will occur rapidly. put a stock CB on a car battery, & even as voltage goes under 12, it'll still sound alright. as soon as the voltage to the cobra drops, it'll sound funny. |
Bobemartin
New member Username: Bobemartin
Post Number: 7 Registered: 8-2006
| Posted on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 6:30 pm: |
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Thanks, but my poor SSB audio output is not power related. I suspect that the ALC limiter in this radio causes the poor audio output. Does anyone know how to clip or open the ALC for this radio? The older radios used a RV to control the SSB ALC output, but this radio doesn't have one and the SSB modulation is restricted to less than 95%. |
Patzerozero
Senior Member Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 3283 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - 4:09 pm: |
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defeating the ALC caused problems in the originals. in even the new ones, defeating it makes 'em sound worse. |