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Explorer Forum Need Help locating a good reliable repair tech in New England area ?  
21:20 10-Oct-09   [Replies: 3, Views: 97]    By: Unnamed
I have a Kenwood TM 7441 A and need to locate a Repair House in the New England Area that is reliable and dependable. Does anyone know of such a place and will you share it with us ?...
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Explorer Forum Race Radio Question  
03:57 29-Sep-09   [Replies: 7, Views: 204]    By: Unnamed
OK, before anyone freaks out.. I am not asking to modify anything...just a question. How can race teams use race radios? They are in the 2 meter range and have up to 110 watts of power. ...
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Explorer Forum Completed install and video!!!  
18:43 27-Sep-09   [Replies: 14, Views: 368]    By: Unnamed
Here are the links for my pics and video tour of my 98' Mounty. Let me know what you think.. Spin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kml9nMkBBY [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kml9...
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Explorer Forum Power supply for radio  
22:35 21-Sep-09   [Replies: 4, Views: 148]    By: Unnamed
Is it a good idea to wire my radio into my cigarette lighter? I heard that that will drain my battery because it will always be drawing power, even when my truck is off. Anyone have fi...
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Explorer Forum Need opinion on mounting location  
17:48 14-Sep-09   [Replies: 5, Views: 135]    By: Unnamed
My 6ft cb antenna is mounted on my rear bumper. I drilled a hole through both the plastic covering the top of the bumper and the metal itself. Do you think this is an adequate setup f...
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Explorer Forum 3rd gen extension speaker install  
23:01 10-Sep-09   [Replies: 1, Views: 103]    By: Unnamed
finally got around to fiberglassing a new extension speaker for my cb which is under the lid of the center console. i wanted to be able to ride with the lid down and still be able to hea...
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Explorer Forum CB Antenna Question  
21:02 20-Aug-09   [Replies: 2, Views: 183]    By: Unnamed
So I installed a CB antenna on my 98, I made my own tail light bracket. I have noticed that others have made a ground to the antenna. Is that necessary, Im not very familiar with CB's bu...
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Explorer Forum Cb install in 98 Eddie Bauer Help please  
19:34 13-Aug-09   [Replies: 5, Views: 343]    By: Unnamed
So I have a 98 Eddie Bauer and would like some suggestions on where to mount a CB I would rather not remove any of the electronics on the center console but Im open for any suggestions a...
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Explorer Forum new to CBs, what is right for me?  
14:45 7-Aug-09   [Replies: 5, Views: 207]    By: Unnamed
I am very new to the world of CBs, but on a recent trail ride discovered how useful they are to have. I am looking for something relatively affordable with total costs <$150. Can an...
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Explorer Forum Galaxy 979 internal SWR metter wonkyness  
18:36 6-Aug-09   [Replies: 2, Views: 173]    By: Unnamed
I just installed a 2' firestikII, and got the swr to 1.2 on 19, it is 1.7-1.8 on 1 and 40. This is with my Midland 23-110 SWR meter. SWR on the radios meter closely matches this, while t...
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Explorer Forum Tail light antenna mount install  
01:51 4-Aug-09   [Replies: 8, Views: 496]    By: Unnamed
Thought I would post these up for the benefit of the forum. This is how I installed an antenna mount I made last weekend. Pretty simple to make, mine is made from 12 gauge steel, 3/4 inc...
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Explorer Forum Antenna stud mount with ring connector? How to connect to cable?  
22:53 26-Jul-09   [Replies: 5, Views: 267]    By: Unnamed
How would I connect some COAX to it? Do I just leave the sheilding cut and crimp the center conductor to the lug? ...
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Explorer Forum 2nd Gen Install Ham Radio Style  
00:18 17-Jul-09   [Replies: 6, Views: 646]    By: Unnamed
Here are my pics for the new truck... Let me know what you think. These pics are before carpet, and a pre install setup... I have no stock center column, nor do I want one either... TA...
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Explorer Forum soon to install cb in 3rd gen  
05:10 14-Jul-09   [Replies: 30, Views: 420]    By: Unnamed
ok so i have a cobra cb from my old f150 and im goin to install it in my 3rd gen EX. i want to go with a cleaner install and get a through-the-glass antenna. Does anyone has any experien...
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Explorer Forum My freebie old 1978 cobra died.  
21:19 13-Jul-09   [Replies: 17, Views: 250]    By: Unnamed
So I bought the little space saving 19 Ultra III. Still having noise issue but I am guessing it is due to the fact I am trying to use the cheap mag mount antenna from wal-mart. I didn't ...
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Explorer Forum Two CB antennas? (not what you think)  
06:36 10-Jul-09   [Replies: 13, Views: 420]    By: Unnamed
So, I'm thinking I want to have two CB antennas on my truck, one on the roof, probably a roof mounted wilson 1000 with a 66 inch whip, and the other a 4 or 5 foot Firestik mounted on the...
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Explorer Forum this might be a bigger project than i thought....  
02:02 22-Jun-09   [Replies: 8, Views: 387]    By: Unnamed
i decided it was time to pull the install apart to remove all the "extras" (projects gone awry, things i've removed or upgraded, etc.) - since the inside of my jottodesk consol...
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Explorer Forum Ford electronics vs. high power radio transmitters.  
03:13 10-Jun-09   [Replies: 2, Views: 230]    By: Unnamed
Greetings, Troops! I'm a Newbie here. I just said a fond farewell to my 11 year old, 125,000 mile F-150, and became the owner of a 2009 Ranger (standard cab, manual tranny, with the ...
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Explorer Forum Connecting CB radio to stereo?  
01:43 8-Jun-09   [Replies: 4, Views: 292]    By: Unnamed
I just installed an old radioshack cb that was lying around. I can barely hear it's internal speaker because its so small. I know I can get an external speaker for it, but I was wonder...
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Explorer Forum 80M transmitter from a fluorescent light.  
14:16 28-May-09   [Replies: 1, Views: 219]    By: Unnamed
http://mjrainey.googlepages.com/dasderelicht [http://mjrainey.googlepages.com/dasderelicht]> Pretty cool! ...
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Explorer Forum Was given a Cobra 29NW Classic and wont work  
20:44 27-May-09   [Replies: 3, Views: 138]    By: Unnamed
Hi all. I was given a Cobra 29 Classic [http://www.cobra.com/products/mobile-cb-radios/29-nw-ltd-classic-with-nightwatch-display]>and cannot seem to get it to work at all. Trying to fi...
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Explorer Forum CB Radio Newb. Need Help.  
21:59 26-May-09   [Replies: 10, Views: 410]    By: Unnamed
Hey, so I am planning a trip with a friend of mine. We will be heading to my mountain house and there are a tone of trails up there, but no cell service. We decided to get some CB radios...
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Explorer Forum What's new in the ham radio world??  
05:01 25-May-09   [Replies: 3, Views: 172]    By: Unnamed
I haven't been staying current on rules and regs, technology etc. Anything significant over the past few years besides the elimination of Morse code for HF licensing?? ...
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Explorer Forum Antennas Are Antennas, Right?  
21:41 24-May-09   [Replies: 6, Views: 376]    By: Unnamed
Hello guys. I don't drive an X, I drive the first generation equivalent, a '94 GMC S15 Jimmy. But you all have a hell of a Amateur Radio forum. I recently received my license, KJ4LRZ...
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Explorer Forum Roof mount CB antenna?  
23:25 10-May-09   [Replies: 12, Views: 1169]    By: Unnamed
Has anyone installed one? Have photos? I'm wondering how exactly its supposed to seal so it doesn't leak, and how thick the mount is so I'll know if I'm going to have headliner issues. ...
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