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Cobra 29 antenna light
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I thought that was what the light was supposed to do. What does the paperwork that came with it say?
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The ANT warning light needs to be calibrated to stop the light from coming on. Current Cobra 29's are junk vs the ones built just a few years ago. Current C29's have horrible receivers, underrated MOSFET final. The final used is an AF MOSFET, not a RF MOSFET!
So either return the radio, or take it to a qualified CB shop to have the ANT warning light calibrated. Some 29's can not be calibrated, cobra removed the adjustment pot and replaced it with a fixed resistor on some production runs.
You may want to keep you eyes for a older used cobra 29. The best recent batches of cobra 29's came out in 2004 and 2009. Those are the two years Cobra 29's were built solid and didn't have cheap garbage parts used in manufacturing.
2000-2004 - decent radios
2005-2008 - bad front controls
2009 - fixed bad front controls
2010-current - radios took a huge performance hit for receive and over all quality build.
Cobra 29's used to be a mid tiered CB, but cobra has cheapened these Cobra 29's to the point they perform no better than a cheap low tiered $29.99 CB.
So either return the radio, or take it to a qualified CB shop to have the ANT warning light calibrated. Some 29's can not be calibrated, cobra removed the adjustment pot and replaced it with a fixed resistor on some production runs.
You may want to keep you eyes for a older used cobra 29. The best recent batches of cobra 29's came out in 2004 and 2009. Those are the two years Cobra 29's were built solid and didn't have cheap garbage parts used in manufacturing.
2000-2004 - decent radios
2005-2008 - bad front controls
2009 - fixed bad front controls
2010-current - radios took a huge performance hit for receive and over all quality build.
Cobra 29's used to be a mid tiered CB, but cobra has cheapened these Cobra 29's to the point they perform no better than a cheap low tiered $29.99 CB.
Paper work that came with it doesnt say much about the light other than "check antenna when light comes on". A big help that is.....LOL
Project25_MASTR
Millennial Graying OBT Guy
Try and find another a set meter to confirm that yours is working properly as well.
Im waiting on an astatic swr meter i ordered off ebay.....i assume thats what ur talking bout
Whats the best "out of the box" radio nowadays?
Who is a trustworthy cb guru i could send this to check it over and repair/upgrade/tune it?
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Seeing as your receiving 90% or more of the time, a good receiver is first and foremost.
The Galaxy 949 & 959 still have great receivers. This radio is built on the EPT6900 board design, which is very good.
The Texas Ranger 296 is another good radio with great receive as well. This radio is built from the original Cobra 148GTL design that made the 148 so popular for decades. (Ranger copied the 148GTL design to make the 296)
Don't even think about a new Cobra 148!
I'd love to recommend a Cobra, Uniden, Midland radio, however they all honestly stink now days. Their quality is so shabby, these companies should be ashamed for cutting so many corners trying to make them as cheap as possible.
Competition is so fierce in the shrinking CB market, manufactures are doing everything they can do to make their radios cheaper to compete for your money.
The Galaxy 949 & 959 still have great receivers. This radio is built on the EPT6900 board design, which is very good.
The Texas Ranger 296 is another good radio with great receive as well. This radio is built from the original Cobra 148GTL design that made the 148 so popular for decades. (Ranger copied the 148GTL design to make the 296)
Don't even think about a new Cobra 148!
I'd love to recommend a Cobra, Uniden, Midland radio, however they all honestly stink now days. Their quality is so shabby, these companies should be ashamed for cutting so many corners trying to make them as cheap as possible.
Competition is so fierce in the shrinking CB market, manufactures are doing everything they can do to make their radios cheaper to compete for your money.
Here is a link from Cobra on the problem:
https://downloads.cobra.com/CB/Models/MiscInfo/29antlight.pdf
https://downloads.cobra.com/CB/Models/MiscInfo/29antlight.pdf
Thank you, but did i read that right? Suggesting to unhook the ant. , key the mic, and adjust the vr6.......
Wouldnt keying the mic w/out the antenna hurt the radio?????
Ok, thanks.
Once i check my swr with the astatic meter to verify my swr, i will give that a try
Can it be turned by hand or do i need a special tool?
well, had a new 12' mini 8 coax laying in the back seat of truck and was piddling today.
I mocked up the new coax and......no antenna light when keying up. I admit, the old coax i was using was ran through the bottom of the door (pinched)....i know thats a no no but i was short on time (without disassembling the interior) and learned my lesson. funny how i still read a decent swr on my cobra tho...
Ive talked myself into a permanent roof mount so i think im gonna ditch the firestik.
I mocked up the new coax and......no antenna light when keying up. I admit, the old coax i was using was ran through the bottom of the door (pinched)....i know thats a no no but i was short on time (without disassembling the interior) and learned my lesson. funny how i still read a decent swr on my cobra tho...
Ive talked myself into a permanent roof mount so i think im gonna ditch the firestik.
Project25_MASTR
Millennial Graying OBT Guy
NMO is my preferred mount for roofs. Commercial FM low band (Larsen NMO 27 for example) antennas work great and are usually 4 ft tall or so.
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