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just picked up a cobra 18wxstII

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are there any mods known that are easy to do without having any special equipment, I do know about the modulation adj. but was there anything else that can be done to this model radio? I pliked it for it'ssize and weather chnls
 
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sent back the cobra 18wxstII Friday. I am using a cobra HGA1500 antenna, but was still not talking very well. So sent it back and bought a uniden pc68ltw So hope this one will transmit out
 

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The Cobra 18wx is not a good radio. It has always been considered by most to be the "worst" of the Cobra line.

The Uniden PC68 is an excellent choice and should do what you need as long as your antenna setup is adequate.
 
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thanks, I am going to try the cobra HGA1500 ant, as it is the same as the lil wil I think
 
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If you wanna talk farther get the 102" or if you don't want something that tall go for the Wilson 1000 or k40 mag mount both of which can be easily removed if you need to go into garage or parking structure.
 
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tried the cobra ant with the pc68ltw works great getting about 5 miles from a stock radio
 
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