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Fusebreaker
Intermediate Member
Username: Fusebreaker
Post Number: 180
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 12:49 pm: | 
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I am thinking about putting a radio in mom`s car and i was wondering what radio would be a basic radio with good audio/power.I was looking at the mini magnum i want the channels but not all the rf gain and mic gain knobs and stuff |
Therealporkchop
Intermediate Member
Username: Therealporkchop
Post Number: 403
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 6:17 pm: |
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Then that would probably be a good choice. Or some other small radio and put a small amp under one of the seats. Keep it turned on, but wire it with a relay so it comes on when the car is on and off when you switch the car off.
That's all I can think of man!
Chop |
Hotwire
Advanced Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 559
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 8:06 pm: |
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I would try the Cobra 20 XTR with maybe a peak and tune. Simple and cool. They are a good price and are really good talkers. Believe they even come with an antenna. |
Hotwire
Advanced Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 560
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 8:15 pm: |
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I also would suggest the Uniden 510xl. It is a good little unit for the money. A friend of mine has one and it does alright. It never hurts to put a power mic on these little radios for more punch. |
Fusebreaker
Intermediate Member
Username: Fusebreaker
Post Number: 186
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 10:04 pm: |
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Both of those radios are in my mind hotwire i had a pro-510 with talk back and it sounded like a BIG radio with an echo mic turned on to the reverb audio just a hair.I put the 1969 final in it but i could never get the carrier above 6 watts which is prolly all you can get anyway.I got the 510 for free and the speaker was amputated so i used an external speaker and i had people that thought it was a galaxy.One mistake i made was unsoldering one side of the amc diode and everyone said what a piece of $%^& radio i put it back and people said wow!!Does anyone know any good power mods for this radio?
Like where does the driver final go? can i put a 2sc1957 in for the driver? |
Vanillagorilla
Intermediate Member
Username: Vanillagorilla
Post Number: 218
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 11:33 pm: |
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Sorry I can't answer your last question BUT I truly think your on the right track with the 510 or Cobra 20 radio right out of the box. Cheap no frills QUALITY radios. Drop a DM452 on either and Mom will talk BIG.  Don't forget a QUALITY antenna..It'll make or break whatever radio you install....but you knew that already |
Hotwire
Advanced Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 561
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 10:26 am: |
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The DM452 for sure would be my first choice followed by the mobile Astatic d104 and then the Road Devil. Sorry, I'm not a tech so I can't comment on the last 2 questions.
Midland also makes a neat little radio. |
Fusebreaker
Intermediate Member
Username: Fusebreaker
Post Number: 192
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 6:28 pm: |
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I just found out midlands are made in kc im only about 40 miles from there thats just one of those neat little things you never think about |
Dave1
Junior Member
Username: Dave1
Post Number: 41
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Monday, September 19, 2005 - 10:33 am: |
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Fusebreaker Go see if you can get us all a resident discount then come back and tell us all where they told you to go 
Dave |
