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Hawkeye
New member
Username: Hawkeye
Post Number: 5
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 5:58 pm: | 
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I have a Palamar 300 Elite with a 148 GTL Cobra. Wilson 5000 Magnnet mount, the radio is stock. It seems to do pretty good. I run it on high all the time. I don't know how long the amp will take 4watts, so far so good. I would like to try one of the Texas Star amps. At least a 350 with my stock 4watt 148, should I get a high drive or low drive? I would want it to last for a good while. Is 4watts enough for the TS 350 hd? It seems to work good with my Palamar 300 Elite ld. |
Jameslarson
Intermediate Member
Username: Jameslarson
Post Number: 203
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 10:21 pm: |
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Your 148 would be great with a low drive. I say go for the 667V by texas star. Great amp, perfect for that radio. Just be sure to not go over 4 watts. 2 swinging 4 would be good. Thanks. |
Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 1446
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 9:56 am: |
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I use the Texas Star DX500v with my Cobra 148. The radio has a 2 watt dead key 8 watt swing RMS about 20 watts PEP. The amp does around 120 deadkey and 500 watts PEP.It was very easy to achieve the 1 to 4 power ratio that anyone who desires a clean audio must have! SSB the amp is just amazing on power. I would suggest the DX500v. It will handle the 148 and then some and if you ever decide to get a more powerful dual final radio the amp will work with it as well. I'm very please with this combo in the mobile. I do nothing but DX and I always get great unsolicited compliments! It uses a lot of power so be sure your battery and charging system is up to par! |
Vanillagorilla
Advanced Member
Username: Vanillagorilla
Post Number: 614
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 3:16 pm: |
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Hawakeye,
WELCOME TO THE FORUM!
These guys are on to something  I don't think the DX350 would provide with enough of a difference over the Pal300 to make you happy.
By the way..it'll go quite a while on 4w input.
Have a quick peak here to see my findings.
http://www.copperelectronics.com/cgi-bin/discus4/board-auth.cgi?lm=1147822838&file=/29/86947.html
Best of luck
Hank CEF559
Northeast Net Control
Long Island New York |
Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 2976
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 4:42 pm: |
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hank's right. if your 300 is working, the dx350 won't give you anything else for the cost. need to double your output for ANY noticeable gain. & locals may only tell you 'audio got louder'. on DX, the increase to 500 watts PEP by way of a dx500 or dx667 should put you in the mix a bit more often. you're still only using a very innefficient antenna system compared to a base with a full sized antenna. 500 watts in your car is probably comparable to 80-100 from a base with a 5/8l antenna. |
