Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
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Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
Well. Finally decided to fit my Maurer expansion board in my 146 GTL. Saying that, I forgot that the 146 has that stupid solder front pcb on it. So I'm a bit stuck for spare switches. On the Maurer board I have lo/mid and hi bands. I also have +5 , +10 , and +15khz if I short them both together. I managed to reuse the front switches to get all features on my 2000 GTL when I did that, but I'm going to be hard pushed with the 146. I think I'll just use the cb/pa for mid and hi. The 3 way NB switch I'll use for off/+5/+10 I think. I never use the low band anyway, and the +15khz option only comes in handy with the alpha channels. Does the President AR144 have the same switch pcb as the 146 ? If the 146 had had the standard facia then I would have removed the RF gain and put in a 3 way band switch, and then use the 2 other toggle switches for the 5/10 and 15. Anyway. It is what it is.
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
Hi Sammy.
Judging by this image I found on Google it appears that the AR144 does have the front PCB as the 146 GTL does. You would have two more switches to play with for the mods though.
Judging by this image I found on Google it appears that the AR144 does have the front PCB as the 146 GTL does. You would have two more switches to play with for the mods though.
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
Hi Andy. Yeah. I hate these pcbs. Real pain in the a$$ Anyway. I'm going to make do with what I have. I might be able to cut a hole in the pcb and replace the RF gain with a switch. Saying that. That means digging out the Dremel , and I'm dangerous with that thing
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
Well , I decided against using the front panel switches . Mainly because there aren't enough of them to be able to use all of the modules features , which seems a waste . I'm not prepared to start drilling holes in the radio either .
So . What I was thinking about was buying a little slim plastic box and fitting either 2 toggle switches , or 2 rotary switches to it in order to do the LO/MID/HI and +5/+10 and +15khz . I can run the 5 wires out of a hole on the back plate of the radio to the switch box .
Does anyone have any ideas on a suitable box that might suit the 146 GTL (or 148) ?
Sammy
So . What I was thinking about was buying a little slim plastic box and fitting either 2 toggle switches , or 2 rotary switches to it in order to do the LO/MID/HI and +5/+10 and +15khz . I can run the 5 wires out of a hole on the back plate of the radio to the switch box .
Does anyone have any ideas on a suitable box that might suit the 146 GTL (or 148) ?
Sammy
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
I have done this and just bought a small black plastic box to put the switches in.
Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
Hi sammy . why not just cut/bend a spare radio lid up with same color to make a small box/ cover/holder/mount for your switchs to the front bottom of your radio. ?. Cheers n 73's
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
Thanks m8 , but cutting and bending metal isn't my strong point A small black or silver coloured box might do the trick . I'll need to do some hunting around .
Cheers !
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
Link to box please m8 .
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
Hi sammy Google this brand they make diffent :sizes n color box's Mate .gd luck n cheers
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
OK m8 . Will do
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
Thought about that. But I have the low band there availability as well. Seems a waste not to wire it up , even though I'll never use it. Plus there's the 5/10 and 15. I'd need to put them on the off/nb/anl switch and activate it using the cb/pa. It's just really messy. A little box might do it. I can use a couple of original silver Cobra knobs to make it look more professional.
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
The AR144 doesn't have the front panel PCB, The controls are bolted in as normal [Except mode switch], The switches are on a PCB but are alot more accessible and as above more to choose from.cb4ever104 wrote: ↑05 Nov 2017, 20:14 Does the President AR144 have the same switch pcb as the 146 ?
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
Hi Nick . Yeah . I saw that from the photo that Andy posted . It's no big deal . I like the 146 . I'll just do something external on mine to switch it in . Or , I could put the 2824 back in and wait till I find a good condition AR144Black Spirit wrote: ↑14 Nov 2017, 21:52The AR144 doesn't have the front panel PCB, The controls are bolted in as normal [Except mode switch], The switches are on a PCB but are alot more accessible and as above more to choose from.cb4ever104 wrote: ↑05 Nov 2017, 20:14 Does the President AR144 have the same switch pcb as the 146 ?
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Re: Expanding my Cobra 146 GTL
That's what I would do Sammy. I hate external switches!cb4ever104 wrote: ↑15 Nov 2017, 09:44
I could put the 2824 back in and wait till I find a good condition AR144
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