When a CB radio is 'peaked and tuned" what exactly is done to it? Is it something you could do on your own? I assume it takes some special equipment like an oscilloscope or something?
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Peaked and tuned?
- Thread starter mofugly13
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pauly383
Daddy383
Basically it is adjusted for the best possible performance . Its like a Chevy , it can put out much more with a few tweaks , but off the showroom floor its only putting out what uncle sam and the insurance companies allow .
No , if its a trail radio , its not even needed unless you wheel alone miles from civilization .
You want to talk far distances and meet new people , you can get a Ham license
No , if its a trail radio , its not even needed unless you wheel alone miles from civilization .
You want to talk far distances and meet new people , you can get a Ham license
Well, I figured that much, peaked and tuned kind of defines itself as far as the end result is concerned. I just wanted to know what exactly they do. Do they change out some solid state components, adjust variable capacitors, rehostats? I'm not looking for specific instructions, just a better understanding of the process.
Z3PR
Banned
Usely no, but on some radio's you can have larger finals installed. I peak and tune is fine, but modulation is where it's at !!!!!! Put some swing in that thing.mofugly13 said:
You may as well be speaking chinese. Is there a CB radio for dummies book?
pauly383
Daddy383
Z3PR
Banned
Modulation; how do I explain. I'm not the best at wording things, but I'll try. Watch your signal meter for a while. Ever notice how some people will sound louder then others even though they don't have as strong of a meter reading as someone else ?? Ever see your meter swinging up as they talk ?? That's modulation. Modulation is what makes you loud, not the carrier. For instance, my radio has a 15 watt dead key, but swings up over 60 watts on AM. No, it's not a standard CB, and yes, it's been modified a tad bit, but don't tell anyone, LOL.
bcrewcaptain
Registered Member
another good site with a few bits of info I frequent from time to time
http://forum.worldwidedx.com/index.php
http://forum.worldwidedx.com/index.php
