INDUCTOR INF0 INDUCTOR# RANGE UH PART# L1 1.4 - 2.7 KEI106AP L2 1.9 - 3.3 LA181 L3 1.8 - 2.8 KEI107AP L4 2.8 - 5.1 KEI108AP * L5 2.8 - 5.1 KEI109AP L6 5.2 - 9.4 KEI110AP THESE SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM A CHINESE/POST UNIDEN COBRA 29LTD * THIS INDUCTOR IS USED TO REPLACE THE OEM INDUCTOR THAT CONTROLS THE UPPERSIDEBAND TRANSMIT OFFSET IN THE COBRA 148-GTL, MORE OF- TEN THAN NOT, A SOURCE OF SOME FRUSTRATION. THIS COIL WILL PRO- VIDE THE NECESSARY ADDITIONAL INDUCTANCE REQUIRED TO PROPERLY A- LIGN THIS OFFSET, AND BECOMES AN ABSOLUTE MUST WHEN THIS CHASSIS IS CONVERTED TO 10 METER OPERATION. (148-GTL) ALSO, TO INCREASE AMPLITUDE AND STABILITY OF PLL/VCO & TRIPLER SIGNAL LEVELS, CHANGE THE SMT/VARACTORS IN BOTH THE 11.3258 (OR 11.4758 IN THE CASE OF 10 METER CONVERSION) AND THE TRIPLER CIRCUITS. A GOOD HOT-ROD VARACTOR SUBSTITUTE IS THE MOTOROLA MV-1404. ANOTHER GOOD SOURCE THAT YOU COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WOULD BE THE OLDER 40 CH. UNIDEN RADIOS SUCH AS THE GTL/XLR SERIES, WHICH USED THE MUCH COVETED "GREEN" VARACTOR DIODE. THE SMT DEVICES CURRENTLY IN USE ARE POOR IN QUALITY AND EXHIBIT WIDE-RANGING IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS ACROSS THE CAPACITANCE RANGE OF THESE "COMPONENTS". ALSO, TRY THESE BIAS SETTINGS FOR THE DRIVER AND FINAL STAGES OF THE TRANS- MITTER. 2SC2166/ADJ. FOR .62 VOLTS - 2SC1969/ADJ. FOR .68 VOLTS. ALL READINGS ARE TAKEN FROM BASE TO GROUND OF BOTH DEVICES, WITH THE TRANSMITTER IN AM MODE, W/MIC.GAIN COMPLETELY COUNTERCLOCKWISE, KEY MICROPHONE AND ADJUST TO SUGGESTED PARAMETERS MENTIONED ABOVE. ................................................................