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Robbie
| | Posted on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 5:00 pm: | 
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I am considering getting a new radio....I have the Cobra 25 NW ST WX.....I would like to either like to upgrade to a higher Cobra without the ST system (or to another brand), and that could be "tuned", or ad a small amp..... I like the radios with the digital fronts, but that isn't a deciding factor....
Any suggestions?
Also - does Copper do "Trade In's" on radios?
Robbie
rkrausen@iglou.com |
307 (307)
| | Posted on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 7:10 pm: |
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Copper does not trade however , Look on eBay for the older "in new shape" Cobra 148...Killer radio... |
bullet/151 southern Indiana
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 4:50 am: |
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buy a older mirage 2950 from here,they are 199.00
bucks are outstanding radios and features out the butt.the 148 is a hell of a nice radio but i wouldnt trade 2 of them for a 2950. |
Copper_Fan
| | Posted on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 10:49 pm: |
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naaaaa i have to disagree with you this time 307 SORRY but go to this very site and go to the copper auction and click the radio section and be crafty bidding and get that 2950DX
http://www.copperelectronics.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?category=Radios
LOL sorry 307  |
Tech181 (Tech181)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 7:58 pm: |
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Robbie,
Cobra makes a good radio (and the 148GTL is the Cadillac of Cobra mobiles) but they are extremely overpriced for what they are. Shop around! You can get a comparably priced rig ($20 - $30 either way) with a lot more bells and whistles, such as the Galaxy 949 or the 959.
For all it does, the RCI 2950 DX is a great value for less than $290. This is a good rig to have if you plan on expanding your hobby into the ham realm.
The Voyage VR9000 is a great radio too, and you can't beat it for less than $180.
Steve
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Robbie
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 9:23 pm: |
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I'd like to stay under $150 or so if I could....Money is tight right now, seeing as I just got married, and bought a new truck |
vernonott
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 - 8:09 pm: |
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I'm glad you mentioned the Voyage.I was getting close to chewing on your rear end. |
Tech181 (Tech181)
| | Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2001 - 1:30 pm: |
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Robbie,
Isn't it something how when you get married and have two incomes you have less money than when you were single!
Under $150? Well there's the Cobra 148, The Ranger TR-296, The Superstar 3900, and The Eagle Sidewinder.
For a few $$$ more you can get a Voyage VR9000, the Mirage 2950, or one of the Galaxy rigs.
Steve
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Toid
| | Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2001 - 6:02 pm: |
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The Magnum Delta Force is a reasonably priced "All The Bells And Whistles" export, with killer swing and extras. |
707
| | Posted on Sunday, July 22, 2001 - 2:17 pm: |
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IF you can't find a Sidewinder, there is a clone out there called the Blackhawk. It runs about 110 bucks. You could add a small KL-40 amp and have essentially the same output as a much higher priced rig, full LCD readout, memories, offsets, am/fm/ssb. There is also another clone, the TitanII, same features and output as Sidewinder, about 110 bucks as well. Freq coverage on these radios is 25.615-29.695, but require a small mod to take them from 10m to full export coverage, 4-5w AM/10w FM/12w SSB They are OK radios, good sensitivity, clean output, but not very rugged.
I would stick with a good solid Galaxy if I were planning on running mobile. |
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