I finally got my Cobra 139 XLR out of storage and hooked it up Saturday. I made some barefoot contacts to the northeast US with it just using an inverted v dipole up about 22 feet.
I added a small heater to it and was able to talk to a station in Australia later that night. Hopefully soon I will have a better antenna up. I'm trying to get my 700 sq foot cabin put together and it is taking longer and costing more than I planned.
I have the bedroom, bathroom and utility room completed.
Anyways, i forgot just how good the receive is on the old 139. I listened to myself on a sdr site and must say the radio does sound good on transmit as well.
On another note, it seems half the people on 38 have gone crazy with all the beeps, recordings, music playing and trash talking. These guys are there all day every day. I just don't get it.
I added a small heater to it and was able to talk to a station in Australia later that night. Hopefully soon I will have a better antenna up. I'm trying to get my 700 sq foot cabin put together and it is taking longer and costing more than I planned.
I have the bedroom, bathroom and utility room completed.
Anyways, i forgot just how good the receive is on the old 139. I listened to myself on a sdr site and must say the radio does sound good on transmit as well.
On another note, it seems half the people on 38 have gone crazy with all the beeps, recordings, music playing and trash talking. These guys are there all day every day. I just don't get it.
