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an oldschool cobra export/?
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Watch'a look'in for here Red ? It's a fine radio , no if and's or buts about it . 40 up and 40 down extras , dual clairifier , would make a nice base or mobile . How much they asking for it ? I'd guess 250.00 easy ! and more then likely worth every penny of it .
~~ehhhhhh~~~just an early export radio. nothing spectacular, definitely not a real mb8719 cobra(or uniden for that matter). they served their purpose in the early 80's, mainly if you wanted to get below 26.815-the lower limit for a pll modded mb8719. xmit was decent as far as exports went back then. i will admit, after i started driving in the 70's, my johnson 4740-far superior to the exports that existed in that era, did get replaced with a host of hy-gain, 148gltdx, ss360 & eventually galaxy radios. as 'frills' were added, the quality of the radios went down and cost went up. poor build quality as well as receivers that were crap eventually pushed me to the mb8719's. most of todays 10/12 meter radios, while still 'junk', are better then the originals. BUT, sentimentality, reliving our youth, and 'retro' are the 'in-thing' of the 21st century. yup, life was easier 30 years ago......
Well I'll just say I like the one I run 
I did have to add a switch for the roger beep though MAN IS THAT THING LOUD!! lol
Chuck
I did have to add a switch for the roger beep though MAN IS THAT THING LOUD!! lol
Chuck
Well Dave , I tend to disagree with you here , They are special PERIOD ! :drool: Solid performer , drift free SSB solid ! all the audio one would need.
Cobra 148GTL-DX/Superstar 360FM/Galaxy Pluto (one of the only Galaxy's I ever really liked) Nothing wrong with the MC145106 PLL , although there was a model of these with your 8719 , although you also spoke of clones , One 148GTL-DX was surely made by Uniden as far as I know. I would take one of these over any cb radio on the market today (I'd more then likely put a Texas Ranger Freq counter on one) this is one of many radios IM sorry I ever let go.
IM sure your right concerning your personal love for the 8719 radios Dave , I could never take that away from anybody. These radios were very popular in England , maybe Bob could comment on these ?
Cobra 148GTL-DX/Superstar 360FM/Galaxy Pluto (one of the only Galaxy's I ever really liked) Nothing wrong with the MC145106 PLL , although there was a model of these with your 8719 , although you also spoke of clones , One 148GTL-DX was surely made by Uniden as far as I know. I would take one of these over any cb radio on the market today (I'd more then likely put a Texas Ranger Freq counter on one) this is one of many radios IM sorry I ever let go.
IM sure your right concerning your personal love for the 8719 radios Dave , I could never take that away from anybody. These radios were very popular in England , maybe Bob could comment on these ?
i have to agree with switch,
the pb010 was not just another export in regards its performance when compared to the clones available today,
after the pb 010 things went pearshaped especially with the ssb tx audio quality and bleedover from locals,
the original pluto and ss3900 were poor in comparison,
the clones are also less frequency stable,
one or 2 of the exports have made improvements in some areas ( am tx/fm tx ) but overall they fail to mach the standard of the original, so far i have not heared a modern export clone sound as good as an unabused 010 cobra on ssb.
the pb010 was not just another export in regards its performance when compared to the clones available today,
after the pb 010 things went pearshaped especially with the ssb tx audio quality and bleedover from locals,
the original pluto and ss3900 were poor in comparison,
the clones are also less frequency stable,
one or 2 of the exports have made improvements in some areas ( am tx/fm tx ) but overall they fail to mach the standard of the original, so far i have not heared a modern export clone sound as good as an unabused 010 cobra on ssb.
Thanks Bob , I knew the one that I had many years ago was Uniden made , I believe I got more comments on that radio then any other radio I ever owned up to that point on both AM/SSB for what little I did know at the time.
The one Red placed a picture of and the bottom one from his are Uniden made. Just brings back memories for me. I've had to many radios to count over the years , but that was a good one. I can't speak for the clones. Best SSB radio I ever had I think was the Clear Channel 3300 , although AM just didn't do it for me at the time so I moved on from that one. IM just your average CB radio kind of guy , couldn't tell you much about HF rigs , I think back to radios I've owned and used and which ones got me the most comments from others and that 148 DX was one of them ,there's only 1 other radio that got me more complaiments on both AM/SSB and I still can't believe it to this day , A back pocket Uniden PC-122 of all radio ! Go figure ! ran with a 575M6 for many years . I think folks made me like it more then I really did (-:
The radios have come and gone for decades now along with the times that went with them. We just keep on truck'in Bob in search of the next one to come along. Thanks
The one Red placed a picture of and the bottom one from his are Uniden made. Just brings back memories for me. I've had to many radios to count over the years , but that was a good one. I can't speak for the clones. Best SSB radio I ever had I think was the Clear Channel 3300 , although AM just didn't do it for me at the time so I moved on from that one. IM just your average CB radio kind of guy , couldn't tell you much about HF rigs , I think back to radios I've owned and used and which ones got me the most comments from others and that 148 DX was one of them ,there's only 1 other radio that got me more complaiments on both AM/SSB and I still can't believe it to this day , A back pocket Uniden PC-122 of all radio ! Go figure ! ran with a 575M6 for many years . I think folks made me like it more then I really did (-:
The radios have come and gone for decades now along with the times that went with them. We just keep on truck'in Bob in search of the next one to come along. Thanks
