Searching the top ten worst cb and 10 mt band equipment around the wold.

[wls27mhz]

I am making an international list with the top 10 worst radio equipments for its low quality, bad sond, tx and rx and other shits.

This is my temporally list:

- MAAS

- ANYTONE

- INTEK

- JOKER

- TTI

- TEAM

... and others for the same style.
I hope can find that list.
Best regards.

 

[jazzsinger]

Just about anything made by Maxon,all cybernet SSB radios,but the biggest P.O.S in recent years was the Cobra 200 GTL DX. There was a few notoriously piss poor UKFM chassis too,the great chassis,Braemaer PT40 and its clones were classic examples.

 

[wls27mhz]

Thanks for the inf, jazzsinger.
The list is growing up.

 

[TonyV225]

Just about anything made by Maxon,all cybernet SSB radios,but the biggest P.O.S in recent years was the Cobra 200 GTL DX. There was a few notoriously piss poor UKFM chassis too,the great chassis,Braemaer PT40 and its clones were classic examples.

Jazz I couldnt have said it better myself!!! I had a brandnew Cobra 200GTL and it was by far the upmost biggest P.O.S. I ever owned!! It broke about 5 or 6 times before Cobra sent me a rembursment check for the purchase price only. I lost out on all the shipping and insurance money I spent on purchasing and resending the radio out several times for repairs.

 

[Lil'Yeshua]

Jazz I couldnt have said it better myself!!! I had a brandnew Cobra 200GTL and it was by far the upmost biggest P.O.S. I ever owned!! It broke about 5 or 6 times before Cobra sent me a rembursment check for the purchase price only. I lost out on all the shipping and insurance money I spent on purchasing and resending the radio out several times for repairs.

I missed that one in my 25 year hiatus. Enjoy
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou..._YHAAQ&usg=AFQjCNGJVdGquIwIj-14UM0CuJ6SHxrC_A
http://www.cbtricks.com/radios/cobra/200gtl_dx/index.htm

 

[Mudfoot]

Wish you would have labeled your link.

A manual?

 

[Lil'Yeshua]

A little joke for Tony V225.

 

[VA3ES]

So what specifically, was wrong with the Cobra 200GTL DX?

 

[jon666]

junk

its a piece of junk.

 

[VA3ES]

its a piece of junk.

Yes, thank you for your wise insight, but why is it a piece of junk?

 

[Mudfoot]

I've never owned one, but I've sure seen many complaints about them. Google is full of anecdotal stories. I think the lack of technical responses so far is a result of bad memories being conjured up.

 

[Cookie55]

I have a 200 I purchased new when they first came out, never had a minutes trouble with it.

 

[Mudfoot]

There's a local guy that had two of them a couple months back. He got them off of the original owner. They both sounded really good. He had them a few days. Some 20 something local truck driver heard them and squeezed the guy out of both of them.

I haven't heard any hate stories, so they must still be working or he pawned them off. Seems like I remember something about a certain component, that if changed, helped prolong the life. I also seen to recall it had other issues as well.

I'll never buy one unless it was dirt cheap and not stolen.

 

[Cookie55]

Maybe I just got lucky but also never let anyone do a peak and tune on it. Seems a lot of the horror stories I heard were related to trying to squeeze every last watt out of the rig and then it going up in smoke.

 

[binrat]

Wish you would have labeled your link.

A manual?

42, you have to remember he is the king of useless links.