"J.A. Rodgers" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the comeback,

Well Magnuml,

The greatest and most honest electronics technician in the USA, Mr.
Lorberg, fixed my old Cobra 148 GTL for only $35.00 All the lights and
switches work, the needle moves again when I click transmit. He put a
new plug on to fit in the cigarette lighter.

All in all, I suspect I saved quite a bit of money instead of paying
nearly $200.00 for the new one which looks the same on the outside.

Do you think there is $150.00 of difference in the distance they will
transmit, or how they will sound?

I wouldnt have thought so. The last Cobra UK29 LTD ST that i bought though
cost me £40 GBP mint in the box. It glows lovely in the dark but i think the
sound tracker bit is pants...unless my one is a bit faulty. I have no idea
how much they cost in the states but having yourself a great rig doctor
makes all the difference when you look at older rigs so your lucky.
Then again it depends what you want in life. I personally dont understand
people spending many thousands of pounds on old bangers (cars) and doing
them up. The ride is no better than when the car was made, its bumpy and
doesnt have any mod cons... id rather have a newer model and to heck with
old bangers... but thats just me... some people feel the same about Cbs.
They would prefer something modern and all singing all dancing rather than a
piece of old nostalgic Cb history. Other people wouldnt touch new CB stuff
and stick with the old favorites. Nothing personal, its horses for courses.
One mans meat is another mans poison as they say...

10-4 ;o)

Well,

I'll have to see how she performs when I hit the Autostrada next week.
If I can give and receive smokey reports, ask for a radio check every
few miles, then I will be as happy as a mouse in a cheese factory.


On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:07:29 +0100, "The Magnum"
wrote:


"J.A. Rodgers" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks for the comeback,

Well Magnuml,

The greatest and most honest electronics technician in the USA, Mr.
Lorberg, fixed my old Cobra 148 GTL for only $35.00 All the lights and
switches work, the needle moves again when I click transmit. He put a
new plug on to fit in the cigarette lighter.

All in all, I suspect I saved quite a bit of money instead of paying
nearly $200.00 for the new one which looks the same on the outside.

Do you think there is $150.00 of difference in the distance they will
transmit, or how they will sound?


One mans meat is another mans poison as they say...

10-4 ;o)











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Squeek squeek... lol
Good luck, but im sure it will work fine.
Graham

"J.A. Rodgers" wrote in message
...
Well,

I'll have to see how she performs when I hit the Autostrada next week.
If I can give and receive smokey reports, ask for a radio check every
few miles, then I will be as happy as a mouse in a cheese factory.


On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:07:29 +0100, "The Magnum"
wrote:


"J.A. Rodgers" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks for the comeback,

Well Magnuml,

The greatest and most honest electronics technician in the USA, Mr.
Lorberg, fixed my old Cobra 148 GTL for only $35.00 All the lights and
switches work, the needle moves again when I click transmit. He put a
new plug on to fit in the cigarette lighter.

All in all, I suspect I saved quite a bit of money instead of paying
nearly $200.00 for the new one which looks the same on the outside.

Do you think there is $150.00 of difference in the distance they will
transmit, or how they will sound?


One mans meat is another mans poison as they say...

10-4 ;o)











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Ok I picked up my Cobra GTL 148. It works fine I guess, but Joe didn't
repair the meter that used to swing back and forth showing signal
strength.

Joe Lorberg says that isn't really important.

I did talk to a few people locally.

I'm using a magnetic Radio shack antenna. I noticed on their site it
is not rated more than a "1" out of "5"

I'm thinking about buying the 24.95 one on their site that is rated
"5" stars in an hour or so.

I rarely drive faster than 70 MPH so I need one that will hold on up
to 90 at most.

What would you all consider to be the best magnetic mounted CB antenna
under $100.00?

Live Longer amidst Phosper. :-)





On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:39:46 +0100, "The Magnum"
wrote:

Squeek squeek... lol
Good luck, but im sure it will work fine.
Graham

"J.A. Rodgers" wrote in message
.. .
Well,

I'll have to see how she performs when I hit the Autostrada next week.
If I can give and receive smokey reports, ask for a radio check every
few miles, then I will be as happy as a mouse in a cheese factory.


On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:07:29 +0100, "The Magnum"
wrote:


"J.A. Rodgers" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks for the comeback,

Well Magnuml,

The greatest and most honest electronics technician in the USA, Mr.
Lorberg, fixed my old Cobra 148 GTL for only $35.00 All the lights and
switches work, the needle moves again when I click transmit. He put a
new plug on to fit in the cigarette lighter.

All in all, I suspect I saved quite a bit of money instead of paying
nearly $200.00 for the new one which looks the same on the outside.

Do you think there is $150.00 of difference in the distance they will
transmit, or how they will sound?


One mans meat is another mans poison as they say...

10-4 ;o)











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This is the one that is 5 star rated.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=family


This is the one I'm using now:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=family

Ok I picked up my Cobra GTL 148. It works fine I guess, but Joe didn't
repair the meter that used to swing back and forth showing signal
strength.

Joe Lorberg says that isn't really important.

I did talk to a few people locally.

I'm using a magnetic Radio shack antenna. I noticed on their site it
is not rated more than a "1" out of "5"

I'm thinking about buying the 24.95 one on their site that is rated
"5" stars in an hour or so.

I rarely drive faster than 70 MPH so I need one that will hold on up
to 90 at most.

What would you all consider to be the best magnetic mounted CB antenna
under $100.00?

Live Longer amidst Phosper. :-)





On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:39:46 +0100, "The Magnum"
wrote:

Squeek squeek... lol
Good luck, but im sure it will work fine.
Graham

"J.A. Rodgers" wrote in message
. ..
Well,

I'll have to see how she performs when I hit the Autostrada next week.
If I can give and receive smokey reports, ask for a radio check every
few miles, then I will be as happy as a mouse in a cheese factory.


On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 18:07:29 +0100, "The Magnum"
wrote:


"J.A. Rodgers" wrote in message
.. .
Thanks for the comeback,

Well Magnuml,

The greatest and most honest electronics technician in the USA, Mr.
Lorberg, fixed my old Cobra 148 GTL for only $35.00 All the lights and
switches work, the needle moves again when I click transmit. He put a
new plug on to fit in the cigarette lighter.

All in all, I suspect I saved quite a bit of money instead of paying
nearly $200.00 for the new one which looks the same on the outside.

Do you think there is $150.00 of difference in the distance they will
transmit, or how they will sound?


One mans meat is another mans poison as they say...

10-4 ;o)











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J.A. Rodgers wrote:
This is the one that is 5 star rated.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=family


This is the one I'm using now:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=family


Go get a Wilson 1000 or a K-40 if you must use a magnet mount.
A body grounded full size antenna will always work better.

Well,

I went to the truck stop and purchased a 5' Firestik. I it worked
great on the interstate the five miles from the truck stop to my
house. Then it fell off the top of my car a couple of times as I was
driving. We did have high winds around 30 to 40 mph last night as the
thunderstorms approached.

After I put the antenna on the trunk, the radio refused to light up
any more after it lit up for a few seconds.

Well, I walked outside just now and looked at the box the magnet came
in. It said it was good for antennas up to 48".

So that is probably my problem. I need to take it back and get one
large enough to hold a 5' long antenna, or get a 4' antenna.

I was able to talk to a trucker who was 4.5 miles up the road from me
so it must have been putting out well.


Then the radio just died. Maybe the antenna was to much for that 25
year old Cobra 148 GTL?



On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 21:19:20 -0500, Scott in Baltimore
wrote:

J.A. Rodgers wrote:
This is the one that is 5 star rated.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=family


This is the one I'm using now:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=family


Go get a Wilson 1000 or a K-40 if you must use a magnet mount.
A body grounded full size antenna will always work better.









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How difficult are the body grounded antennas to install Scott?

That is beginning t sound like the best way to go.

On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 21:19:20 -0500, Scott in Baltimore
wrote:

Go get a Wilson 1000 or a K-40 if you must use a magnet mount.
A body grounded full size antenna will always work better.









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