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Post by coathanger on Nov 8, 2012 8:05:57 GMT -5
I have a old cobra 85 23 chan.Now had some work done on it,its a 40 chan.now.I got the Lil Pre Amp. I would like to know if anyone ever used one,and is it worth my time putting one in.3s.  |
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Post by Night Ranger on Nov 8, 2012 9:08:37 GMT -5
I have a old cobra 85 23 chan.Now had some work done on it,its a 40 chan.now.I got the Lil Pre Amp. I would like to know if anyone ever used one,and is it worth my time putting one in.3s. I owned one for awhile. I thought the receive was a little on the deaf side. Night Ranger |
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Post by zman on Nov 8, 2012 20:13:45 GMT -5
They are crap....  |
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Post by coathanger on Nov 9, 2012 8:04:58 GMT -5
Well got it for FREE.The chan.work was free.So junk or not i did not put a dime in it.Get some good miles out of it.So i say.Junk or not its FREE. ;D
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Post by 2600 on Nov 12, 2012 17:10:37 GMT -5
Sometimes price is not the object.
And if you don't miss having a noise blanker, that's cool. Can't hear much without one here.
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Post by crazybob on Nov 14, 2012 11:18:34 GMT -5
I recently picked up a 23 channel Cobra 85 on ebay for 9.00. I'm pretty sure it uses the same crystals as a Browning Brownie or Tram XL. I may use it for a garage radio, or give it to my daughter who lives nearby. Just a volume & a squelch knob . It talks & receives pretty decent for what it is. We hang on 26.925 a lot & it's easy to put a crystal in it to get 4 below.  |
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Post by "Doc"Hammer on Nov 14, 2012 14:59:30 GMT -5
Used to have one back in the 90's..used it in our camper on trips...was a pretty decent talker. Built in noise limiter wasn't the best, but it sufficed. Mine was a bullet-proof rig and ran it up until just a few years back when I replaced it with an old Cobra 87GTL. The 85 had a Toshiba chassis, or am I wrong?? I always thought it was a decently handsome rig....clean, no-nonsense...would definitely get another if it was cheap.. ;D
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Post by Sandbagger on Nov 14, 2012 17:41:12 GMT -5
Used to have one back in the 90's..used it in our camper on trips...was a pretty decent talker. Built in noise limiter wasn't the best, but it sufficed. Mine was a bullet-proof rig and ran it up until just a few years back when I replaced it with an old Cobra 87GTL. The 85 had a Toshiba chassis, or am I wrong?? I always thought it was a decently handsome rig....clean, no-nonsense...would definitely get another if it was cheap.. ;D Yes, the 85 was Toshiba based. Interesting that most later solid state 23 and early 40 channel Cobras fell into one of two camps. They were either Toshiba, or Uniden chassis based. I guess they couldn't make up their minds who they wanted building their rigs, or they always wanted a 2nd source, in case one went belly up. |
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Post by coathanger on Nov 15, 2012 2:22:16 GMT -5
Used to have one back in the 90's..used it in our camper on trips...was a pretty decent talker. Built in noise limiter wasn't the best, but it sufficed. Mine was a bullet-proof rig and ran it up until just a few years back when I replaced it with an old Cobra 87GTL. The 85 had a Toshiba chassis, or am I wrong?? I always thought it was a decently handsome rig....clean, no-nonsense...would definitely get another if it was cheap.. ;D You have any work done on the 85 you got? Iam looking for some info on THE Lil Pre Amp.Want to know if its worth putting in it.3s. |
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Post by coathanger on Nov 17, 2012 3:01:33 GMT -5
Thanks Doc. When i got the rig it was a 40 chan.So the 222 CB SHOP did the work to make a 40 CHAN.I get about 49 to 45 miles out of it,and that is with no shoes on.I get to were interstate 81 and 80 ccoss.NOT BAD.3S.  |
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Post by coathanger on May 8, 2013 15:13:08 GMT -5
Sometimes price is not the object. And if you don't miss having a noise blanker, that's cool. Can't hear much without one here. 73 You said it SOMETIMES. |
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