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Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: ya-wanna on September 01, 2005, 12:33:48 PM

Does anyone know were to purchase the Cobra handheld cb, and are they worth buying   :?

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: GiS on September 01, 2005, 01:04:26 PM

Love my Cobra 75, got it from the CB shop in "The Road King".

Title: Re: Cobra Cb
Post by: B-MAN on September 01, 2005, 01:40:14 PM

Quote from: "ya-wanna"

Does anyone know were to purchase the Cobra handheld cb, and are they worth buying   :?

Cobra 75, great little unit....but if you are talking about the mobile squak box's...save your money,...unless you spend lots on one ($250+) they are junk, the ones rented at the Jamboree are good motorola's, even they are shite and work at best about 50' if there's nothing inbetween you and the reciever...you could yell further...

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: Elsifer on September 01, 2005, 02:34:56 PM

I have a Cobra75, and I quite like it. All compact, and everything in the handheld mic portion, no large box to install somewhere.

A handheld is a good idea for portability, but if I were to do that route, I would still get an externally mounted antenna on the Jeep, and jack the handheld into that antenna, much better range with that.

Good luck!

Cheers
Chris

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: ya-wanna on September 01, 2005, 03:08:47 PM

Quote from: "Elsifer"

I have a Cobra75, and I quite like it. All compact, and everything in the handheld mic portion, no large box to install somewhere.

A handheld is a good idea for portability, but if I were to do that route, I would still get an externally mounted antenna on the Jeep, and jack the handheld into that antenna, much better range with that.

Good luck!

Cheers
Chris

 

Ya I was talking about the Cobra 75 did you get yours at the Road King?? and how much. :?

 thanks for the input guys :D

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: Elsifer on September 01, 2005, 03:26:15 PM

I only got my antenna and cable, and misc bits at Comtek at the Roadking.
Not sure what he sells the 75's for though.

I bought mine at www.radioworld.ca, and they are still listed at $199.
But I bought some GMRS/FRS radios as well, so my total came to over $300 and so I got free shipping. But this was sept or oct last year.


:shrug:

I suspect, if you buy the whole package from ComTek, that his calculator based accounting system will give you a deal, he tends to round down, sometimes a fair bit if you buy lots of stuff.

Good luck!
Chris

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: ya-wanna on September 01, 2005, 04:07:12 PM

LOL I like doing business with guys like that :wink:  

Cheers
Rick

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: m0th on September 01, 2005, 11:28:14 PM

I got a Cobra 75 from RoadKing back in June. Just pulled the reciept - $220 plus tax.

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: Bnine on September 01, 2005, 11:30:30 PM

Tell him you from the jeep club Rick, and bring cash. He'll knock off the gst for you.

And ask how his liberty is doin :D  :D

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: B-MAN on September 02, 2005, 12:06:15 PM

Cobra75...$160+gst is the reg price at the truckstop here in Nisku (Leduc)

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: redbull on September 02, 2005, 01:21:01 PM

So everyone likes the 75 for compactness, or is there other good things about it? Do the Wal-Mart Cobras (19DXIV, 18WXSTII) suck then? Im looking for a regular CB to mount where the stereo used to be, since I've moved the stereo to the Tuffy console.

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: m0th on September 03, 2005, 04:25:41 PM

Quote from: "redbull"

So everyone likes the 75 for compactness, or is there other good things about it?

You can buy a second cable box for a few bucks to install in another vehicle and just take the handset with you.

I like it because I can take the handset out and antenna off and there's no tempting CB on show for potential thieves.

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: HBZ on September 03, 2005, 10:03:54 PM

I have a used C75 if you are interested.
Just like new. It has only been used a handful
of times.

Rob

Title: Cobra Cb
Post by: SteveO on September 05, 2005, 12:38:39 PM

Have a look on Ebay, you can new ones for around $100 on there.  I bought one and it's great.