I fired up the Cobra 148 GTL DX and this happened

[@jollyfinequality9865]

Oh my goodness... The Cobra 148 GTL DX!!! Has to be one of the best radios of all time. Most regrettably I got rid of mine to fund a Yaesu 897D about 20 years ago.Thanks for bringing this old beauty to the channel Jez. Keep up the good work. 73

[@2j4ez]

no worries it needs switch cleaner and the socket fixing but apart from that it seems to work ok

[@M6JKW]

Nice radio Jez good to see it’s still working 👍

[@DongFang2019]

Very brave to go out in that cold weather! Very nice anyhow! 👍🏽😎 73 from a cold sweden -7 and clear sky.

[@hardcorefishermanofhull7438]

Classic radio that mate really nice keep up the great work and I'll catch you on the next one

[@fabriceschneider1865]

A verry good classic radio ! I bave a SuperStar 360FM , and i like so much my old radio ! Thanks for this vidéo!!! Merry Christmas ... 🙂

[@2j4ez]

Happy Christmas have a good one

[@WILDDAGGERTV]

Lovely rig that fella .. Worth the sub...👌🏻

[@2j4ez]

Cheers :-)

[@WILDDAGGERTV]

@@2j4ez your welcome

[@pelvinsjamz]

Might have to dig mine out that I haven’t touched in years 👍😎

[@walesunt]

Good old trusty cobra mk2 , good stuff going up ontop of a car park , Have a multi carpark here in Tenby think ill give it ago one day

[@2j4ez]

do it got a watson multiranger 9 antenna to try tomorrow or saturday as long as i can get the SWR down

[@walesunt]

@@2j4ez shall do and I’ll make a video on my channel 👍

[@65nitehawk]

A drop of servisol switch cleaner on the switches will do it the trick, its working a treat. 🎙🎙👍👍

[@DafyddWalters]

Apologies if this has been asked before, but I'm wondering which battery you're using when portable Jez? I've seen 12V and 14.4V rechargeable batteries readily available, but I'm guessing most rigs designed for a 13.8V supply might still work fine on a 12V battery (I've seen freshly charged LifePO4 12V batteries output closer to 13V in my experience, even when keying). And follow-up question if you use a 14.4V battery; what do you use to charge it? 14.4V chargers for power tools seem to be readily available. 73 de Dav

[@2j4ez]

Hi i use a 3s 5ah lipo its 11.1v but its more closer to 12v and works fine on my radios used it on my ft817 and made a copy to the states on 5w

[@desbelfastireland9982]

THANKS JEZ...

[@Allthingsradio]

Why are you outside with the radio on the edge of a barrier ? Couldn't you of found somewhere abit warmer ?

[@2j4ez]

I’m at the top of a car park near where I work

[@theosavidis2330]

👍😉

[@socalpal8416]

Just found one at a garage sale but I need a 3 plug power supply. Does this unit take a 2 wire or 3 wire line or can I use either one?

[@jollyfinequality9865]

I had a number of these radios. They were all three pin two wire. I would be surprised if yours were any different.

[@lesjones5684]

Hook it to your wall 😂

[@zukispur5493]

The mk 1's rule🌚

[@jasondownes151]

Get it away for a service be a good radio then

[@lesjones5684]

138 xlr is a better radio

[@lyndonwebber1389]

Send it to George Donaldson

[@kickthecat4300]

How embarrassing call yourself a ham.. do you not know the clarifier is for aligning incoming signals on frequency and the kc shift is for aligning yourself on outgoing transmission, ok so you got there in the end but for the life of me i cannot understand why for the sake of upsetting you others haven't also corrected you on this issue.. it shows how ball less other folks are.. smh.

[@Perthshire]

Maybe you should think before you post. You are the one that is incorrect, and you should have done some research first. On this CB, the 'coarse' acts as a VFO to shift RX and TX frequency, the 'fine' or 'clarifier' or RIT, (Receive Independent of Transmit) fine tunes the receive, especially on SSB to resolve the voice to make it sound as human as possible. Do *you* call yourself a ham? In any event, shame on you. There's no need for you to be so rude.

[@charlieoscar09]

How embarrassing you are.