Cobra 2000 GTL base
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ronthereptile
Cobra 2000 GTL base
Just picked one up for $90 from and old guy who hadn't used it in years. It has 2 speakers and cosmetically, it is very pretty. All the lights, meters work, counter works great, no humming or buzzing. I had no way of testing when I bought it. I brought it home and hooked it up to my mobile antenna to test. (swr meter read 1.2-1.5). My base antenna is not up yet. Is that ok for testing purposes? I noticed a few of the dials were a bit scratchy and the audio didn't sound too great. Not loud at all, and very white noise-ish. LOL. I didn't get anybody on the waves, I live in the country and don't get anybody unless I go SSB. But no one was on tonight. I also checked with my mobile to make sure. Besides using electrical contact cleaner on the pods and board, is there anything I can do to clean it up? Should I take it to a shop and have them do a thorough check on it?(since I think I got a great deal. I also got a box with 5 dials that came with it labeled a R.S.O. Low Pass Filter. No idea what it is. Anyone know what it is?
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BigBopper
Low pass filter, keeps the radio from bleeding on TV's and phones,,sounds like the radio needs aligned, not a big deal, except many shops don't do alignments,,most shops peak and tune,,,alignment they need several pieces of equipment, including a scope, Sparky's aligns all my radios, new or old, very reasonable,,about what it cost to peak and tune at most dealers,,,you might call Al, (link in signature) and tell him you are a forum member,,I ship from Ohio to Ill, and have my radios back in a few days everytime,,,old school techs
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ronthereptile
Thanks Big..
I was on today and it sounded great on receive. It was still a bit scratchy on transmit. I think the mic is pretty crappy. when I move it around it gets static. I did get responses from my radio checks, and they all came in very strong. I noticed the PA and second speaker jack doesn't work. Is that a big deal to fix? And is electrical contact cleaner safe to use on all parts of the radio? The radio has no mods that I can tell.
Thanks
I was on today and it sounded great on receive. It was still a bit scratchy on transmit. I think the mic is pretty crappy. when I move it around it gets static. I did get responses from my radio checks, and they all came in very strong. I noticed the PA and second speaker jack doesn't work. Is that a big deal to fix? And is electrical contact cleaner safe to use on all parts of the radio? The radio has no mods that I can tell.
Thanks
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BigBopper
