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Triplecguy
| | Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 2:57 pm: | 
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Has anybody seen or heard of this yet? Looks like they're trying to market CB in a new way, if they offered one with side band I'd actually think about getting one. Check out this link to see!!
new cobra cb |
Znut
| | Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 6:23 pm: |
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That would make a nice mobile for some baby's crib.
How many folks will those shiny objects catch? |
Buck
| | Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 7:47 pm: |
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I seen one on ebay last night.... it was the handset model....I thought it was kinda pricey for what it was
Buck |
707
| | Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 8:50 pm: |
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Pretty cool. It looks like an attempt to get the kids in on CB again as we slide down the backside of the solar cycle towards less DX. In a couple of years, barring any ongoing anomalous sun activity, they will actually be useful again for local communications over the next few years.
I wonder, though, how it gets it's power? Is is sapping RF? |
Insider
| | Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 9:23 pm: |
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of your 4 watts, how much of that is used to light up that antenna?
I also like the 40 channels for interference free communication claim. |
Crafter
| | Posted on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 2:28 am: |
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I taped a 48 inch tube light on my 5/8 wave once and it would light up when I keyed up. You can light them up under some power lines too. |
Dodgeman
| | Posted on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 6:34 am: |
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Be fun to see if you can light them up when you pull up along side them. CRANK UP THE POWER!! |
RedStripe
| | Posted on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 12:00 pm: |
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Heh, I like the "No Service Fees". It is kinda cool that they're trying to get more people interested. I had the 75WX which is like that handset model, and loved the setup, but since it doesnt have a rf gain adjustment, it was so sensitive it was practically useless because of background noise. I wonder what the cops thinking of people putting blue-ish lights on top of their roof? |
Triplecguy
| | Posted on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 12:16 pm: |
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Well folks, although most of us know that these aren't exactly the best units that are available, it is nice to see that at least one company is attempting to market CB again in a new way. Maybe a few of us could buy them for presents for a few of our younger friends and family this Christmas and see if we could get them interested in CB or even ham or whatever. Yes, they did seem a bit over priced, but you never know what they may be in a few months. Heck I'd like one just for the novelty factor.
Laterz Guyz,
DAN |
ryan
| | Posted on Friday, October 31, 2003 - 12:29 pm: |
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the older 75wxs pre-soundtracker model is moddable. i dont know if that 75 lookalike is. would be interesting |
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