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Walterb
Junior Member
Username: Walterb
Post Number: 21
Registered: 12-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 9:12 pm: | 
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I have a K30 mag mount antenna that I use with a New Cobra 148GTL that I put a slight tune on it 4-12 watts and a D104B hand held mike, I have no problem talking back to my Base 25 miles away on a clear channel, I am amazed, has anybody had the same kind of luck????? |
Starface
Senior Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 1891
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 12:46 am: |
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I once had a Cobra 148GTL mounted on a tricycle handlebar with a K30 mounted on the back basket bar. I too was able to talk back to the home base all over town and once around 20 miles from the base.
Never again, I was hit by a car. I lived the Cobra was killed so was the K30.
George
CEF#Ø476
KI4NBE
HAM#181
CVC#Ø14
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Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 2465
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 11:20 am: |
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Yes! A well tuned barefoot Cobra 148 with a good antenna placed perfectly on the vehicle does really well when conditions allow. Just think if it had a little help. The base reciever seems to be working very well too.
I once ran a barefoot Cobra with the Predator 10K and got 30-35 miles mobile to base! Gotta love them 148's!
KEEP IT REAL!
Kenny
cef491(27.115lsb)
2sf491(27.555usb)
Indiana
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Cobra19fan
New member
Username: Cobra19fan
Post Number: 4
Registered: 7-2008
| | Posted on Monday, July 28, 2008 - 1:46 am: |
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I have a cobra 18 WX ST II and a K-30 with a swr set to 1.3.." i accidently set it and it came out that nice with the meter lol i did it with out...." I am hitting from k-30 with a cobra 18 WX ST II and a cobra 19 COBRA - 19-DXIV with k-30 on the other end i was hitting 15 miles from a 4wt output to a 1.5 wt output so i was pushing it i can hit 15 miles clear on 27.325MHz didnt check any lower freq's but i can hit with a k-30 with a cobra 18 WX ST II to a base of some sort and a 42 ft antena with a cheapie steel whip " with a 4 in spring" tuned at swr of 1.1 i can clearly hear them 30 miles and with my pre amp i can hear them 40 and with the amp its self i can hit 50 miles transmit but about a max of 42 thats a palmor sp 250 liniar....
CEF0993 - Cobra19fan - Cody - Mt Vernon IL - USA
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Bluesky514
New member
Username: Bluesky514
Post Number: 2
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Friday, August 01, 2008 - 8:21 pm: |
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I bought a K30 mag mount and put it on a pick up truck to use with an unmodified Uniden PC-122 radio. I had to trim about 1.5 inches to get the SWR to 1.1 on ch19 and 1.6 on ch1 and ch40. It's not a very wide banded antenna, but it's a good value if you don't operate out of band or use an amplifier. |
Triple1
Junior Member
Username: Triple1
Post Number: 16
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 12:21 pm: |
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Has anyone trimmed one to 28.300-28.500.
I think that I will try it to operate in the tech freq's |
Hawk1
Intermediate Member
Username: Hawk1
Post Number: 101
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 2:09 pm: |
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not much luck here with the k30..had hooked with a 2950dx and got bout 10or so miles with it back to the base..biggest problem is the swrs..got a little over 1.5 on each end but that was day time..checked er in the morning with a little dew on the roof and your almost in the red..tried 3 new different ones.same result..even worse if its raining.. |
