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Jimb654
New member
Username: Jimb654
Post Number: 7
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 6:12 pm: | 
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Have the problems with the Cobra 200GTL DX been corrected? Is this radio safe to buy and going to be reliable? |
Screamin_deamin
New member
Username: Screamin_deamin
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 - 10:07 pm: |
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i dont know how long it will take to see this but i just sent both of my 200's down to be repaired under warranty.i'm a little upset by this but i'll live with it for now.dont get me wrong i realy love cobra radio i own quite a few of them.hopefuly they'll get the bugs out. |
Bert
Member
Username: Bert
Post Number: 78
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 7:52 am: |
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Screamin deamin:
I was kind of wondering the same thing Jimb654 was. If you just sent your 200s in for warranty work, you must have just purchased them in the last few months?
Would it be fair to assume that there are still issues with these radios?.........
I owned one of the originals in 2005 and traded it for an S9. Shame though. It has potential |
Dale
Advanced Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 698
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 12:46 am: |
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trade a cobra20 for a s9 ya got the better end of the deal
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
cef426
cvc#64
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Bert
Member
Username: Bert
Post Number: 79
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2007 - 7:06 am: |
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That's what happened Dale. I had the Cobra 200 for two days, back in Sept. 05. The SSB audio was so horrible the dealer let me trade up to an S9 for a few $$.
The S9 is great. The Cobra still appeals to me though. It appears like it all depends on who tunes it for you. |
Vdub61
Junior Member
Username: Vdub61
Post Number: 13
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 1:02 pm: |
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Check the messages I have entered in the cobra 200 gtl dx topic in this product review section. You will read that my 200 has been back in for warranty repair 4 times now. So here is something interesting since my last post back in Nov. 2006. My 200 has been woking really well since the last repair and here is why. The cobra warranty repair tech in TN has finally figured out the key to longevity with these radios. Turning back the output power to 70 watts max pep on sideband on high power as well as 20 watts max on AM is the key. Setting them to factory spec 100 watts on ssb and 30 watts on AM is going to lead to failure, trust me on this as the last three times before it went in it did not last long before it fried another set of finals. Now before people start suggesting it's my swr or something let me assure it's not. I have only used this radio as a base station connected to my Maco V5/8 on a 30 foot tower using 100Ft of Beldin 9913 coax. My swr is 1.2 to one on the only frequency I operate on. I use an astron RS-35M for a power supply. The power outputs I metioned were measured using a Bird wattmeter with a bird 2000 watt dummy load attached so thats a pretty accurate reading. I totaly agree with Bert that it depends if you have somebody who knows how to tune it correctly. That said, had the Magnum S9-80 been out back in 2005 I would have gone for that instead. I forgot to mention that turning the power back has made it sound a whole lot better on sideband as well. Switching to a Turner super sidekick mic also made a huge difference. Good luck on your decision. |
Bert
Member
Username: Bert
Post Number: 82
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 4:58 pm: |
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Excellent information Vdub61. Thanks for that! |
Ck29
Member
Username: Ck29
Post Number: 54
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 12:45 am: |
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Was that the latest released model with talk back ?.
I had one of the 2nd released models with the 2sc-2290's in it and 4 times it went in for repair of the rd16hhfi mosfet driver and also for a blown tx reg. Cobra did replace my unit only after the forth time in repair and many phone calls to then. New unit works ok but I have't use it much i'm thinking of getting rid of it while it's still working good. hehe.
73's |
Freebird
Advanced Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 550
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 6:19 pm: |
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what does copper set the output power to on the cobra 200 gtl? |
Dx47
Junior Member
Username: Dx47
Post Number: 11
Registered: 4-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2007 - 7:19 pm: |
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Saw on an internet site the 200 was discontinued, "due to parts supply" or something like that. Anyone else hear this? |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 14019
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 05, 2007 - 7:55 pm: |
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On the MAIN Cobra Website under 10 Meter Radios it shows both the Cobra 150 GTL and Cobre 200 GTL as Currently Out of Stock but not discontinued.
Or you can contact Cobra direct for any updates at:
Cobra Electronics
Cobra Radios and Accessories
1-800-638-3680
Hope this help's,
Lon ~ Tech808 ~ N9CEF
CEF#808 ~ CEF HAM#33 ~ CVC#002
Tech808@copperelectronics.com
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Ai4ep
New member
Username: Ai4ep
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Friday, November 16, 2007 - 8:16 pm: |
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I just got one ( I like it ) , but I DO wonder what has been the major problems, and how they were settled.
Mine will be used IN THE SHACK and wont be out in the mobile for some one to swipe, with a MACO v-5/8 vertical antenna.
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Snoopy
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Username: Snoopy
Post Number: 6
Registered: 7-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - 8:09 am: |
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I BOUGHT A COBRA 200 FROM COPPER AND IT WORKS GREAT THEY DID A FANSTATIC JOB TUNE IT UP IVE HAD FOR 5 MONTHS NOW SOUND AND TRANSMIT WORK GREAT .
SNOOPY CEF 929 WAREHAM MASS
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