Cobra 148 Malaysia 1996.. for parts

[CB590]

Just got off EB for $125 was working in pics.. only issue noticed before install was SO-239 was not tight. Checked inside and was wired up fine..

Gently screwed on PL-259 this morning to a 1:1 antenna and used there short power cord.. got smoke..

Don't have funds to send out to get checked or fixed.. have new 8 month old baby..

Very mad.. selling for $30 and $15 shipping..

As-Is/Parts only.. here's the before pics of it..

 

[CB590]

Nevermind.. seller offered refund..

Mod. Please remove this thread.

 

[BJ radionut]

Tough break on the radio...I don't want to seem a pain (really I don't) but have you fired up the 757GX yet? You may already have a 100 watt PEP rig that will work on all the bands you want.
Those were easily modified and sounded pretty good in their day both AM/SSB!
Glad to see your moving forward on the antenna farm...and glad you got a refund!!!
Hope to hear you on the air soon.
All the Best
Gary

 

[Riverman]

Nevermind.. seller offered refund..

Glad it worked out for you, K3.

You might want to consider a new Uniden 980. They get great reviews and a lot of guys run them as their base. Amazon has them right now for only $113 with free shipping.

 

[CB590]

Glad it worked out for you, K3.

You might want to consider a new Uniden 980. They get great reviews and a lot of guys run them as their base. Amazon has them right now for only $113 with free shipping.

Going to try my McKinley from my truck on the A99 first.. I am familiar with that.. if it works I may save a tiny bit more and grab another down the line.

 

[BigLou]

I,m glad also for you it,s just tobad the cobra, but if you have the 757GX all is not lost.Thay were an easily mod ,I no a guy that runs one on 11 meters all the timeit works just fine for him.If you do the mod good luck to you with it.

 

[OldTech03]

Nevermind.. seller offered refund..

Mod. Please remove this thread.

So the refund demands you send it back? If not I will take it.

Oldtech03

 

[Robb]

Never heard of a 148 smoking like that; unless the power wires were hooked up backwards and the protection diode had been removed.
Wow . . .

 

[kaos513]

I would had kept it you will not find mint radios like that on the market

 

[sunbulls]

I would first check where that smoke came from. Did you have a 3 amp fuse in-line? I rather have smoke as a symptom than some intermittent problem. Smoke usually directs you to the source such as a burnt resistor, toasted diode or print. More often than not, a smoke issue is easily repaired.