That is the best looking 148 I have ever seen and we all had them back in the '80s and they didn't look that good then!!astradyne wrote:Candidate yes. Winner?Tim wrote:as an aside to the oldest Cobra 148GTL-DX, how about the cleanest?, could this be a candidate for that award perhaps?
Sadly not. I happen to own THAT Cobra 148 GTL-DX. It's a new old stock radio that's had no more than 15-20 minutes use ever. Everything is like brand spanking new, even the box. All original accessories still sealed in bags. Manual and additional paperwork crisp and new. The bracket has never been removed from the radio. It's exactly as it was packed in around 1980/1981.
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It's kept in it's original box which is in turn kept inside a bespoke outer box. This protects both the radio and the Cobra box as the orange colour fades if there's too much contact with sunlight.
I've yet to see another one like it. Many people on Facebook groups claim to have one or more in the same condition as mine, but they're never able to post any photo's. Make of that what you will.
This specific Cobra is not, and never will be for sale. I know I'd regret it if I ever did.
I've yet to see another one like it. Many people on Facebook groups claim to have one or more in the same condition as mine, but they're never able to post any photo's. Make of that what you will.
This specific Cobra is not, and never will be for sale. I know I'd regret it if I ever did.
Never, ever, ever....bloody anything ever!
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i cant beat your cobra but i have a superstar 360fm with a pc-879AA board in it, serial number 03000218, it looks a bit different from the PC-879AB
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That's the one with the different style inductors around the oscillator stage . Right ?26AT110-Rod wrote: ↑08 Feb 2022, 22:09 i cant beat your cobra but i have a superstar 360fm with a pc-879AA board in it, serial number 03000218, it looks a bit different from the PC-879AB
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Hello
PC-879AA
PC-879AB
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PC-879AA
PC-879AB
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Yes thats the one
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Shame about the EPROM, i thing it was fitted by Black Spirit, i have a few here that has his conversions in. if i remember right its now mid high & UK40
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I only know about one Superstar 360 FM PC-879AA that's earlier than yours - 0300014426AT110-Rod wrote: ↑08 Feb 2022, 22:09 i cant beat your cobra but i have a superstar 360fm with a pc-879AA board in it, serial number 03000218
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i wonder how many PC-879AA models were made?
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I have PC-879AA serial number 03000781, so I guess at least 781 of them.
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Hello
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That doesn't tell you how many mk1 PC-879AA models were made before they switched to the PC-879AB Claude . That document tells you the number of early and late models made .
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I'm a bit peeved that Dynascan never got back to me regarding my request for info on my Cybernet-boarded GTL-DX.
They probably thought "Oh, those things, we don't want to talk about those!..."
They probably thought "Oh, those things, we don't want to talk about those!..."
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Cobra 148GTL-DX (fake)
Cybernet chassis PCMA001S w PLL02A
See also: Argus 5000, Colt 2400, , CTE/Alan 88S, Falcon 2000, Lafayette 2400FM, Mongoose 2000, Nato 2000, Palomar 2400, 5000, Starfire DX, Superstar 2200, Thunder 2000, and also Tristar 797, 848
Cybernet chassis PCMA001S w PLL02A
See also: Argus 5000, Colt 2400, , CTE/Alan 88S, Falcon 2000, Lafayette 2400FM, Mongoose 2000, Nato 2000, Palomar 2400, 5000, Starfire DX, Superstar 2200, Thunder 2000, and also Tristar 797, 848