I loved my 148GTL I had it keying up a 100w amp, driving my Sweet 16, used it for over a decade until I bought a Yeasu 101E. That Cobra 148 set the stage for a dozen other mobile SSB transievers. Great find Mower Junkie, thanks for sharing! UDX-4570 Palm Springs wavin!🤠👍
Awesome the $20 148 works and cleaned up nice its a great feeling when you hook it up and it turns on even better when you hear a station .I do love an old cobra radio
Hey, Mower Junkie! Howdy, sir! Just thought I'd drop an idea to you for those scratches and scuffs on the metal areas: If you can find it, there is a metal polish called Flitz. It is very fine polish, and works great. I used it when I was in Law enforcement years ago to polish the badge, and buttons, etc. Maybe it might do the trick for the detailing on the radio. Just make sure you don't get it on the silkscreen print! Good luck, and nice radio for $20, you lucky duck! 😅. 73s, 0576, Dustmaker, Southern Michigan.
Evening mower junkie. Yes indeed you scored on that 148 corba. Totally awesome for the price 👏 You and Barbara have a great weekend 😀 73s from 754 wa.❤
You need some jeweler's screwdrivers, steady hands, and a good magnifying lamp and you can turn the meter's pivot screw about 1/4 turn counterclockwise.
everyone is looking for the famous cobra 148gtl from malaysia, philippines or taiwan, but those who sell it used on ebay want to sell it at the prices of a last generation Kenwood or Yesu without understanding that it is only a CB radio and that it is merely a hobby , and having seen prices up to 1500 dollars I think they are crazy and only 1% of the population, citizens band enthusiasts, would pay that crazy price for a CB.
Hey MJ.. I have a 138XLR..what's difference between that and the 148? BTW, mine has a bunch of switches someone added to the bottom of it. Was never able to sort out what they are. I think someone may have added 10M to it? There's 5 extra switches on there. Any ideas?
For stuck meters sometimes a fuzzy cloth n your fingertip and swipe the face crystal sometimes a magnetized meter sticks I have seen that 50/50 times but more than not returns to stuck My skip has been nill days now started dropping away the eclipse day I also have so!e poor jumpers all happened same time bought 4 of those Amazon superbat cables and the compression ends showing shield loss intermittent tried fixing some rg 8 heavy with new ends cause one was trying to pull shield away two repaired one survived the other still intermitt so sent for 2 5' rg213 with amphenol pl259 pre made( funny thing the 213 cost only 2$ more than 3' Astatic 8x grey cable and amphenol When I use the larger cables with better velocity rating the whole system flattens to 1.1 and the radio shows full swing when the others only 1/2 scale swing same 1.1 and watt meter same at the run out to antenna
I saved the old meter, someday I'll see if it can be saved. the only thing I did with it was a drop of machine oil, with time that oil might loosen it up.
The original Cobra radios from the 60's and into the early 70's were made in the USA by their parent company B&K Precision (Dynascan Corp). Around 1971-72 Dynascan began having their Cobra CB's made in Japan first by Toshiba and then by the upcoming Uni Electronics Corp who in 1974, changed their name to Uniden Corporation. In the 1980's many lower end Cobra radios were built by Maxon in Korea and also Uniden in Hong Kong.
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I have had a 148 GTL for over 35 years, a great radio........
I loved my 148GTL I had it keying up a 100w amp, driving my Sweet 16, used it for over a decade until I bought a Yeasu 101E. That Cobra 148 set the stage for a dozen other mobile SSB transievers.
Great find Mower Junkie, thanks for sharing!
UDX-4570 Palm Springs wavin!🤠👍
Love those cheap price finds and when the radio works even more , cobra 148gtl are great radios thats a good find
I still have mine that was fully Modded from 1990. That and my Uniden Grant are my favorites.
Cobra needs to bring this one back. Congrats on finding this classic. 73s!
I have 148 and I had it for 44 years I got it back in the 70s it work great
Awesome the $20 148 works and cleaned up nice its a great feeling when you hook it up and it turns on even better when you hear a station .I do love an old cobra radio
What a great deal. That would be a great backup radio to my Galaxy Pluto I use as base.
I’m jealous ,, Mr. LUCKY 🍀
Nice find on the 148, cleaned up great. little fix, sounds good.
have a great day
Hey, Mower Junkie! Howdy, sir!
Just thought I'd drop an idea to you for those scratches and scuffs on the metal areas:
If you can find it, there is a metal polish called Flitz. It is very fine polish, and works great. I used it when I was in Law enforcement years ago to polish the badge, and buttons, etc.
Maybe it might do the trick for the detailing on the radio. Just make sure you don't get it on the silkscreen print!
Good luck, and nice radio for $20, you lucky duck! 😅.
73s,
0576, Dustmaker, Southern Michigan.
Evening mower junkie. Yes indeed you scored on that 148 corba. Totally awesome for the price 👏
You and Barbara have a great weekend 😀 73s from 754 wa.❤
Wow John, she really cleaned up nice. Score!! ✌✌
Really nice. I been following your channel for a while now and you got a good radio there. I had the 148 before really good radios.
Great find! The 148 goes for over $100 on eBay these days..
More than 100
Hey John if you ever sell that 148 let me know!
@@Brenda-jf2pe oh yes indeed! Just saw a couple for $200 on FBM!
Heck yeah. Deal of the decade!!
I put the faceplate and the covers in the dishwasher come out looking brand new
WOW, you got a smoking radio for $20.... Good for you man.
Nice score brother, I own 2 of them from Philippines.
Please do some more skip videos on this radio UDX-151.
Wow good little catch 👍
20 buck!!! Man you stole that lol (awesome deal). Loved the 148.
I got one with all the extra channels. Been in box for 20 years in closet.
That radio is good keeper finders keepers.
great radio john Have one my self in my collection also NOS in the box
Man you always get the good finds 😂
I'm still smiling about this one. Thanks for watching, 73's
Interesting find for a cheap price. I could use a side bander. Especially for $20.00 😊.
That awesome UDX-151 nice cobra 148 you got good deal on it i wouldn't sell it keep ssb radios.
Thanks Foxman, Enjoy your Sunday, 73's
You scored big time.
Hey John! Nothing like a old classic 148 GTL. 73, Brandon 497
There's the Cobra 148 GTL DX....
@@SimonBlandford If I remember correctly the 148 GTL DX was an export version of the superstar 360.
Seems to be on frequency too.
You need some jeweler's screwdrivers, steady hands, and a good magnifying lamp and you can turn the meter's pivot screw about 1/4 turn counterclockwise.
One hell of a deal John! Good on ya!!!!!
How do you find out when and where the hamfests are occurring? Are there any around Atlanta?
148GTL of the Philipines is the best
How was the 200 wild fire amp you got ... man you got a good deal on the amp
a video for the amp will be coming soon.
everyone is looking for the famous cobra 148gtl from malaysia, philippines or taiwan, but those who sell it used on ebay want to sell it at the prices of a last generation Kenwood or Yesu without understanding that it is only a CB radio and that it is merely a hobby , and having seen prices up to 1500 dollars I think they are crazy and only 1% of the population, citizens band enthusiasts, would pay that crazy price for a CB.
Ahahahaha oh really dude, can I get it to buy bro, you guys have all the luck, Watching from Jamaica west Indies !!
This is Guadeloupe!! 😃 🤜
I got first dibs when you sell it ! Bump bump
Hey MJ.. I have a 138XLR..what's difference between that and the 148? BTW, mine has a bunch of switches someone added to the bottom of it. Was never able to sort out what they are. I think someone may have added 10M to it? There's 5 extra switches on there. Any ideas?
That would be my guess, that the switches are for the Outbands.
awesome find brother!!!!
For stuck meters sometimes a fuzzy cloth n your fingertip and swipe the face crystal sometimes a magnetized meter sticks I have seen that 50/50 times but more than not returns to stuck
My skip has been nill days now started dropping away the eclipse day I also have so!e poor jumpers all happened same time bought 4 of those Amazon superbat cables and the compression ends showing shield loss intermittent tried fixing some rg 8 heavy with new ends cause one was trying to pull shield away two repaired one survived the other still intermitt so sent for 2 5' rg213 with amphenol pl259 pre made( funny thing the 213 cost only 2$ more than 3' Astatic 8x grey cable and amphenol
When I use the larger cables with better velocity rating the whole system flattens to 1.1 and the radio shows full swing when the others only 1/2 scale swing same 1.1 and watt meter same at the run out to antenna
I saved the old meter, someday I'll see if it can be saved. the only thing I did with it was a drop of machine oil, with time that oil might loosen it up.
awesome find right there!
That one really turned out nice!
Grab a really fine jeweller's screwdriver and give the meter bearing a 1/8th turn anticlock, it fixes an awful lot of them
I tried that, it didn't work. The original meter in this radio was no good, But it has a good working meter now. Thanks for watching, 73's
Very nice!
Great deal right there.
I have got a cb radio that I can't find nothing about it's a excella ex200 have you any ideas
How can I get my hands on one of them am from St.Lucia
All right Mower Junkie, I’ll give more than double your money. I’ll give you 50 bucks for that Cobra 148 GTL. Let me know if you’re interested.
He John very nice Radio do you wane sale this one???
Thanks. I think I'm going to keep this one.
@@MowerJunkie thank you so much
isn't Cobra CB originally made in the u.s.a. ??
I think they were originally made in Japan.
The original Cobra radios from the 60's and into the early 70's were made in the USA by their parent company B&K Precision (Dynascan Corp). Around 1971-72 Dynascan began having their Cobra CB's made in Japan first by Toshiba and then by the upcoming Uni Electronics Corp who in 1974, changed their name to Uniden Corporation. In the 1980's many lower end Cobra radios were built by Maxon in Korea and also Uniden in Hong Kong.
@@bigmsound Thanks for the info.
Good score mower junkie
nice