Cobra 148gtl dx mk2

[radiocom]

hi all i have a cobra mk2 that has seemed to have developed a issue thats happened two times now 1st time it did it it went ok after about an hour ish

i have rx ok on all bands and modes
i have tx ssb all ok

fm and am i have no tx power and no tx audio although there is a signal and an extremely faint roger beep on a near radio.

any help here..?

[Agent 48]

I suggest if you can't find the issue then sell it or sell it regardless. Get an AnyTone AT-5555. I find that the Cobra rigs aren't that good and always get faults.

[Otter]

I'd sent it off to Black Spirit and let him sort it. I have C148s and an AnyTone AT-5555, and if I could keep only one it would be the C148.

[NightProwler]

An Anybone over a 148? Well im lost for words

[Buick Mackane]

An Anybone over a 148? Well im lost for words

I Think that warrants a ban

[NightProwler]

Yeah do your thing Jason

[cb4ever104]

fm and am i have no tx power and no tx audio although there is a signal and an extremely faint roger beep on a near radio.

any help here..?

Sounds like a possible regulator issue . Check the voltage on TR51 . On AM/FM you should have around 5V on the collector .

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[radiocom]

guys thanks for the replies it was indeed the voltage reg. this mk2 cobra has had the regulator mod's done so the 1012 is not tr51 anymore its inplace of
tr50 iirc.
however it was still the 1012 that had gone duff.

OHHHH and there is zero way i would choose a at5555 over a gtl dx mk2. nooooooo wayyy

i also have a mk2 president madison here that i wouldn't put a at5555 in its place the madison hears alien lifeforms from another dimension
and is a factory am/fm with a mid/hi/uk40 mod pcb in there

[cb4ever104]

it was indeed the voltage reg

[Transwarp]

I suggest if you can't find the issue then sell it or sell it regardless. Get an AnyTone AT-5555. I find that the Cobra rigs aren't that good and always get faults.

Considering Cobra 148's are between 30 to 40 years old they're going to have faults. Modern SMT and menu driven radios are, well nice and modern, but they have no class like the old school and lead soldered stuff.