Cobra 150 GTL DX 4-Band 10-Meter Amateur Radio | 
 enlarge | Brand: Cobra
Category: CE
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 39125
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9
Dimensions (in): 2 x 9 x 8
MPN: 150 GTL DX
Model: 150 GTL DX
UPC: 028377401008
EAN: 0028377401008
ASIN: B0009EJ9LS
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| Features:
| • | 10-meter amateur radio with 10 kHz control switch and 15 watts of RF output power | | • | Operates within 28 to 29.7 MHz frequency range; Mosfet dual 20-watt final transistors ensure max power output | | • | 320 channels (with 80 channels per switch setting); SWR antenna calibration and antenna warning indicator | | • | 32.8-foot AM/FM operation; talk-back control monitors sound feedback effects; tone and echo controls | | • | Large, full-function analog meter; measures 7.87 by 2.36 by 9.25 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
COBRA 150 GTL DX 4-Band Amateur Radio 10 kHz control ; 15W RF power ; 20W dual finals ; Full-featured ;32.8-ft AM/FM radio ; 4 bands ; SWR calibration system ; Variable power; Antenna warning indicator ; NightWatch(TM) illumination ; Talk-back and Echo controls; Large, full-function analog meter; Frequency counter input ; 1-year warranty 4-Band Amateur Radio
Amazon.com Product Description
Join the vibrant world of amateur radio or upgrade your existing equipment with the Cobra 150 GTL DX four-band, 10-meter model. Though it looks and works similarly to a CB radio, the 150 GTL DX is technically a ham radio, and operates from 28 to 29.7 MHz (as compared to traditional 26.965 to 27.405 MHz CB frequencies). The advantage of the 10-meter design is simple: more power. The device offers a robust 15 watts of transmit power, which produces a longer range for transmission and reception. As a result, operators can make hundreds of friends around town or around the world, or they can use the radio for emergency purposes, serving as a conduit between citizens and police/emergency services during hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. The affordable, feature-packed 150 GTL DX uses a Mosfet 20-watt dual final transistor design to ensure maximum output power. Among its more valuable functions are 320 channels (with 80 channels per switch setting); 32.8-foot AM/FM operation; a dual power mode that offers a choice between full power (with a larger range) and low power (which conserves output); SWR antenna calibration that helps users receive the best signal (especially in tandem with the antenna warning indicator); and a 10 kHz control switch. Fortunately for operators, the radio also includes a number of extras to improve transmission and reception, including a talk-back control for monitoring the sound feedback effects, tone and echo controls that manage the echo effect and intervals, and a mic gain that dynamically boosts the microphone for increased voice clarity. Added benefits include a large analog meter, a 4-pin front mic connector, and a frequency counter jack that connects to a separately sold six-digit frequency counter. The radio, which measures 7.87 by 2.36 by 9.25 inches (W x H x D), is backed by a one-year warranty on parts and labor. Note:
An amateur radio license is required to operate a 10-meter ham radio. What's in the Box
150 GTL DX radio, microphone, user's manual.
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| Customer Reviews:
 It is what it is. December 5, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you're looking at buying this radio, more than likely you know what it really is. It's an "Export" radio disguised as a 10M radio. You can find this radio for around $100 if you shop around. You won't find a cheaper "Export" radio. It performs pretty well too, if you don't hack it to death. Mine does 30 watts right out of the box. Too many people play around with VR12 and then wonder why their audio keeps cutting in and out. Hooked up with a decent power mic, I've gotten excellent audio reports without clipping or tweaking anything. I give the radio 4 stars at its $100 price tag.
 This is a pretender! It is not satifactory for HAM use! August 28, 2006
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
This radio like almost any channelized radio used in the HAM bands that do not have FM allocations or do not have special restrictions to channelized operations only is not sufficiently frequency agile for normal use.
The fancy effects included with this radio are NOT APPRECIATED in the Amateur Radio Service and will garner a large measure of disapproval and many cases of I can't hear you.
Further the FEE for unlicensed usage is a modest $7500 dollars a day and a very large likelyhood that obtaining a license in the future will be blocked.
If you want to be a Ham; find an Amateur Radio Club and/or an Amateur that will help you; get your license and start with any of the good used or new non-channelized HF equipment that is available.
NOTE: The one star is given grudginly. THIS IS A DO NOT USE ITEM!
 Kyffnremt August 5, 2006
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you are just beginning in the Amateur radio field this is the radio to start with. With all the "bells and whistles" of the other big name radios this one pack a punch without the hefty price. Cobra has done a great job with this radio.
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