The New Cobra 19 Mini AM/FM And Small Enough To Fit In Any Car! 

Putting a full size radio in any car is cumbersome today. This would be great for any kinda road trip with a magnetic mount on the roof. Thanks 4 the info

I have the old 19x from the 80's superior radio......Long live C.B.radio

I like it, like the roger beep too. I’ve still got my old 19 plus from the 80s. Still works too. Thanks for the video.

Cool little radio, very straightforward controls. Looks like the same case/body used on the Anytone at-779. I wouldn't jam it in between the seats though because it would insulate the heatsinks.

I've been hoping to see that little thing on your channel being reviewed. It would do well in my wife's vehicle. It's not a small vehicle, but the fact you can fit it just about anywhere she would want it is great.

Nice radio-Have you considered having a far point cb night to see how many of us could communicate from across the US?

Nice little radio. I have the perfect place to slide this in my car.

Thanks Eric awesome review was always!!! Data Cobra guy for 30 years as a trucker. But I do have a custom built Stryker 955.

The radio has the same identical display as the anytone AT 500m. Has the identical menu settings as well. It wouldn't surprise me if the same company that made the any tone is now making the cobra

Nice little radio. I've had a bunch of them over the years. they were mandatory if you wanted to run your jeep with an off road club. i currently dont have one installed in my vehicles although there is one on my Harley that i never use. i have a Uniden Bear Cat Off Road on the shelf. Its got so quiet now on the roads very seldom does anyone come back to you. I may have to look at the Mini and maybe put one in my Ram Rebel. i have the room for sure. thanks for sharing.

Your vids on CBs have inspired me to find my old CB(s) and start tinkering with them. I only really attempted to use them 1 time and it was a failure, because at that time I didn’t know how to tune the antennas but now I do. I found 1 of the CBs, a Craig L-103, connected it to my Jackery and it lit up like a 70s disco ball! It has a built in SWR meter, and the old style red digital numerals. I didn’t attempt to transmit because I didn’t have the antenna connected, but I’m stoked that it powered up and changed channels. Thankfully I found both of my antennas. I bought them at Radio Shack decades ago but I’m certain they’ll work after tuning. I have a 2nd CB but I can’t remember where I put it or even what kind it was. When the Craig is powered up, according to the built-in meter on the Jackery, it’s using 3w of power per hour. That would obviously increase when transmitting but I can get a good idea of how much power I need to provide for monitoring at least.

I bought the cobra 19 ultra v a couple weeks ago. Cutest little radio ive ever seen. Works good. But the fact that it only has 1 knob is a real pain in the ass to change things while youre driving down the road .

Hopefully their quality will return to something close to what it was 25 years ago. At this point any movement in that direction would be a massive improvement.

Just picked one up at a flea market for $10 with antenna. Great info here

The AM only model only has tinned wire ends, no harness and cig plug or tinned wire bundle. They are usually on the wall at the truckstop. Still cool !

Off topic but these guys in my state love their AM channel 28.

The country bumpkin intro music is overwhelming 😂

Definitely looking into this one. Looks a lot like the ole 19 Ultra V that disappeared. Has the lighter plug-in always been an option for cb radios or is that something that just started recently?

Looks a lot like my President Bill am/fm that you talked me into buying lol. I really like the new Bill. The Cobra is a nice looking radio but no WEATHER channels. Deal breaker for me when you live by Lake Erie. I have never had so many weather alerts as in this last summer. Saved our ass cpl times with the farm animals. They should of re-did the Cobra 18wx. One of my all time fav radios (also my 1st CB} Cheers

Now that's a radio. Professional looking. Hopefully it can talk too.😊

Coming out of Minnesota.

Eric I did my first range test with my friend Paul he had my Uniden Pro 401 Hand held & I had my Cobra HH50WXST his signal talking to me in his car went t o 5-6 then to 9 & back to 5 he drove 3 block's to the Grocery store then had to turn off the radio. roughly 5km from my house.

...need more info on performance...like, do I stand a prayer when I'm stranded in the middle of nowhere ...also, anything small with a few more utilities and listening options when I'm not in trouble? Like an audio weather loop and ham band?

Just because it's tiny does not mean it's not good. With today's technology we can make things smaller with great features. My first new 25 inch RCA TV had to weigh 150 pounds , the 65 inch on my wall weighs a whole lot less than 50 pounds!

Just got mine today 3-21-24. Im impressed. Don't really care for the digital screen. I drive 2 hours a day for work,so i will find out if it holds up overtime.

Definatly a Qixiang built radio for Cobra. That mic is without a doubt a anytone mic

I just bought one very nice radio

I have the AM counterpart. Never thought I would miss a noise blanker, but this radio leaves me no choice. Great radio, but would trade ASQ for NB anyday.

I'm sure they go back 40 years.. 😮 Do Ham international still make stuff? I had a multitude 2 back in the day that I loved.

I still have my Cobra 19x From the early 80's The original.

I was hoping you would show a picture of the camo one but I didn't see anything..... LMAO

Not a fan of roger beep on the cb, but I use it on my Midland Xtalkers & GXT 1000 FRS radios.

Would like to know if there is software for the radio and connect via microphone perhaps go into 10 meters? 1)they don't have that stupid USB charger port 2)no pushing up and down on the screen to make changes 3)Software to program the scan? 4)What about squelch tails? I think they are neat

I’m currently running a 19 ultra III in my daily driver but am wanting to go to something with SSB

I got to be honest, I’m stuck between the cobra 19 mini and the president bill 2, really like the looks of this radio.

Nice very stealthy unit indeed

Love this radio 😅plug 🔌 play no cq repeters my new compact base my receiver is the fcc andy 😅

I would like to see someone put this on a Wattmeter and see what the power output levels are for both Am and FM.

Nice radio. Could you recommend a good antenna to go with it?

How hilarious would the picture be with that thing married to a gigantic linear. I like the idea of a push or separate button power button so you I could keep the volume at one setting instead of having to adjust it every time I turn on my McKinley.

How long is the wire that is used to hardwire the radio (not the cigarette plug wire)?

I just bought one and I want to know if I can add a USB connection instead of hard wiring to wires, so that way I can move it to other vehicles more easily

Roger beep is awesome!

Would like to see a comparison between the 19 mini and president bill???

Similar looking to the RADIODDITY CB-27 PRO CB RADIO, AM/FM. Which one do you prefer since you have also reviewed the Radioddity unit?

THX.DAN Ff.

You mini, has the Am Fm button where mine is a 9/19 button, does that mean mine is only Am? I purchased the Cobra 19 Ultra V

Any setting suggestions for the mini?

I remember buying one of these for $19

I can not get mine to scan! Can you explain that better to me? I looked in the manual etc

Wow that's small. I think I need one, just because .. lol

Question, if the car in front of me only has AM, can we communicate if I'm in FM??? Or do i have to switch to AM?

Just bought mine today from Walmart for 15$👌

How do I make the auto scan feature come on?

If only it had the wx channels, it would be the perfect radio! Is it 4w?

I just wonder if it can be tuned at all

What if the person on the other end only has an am only cb radio. Would they still be able to hear me on fm or would they need a AM/fm radio in order to hear me on FM.

Getting awfully close in price to the President Bill 2, which has a lot of cool features missing on the Mini. The AM version of the Mini is tempting at $36 (on eBay) but at $100 I’d go for the President Bill.

Is the same thing as sideband?

I bought this one for my father but I'm stuck between getting this one or the President Thomas FCC. Do you have a preference between the two?

Hey it's a start or, at least something in the time of need...Prob will lead into more of what CB has to offer. Which by the way, CB is free all you need is a radio....

But, Eric if you switch to FM then the person you're talking to would have to have FM on their radio too, for that to work.

What’s the name of song you play at the beginning?

Any updates

Wonder how well it would pair with an 8.5 foot antenna

How to turn to fm mode

is there much talk on Fm?

Anytone 🤣😂👍

With the big skip knuckleheads on just about EVERY channel, I don't really turn mine on anymore. Would be nice to see a bench test but we know it's not over 4 watts.

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Isn't it true that modern cars today can't accommodate CB radio. Wouldn't installing a cb radio on a 2023 car interfere with all the modern electronic in cars today.

Make another video

Just say no to roger beeps.

I like the older Cobras, but this one isn't for me