Unboxing My Dream CB Radio Base Station 

Best base ever made.. Amazing you got that for free.. Even more amazing is that FedEx didn't lose or destroy it.

It never gets old. 👍🏻 I almost bought one new back in the day from Coppers. They were on sale for $310.00 The year was 1987. Had I bought it I would still have it today.

Congratulations man . Nice radio “Ain’t it a beaut Clark’ !! 😂😂

Sweet looking radio

Amazing radio Cobra 2000. Tks fer sharing. I have 148 for 42 years and still working in my shack. One year ago aquire one 146 for Digi comms in 27,245 USB and works fine too. 7351 and good contacts.

That is a beautiful radio!!!

Beautiful radio. That thing it’s practically a unicorn very rare to see them in that good of shape especially with the matching speaker. You have an amazing friend and radio😆

i bought one in 87 i still have it still works

Wow 390 you do have a great friends! Sweet unwrapping. Let’s bend some needles. Enjoy!

That's one sweet base radio, I've wanted one for years.

Super nice

Oh man that 2000 is beautiful I love those radios

Gorgeous radio 390. I had 1 back in 2001 dual speakers digi scan and ping modules. Can't beat the old uniden/cobra cb ssb radios THE Best. Ny157/2IS158/WWS-3703/SWL#68

First thing I would do is recap it. It’s a beauty.

Gorgeous radio. 514 Ontario Canada

Awesome. Now I hope that microphone says Astatic on it. Yes I'm one of those people that love the sound of ceramic.

My friend had one of these back in the mid 80’s. He had a Super Penetrator 5/8 antenna 60’ to the bottom. Everyone swore he ran power because he got out so far

Gorgeous radio...390! Schwiiiing!

Yes. This is a fine radio. I had one maybe some fifteen years ago and it was the highlight of my station. I want another badly and started bidding on one yesterday until someone else’s means was greater than mine. I wish them the best with their new acquisition and hope they enjoy it as much as I did mine.

Your video quality is so clear it looks like the FedEx box is at my house

8:55 You definitely gave it away lol and they are awesome radios. I’m picking one up shortly which is supposedly still in its original box and unused.

Thats my dream radio also maybe one day

It was my dream radio too. My Neighbour had one and the matching desk mic and a Starduster on the roof. Oh the memories. I got older and went down the Ham road, oh I love that radio even now, tnx for sharing.

Great shirt.

A classic👍

I have 2. Best radios ever!

At 7.50min in it is Cobra 2000

I couldn't wait.

Great Radio.UDX21 S.C.

To my knowledge Cobra doesn't make base station radios anymore, but you can buy a brand new Galaxy 2540 which is a great base station.

Nice rig!!

One day i will have one

Stonner!!!

I just inherited three of these

I don't know what state you are in, I am in Tn. I did not get excited with the Radio Shack (S_ _ t Shack) SSB unit you showed. I have been on CB since 1968. Most of what I mess with now, does not compare with the older Lafayette, Tram, Browning, Hygain, etc... Now a days it is even hard to get a quality antenna (you need to design the antenna set up). I am deciding what antenna to install on my new truck. My current antenna choices are a Breedlove 3" uhf puck mount with a Sirio Turbo 5000 base load and Times Microwave LMR 240 Coax. Or I might adapt a 3/8 X 24 Hustler HQ27 to that mount. The Hustler is up to par with the older Antenna Specialist, K40's and the Wilson 1000's (they are better than the 5000's) The K40's work great until the coils get wet (so they need constant replacements). I will also have a quality mount with a 2M 70CM antenna. There are no great radio mounting locations on the 2022 Silverado crew cab. The console goes all the way to the dash. Mounting a radio to the side of the console is suicidal, the power seats can do serious damage to the radios and console. I am toying with the tiny President Bill European model I have laying around. The only way I will probably be able to use the RCI is if I can put it in the console center compartment if it fits (I haven't checked yet). What a waste of space.

While it seems you were given this one, back in 1999 I bought one for $15.00. I'll admit, I had to repair it, but the fix was replacing the AN612 ic chip in the Transmit chain.

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nice radio they look almost my cobra 139.

Nice

Hi there its raymond wow what a great c b radio it looks just great l bet it preforms well to and l think it would have a excellent receive also never seen this radio in Australia so l am not sure it was imported here great video as always l am from melbourne Australia oscar bravo 101

I've been into radios for decades. Both CB and HAM. I even worked for a CB shop. But after being a HAM Operator and owning both gear. HAM gear is far superior than any CB. Not that CB radio's are bad. My favorite are the older Unidens. I've owned hundreds. And getting information for traffic on the interstate. The 11 meters is needed. But far as top quality HF rigs. The Japanese iCOM, YAESU, Kenwood, Alinco, Ten-Tec your just not going to beat with the best CB. I've had plenty Cobra 2000's. They are a fine well-built rig and so are a lot of older CB's. But CB's can not compete with HAM rigs. The 11 meter band is a very tiny window of communication. When you add HAM to it. The communication world is endless. 73's from KK4YLF

I had it was an awesome radio

Nice cobra I got a few them

I was watching these on ebay , and they are selling for $500.00 and up , so i bought a galaxy DX2517 new in the box for half that . my favorite mobile cb is the Courier Gladiator . looking at your new radio , it is a beauty !

When got my cobra 139 i thought wood layout remind me Atari 2600 console came out back in mid 80's.

plus u will have hf wide band rec an 20 roger beeps

Congratulations brother

I knew it

🎉Galax

Candy 🍬BABY

Some older cobra radios they will work during solar flare or emp.

Geesh ,Nice Rig man, Does it smell like Piss? the flashbacks.... Last one I saw like that belonged to a very very old man. Unatanium for young bucks in the 80's

Vary nice I’m drewling

A cobra 2000, is your "dream rig?" 😅 man you don't get out much! I've owned several of these. 😅

Yeah it's dusty. You should send it to me!!

Plug it in, turn it on, and hook it up. It's a 12 volt radio and unlikely to blow up. A guy at work gave me a SBE Console 2 that belonged to his father and I just plugged it in and turned it on. Amazingly, the crystals are dead on frequency. Nice radio.

send it to troys in Texas an put the dds vfo an the blue led for the counter look on line

I used the D104 for the microphone

Well is was right before he opened it

Took you 22 yrs to get one lol but it looks new nice radio

I just got one with two speakers and not a scratch on it anywhere and works great

I guess the part two video covers whether or not it actually works.

I would also bring it back up on a Variac.

You should compare to cobra 2000 to icom 7300 and vs other cb radio.

So this guy loves to hear himself talk.... Just unbox the radio!!! Talk on the radio later😆😆😆😏

I own one

taking you a week to open package

Hilary for Prison and Biden for Interment! #InfoWarriors

Have you looked at the ranger rci-99n2 or rci-99n4?

What you think about the cobra 2000 GTL ?

easily excited huh ?

I almost want to cause at you 390

almost shaking? hahahaha, pshhh. its a cb radio.

Looks boxes lol how is 390 today

Sorry I'm a new hatter

not so great of a radio I have a nos in the box unit and when I bought it it didnt impress me and still doesent on a 1 to 10 rating I say a 1

Wrong

Just remember if you ever want to put channels in my radio you go get yourself a DDS vfo their wonderful they're awesome it would turn out radio into a ultimate radio with Bunches of channels

All of that unwrapping for a Cobra? I was expecting a Browning eagle, Tram or a CPI 2000