Cobra 148 GTL

 

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History

Malaysia and Taiwan (By Uniden), 197x-199x (Discontinued)

Currently back in manufacture mostly Chinese production.

manufacture by country

• Taiwan R.O.C ( ) white power connector and 5-pin side-mic
• Made in Taiwan (1979 - 1989) made by Uniden, side-mic
• Made in Philippines (1989 - 1993) by Uniden, second run in the Philippines, side-mic
• Made in The Malaysia - by RCI
• Made in Malaysia - (1994 - )by RCI
• Made in China - ( - current ) front-mic

More than one manufacturer has a factory in the Philippines. The Uniden factory had a reputation for the best quality-control in the business when they moved CB production out of Taiwan late 1989

Variations

There were three variations marketed as the 148 GTL DX in the early and mid 1980s. The first or "early" Cobra 148 GTL DX used an MB8719 and was made by Uniden with a PC879 board. Following that the Cobra 148 GTL DX "late" model was also marketed as the Superstar 360 FM. They were also made by Uniden (PC010) with an MC145106 PLL.

The Cobra 148 GTL DX-B is a copy made by Cybernet and is of very poor quality. This model is sometimes referred to as the fake 148 GTL DX. It has a PLL02A on a PCMA001S board.

The Cobra 148F GTL was made by Cobra after they bought their company from Uniden. During this time Cobra made quality cut-backs to save money, however the radio still performed well enough. This model is identical to the CONNEX 4800 DXL.

Cobra 148F GTL

The Cobra 148F GTL is unique because it came stock with a built in frequency counter. It basically is a Cobra 148 with the Frequency Counter and some push buttons instead of the standard switches.

Cobra 148 F GTL DX

Similar to the non-DX except this model was an export radio as it had extra frequencies and FM straight from the factory.

Cobra 148 GTL ST

The ST indicates SoundTracker. These are front-mic models and display SoundTracker on the front face. They are generally considered inferior in quality.

Cobra 148 NW ST

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