[Falligator]

Anyone have any favorable or unfavorable opinions on the Cobra Nightwatch CB? I just bought this one at a truck stop in S. Carolina. My friend says it's a good one, but I was wanting other opinions on this also. Anyone recomend a CB? This might help someone who is looking at purchasing a cb in the near future. I also had my CB tweeked and peaked at the 75 Chrome shop there in Wildwood, Fl. 65$ for the high end 45$ for the low end. Also got a Wilson antenna. (awesome). Got the Cobra 29 WX NW ST. Thanks...I like the way you can see the dials on it at night.

[nobb4u]

The Cobra you bought is a great CB, we had on for 5 years, had it tweeked at the 75 Chrome Shop also. When we bought our new truck it came with a Cobra 29 LTD Classic.

[dhalltoyo]

The good folks at "Movin On" Electronics (Exit 99) I-75 sell Cobra radios, but they don't recommend the Night Watch.

They have seen an increase in drivers stopping by who are experiencing problems with that radio.

A tuned Uniden is a less expensive, and I believe it to be a more durable radio. Years ago, Uniden manufactured the Cobra line.

REPRINT:

Back in the late 1980s, rumors were floating around that Uniden told Cobra that they would have to find a new manufacturer for their CB radio line. First came the Plus line of CBs. They were all Korean made low cost AM radios and sold through mass merchants as well as dealers. These radios performed OK but meter & channel display burnouts were common. I was waiting for a replacement sideband unit, but it never happened. I assume the Korean manufacturer wouldn't or couldn't design a SSB radio.

After a few years I gave up looking for new Cobras to emerge. I figured that Cobra and Uniden came to a new agreement. If they did, it didn't last. Suddenly without warning dealers across the country were receiving Cobra 148 GTL radios that were imprinted Made In The Malaysia.

They even copied the label Made In The Philippines replacing Philippines with Malaysia. It shows they were in clone mode by not omitting the word "The" before Malaysia.

Uniden no longer makes Cobra CBs. Cobra has Ranger Communications Inc. (RCI) cloning the GTL mobiles and have dropped the 142 GTL base. The radios look exactly as the Uniden made originals on the outside but as with any clone there is something lost in the translation.

Inside the component layout is identical but the Uniden made parts such as the filters and ICs are replaced with RCI or 3rd party replacements. The transmitters put out about the same as the originals but the receivers seem a little noisier and less selective.

[Moot]

I have Uniden 76 XL that is 10 years and still works great. The light went out on the meter and I had that replaced.

I also have a little Cobra 25 that is 20 years old. Big talking radio, even run through a cheap Francis antenna.

[danthewolf00]

lol i just looked at a cb i got from someone and it's a cobra 29 LTD classic made in dec 94

[Tennesseahawk]

I also have the nightwatch. The bulb for the night light burned out, as did the meter bulb (same bulb?) When I bought it less than a year ago, I was told I didn't need it tweaked. Now, it's all scratchy, and I can hardly understand anyone. Might be my speaker, but I'm going to get it all fixed up soon. No hurry, tho, as I hardly use it. I might buy another one... depends on how long this one lasts. Regardless, you'll find many different opinions on any radio.

Radios, however, it's only Kenwood for me!

[hondaking38]

have the night watch also its a couple years old.. and yep the light is burned out on the meter..works pretty good with my magnet mounted wilson antenna...had a smaller magnet mounted antenna and it didnt work good with that