have a set of 37x13.5x17 toyo mts and hate them the handeling is very bad the tractions is not there unless you have less then 20psi in them. the worst tire i hav ever had in the snow. the price per tire in too high. but at least they look cool.
Rating: 1
Product Details: "Toyo Open Country Mud Terrain MT Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 8.02
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 10:57pm
I like my Cobra 148GTL very much and would buy another one again. It works very good with my Fierstik Firefly 4 foot antenna system. I like the fact that it now comes with the microphone plugin is on the front of radio compared to the older models that had the plugin on the left side of the radio. It makes for easier mounting in tighter places.
Rating: 10
Product Details: "148 GTL 40-Channel CB Radio w/ Upper & Lower Sideband" by Editor - posted: Mon February 4, 2008 - Rating: 9.80
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 10:00pm
I bought this about 2 years ago to install in my F-150. It hasn't given me any issues other than it isn't loud enough. I have it mounted vertical in the center concole so that the speaker is facing me and even at full volume, it isn't loud enough. I'm not hard of hearing but it just doesn't sound good. I plan to try an external speaker but I first have to find a place to mount that. Otherwise I like the radio. It seems to do fine with transmitting. I'd like to have a few more features that my other radios had like talk back. Not sure I'll be keeping it indefinitely. I miss my old Cobra 148 GTL. Now that was a radio.
Rating: 7
Product Details: "Midland 79-290 CB AM-USB / LSB-Weather Radio" by Editor - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 - Rating: 4.50
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 5:21pm
Midland did a nice job with these 2-Way Radios. I use them at amusement parks and offroad. Really like the weather band integration. They have decent range for the antenna size, but nowhere near 26 miles (not sure how they come up with that except complete line of sight maybe). But the option to go high or low power means I can concerve battery if I'm close and boost it if I have to broadcast out far. Roger beep is nice to have so you know the tranmission is over when the signal is faint. Sometimes that all you can hear is the roger beep. Battery life is exceptional with the included NiMH packs and the fact that I can swap it over to AA Alkaline is great. Overall, a great radio for the price.
Rating: 10
Product Details: "Midland GXT750VP3 22-Channel 26-Mile GMRS 2-Way Radio" by Editor - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 - Rating: 6.50
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 3:09pm
I'm going to assume that the Cobra 148 GTL of 20 years ago is similar if not nearly the same at the Cobra 148 GTL of today. I have one that I brough years ago, maybe 15 to 20 years ago. This CB has outlasted 4 vehicles that it has been in. I've gone through 3 mikes over the years but the unit is still going strong as an offroad CB mounted under the passenger seat in my Jeep CJ-7. Previously it's been in 2 truck and 2 cars and as I said, it's outlasted 2 antennas as well.
I like this unit and continue to use it for several reasons. First, the sound quality in the stock speaker is great and is plenty loud enough. I currently use the external speaker jack to pipe the output to my dash speaker in my Jeep. The quality of reception and noise canceling makes listening to it a pleasure. I've used this with a Wilson 1000 antenna (2 of them over the years) and a 4 foot Wilson fiberglass whip currently. This is the only unit that could pick up distant transmissions and picking up "skip" on evening nights and under certain conditions up in the mountains. Another feature I like it the talkback where I can hear myself in the speaker which makes the echo mike fun as hell to play with as I annoy others ... hehe. All of the features make this set a great choice if you have to room to mount it. Highly recommended!
Rating: 10
Product Details: "148 GTL 40-Channel CB Radio w/ Upper & Lower Sideband" by Editor - posted: Mon February 4, 2008 - Rating: 9.80
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 2:15pm
This is a great little CB radio. It's ability to be used in the car/truck with an external antenna, easily hooked up and moved from car to car. OR it can be used as a portable hand held unit. Which is nice if you're a truck driver, backing up and someone is guiding you in the dock, you can hear them over your main CB in the cab.
A lot of thought went into this unit. The weather channels, the seperate battery packs. One for rechargeables, and another for regular batteries.
Just plug it in to recharge.
The quality makes this a solid little unit.
Rating: 10
Product Details: "Midland 75-822 Handheld CB Radio" by Editor - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 - Rating: 6.06
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 2:13pm
I would highly recommend the 75-822 for a Jeep owner. I recently took mine on a Jeep Jamboree and it worked perfectly. It is very small and light. It can be used as a handheld unit but can quickly be connected to your vehicle CB antenna for better reception and work off the vehicle battery. It is similar to the Cobra 75 WX ST but has the advantage that you can take it with you as a handheld when on foot hiking. Reception and transmission was excellent. In a Jeep with a soft top it is nice because you can quickly disconnect it and lock in the glove compartment.
Rating: 10
Product Details: "Midland 75-822 Handheld CB Radio" by Editor - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 - Rating: 6.06
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 2:13pm
This is a very compact, well designed, and versatile unit that can be easily moved from one vehicle to another or used as a handi-talkie. The number of useful features and sensitivity of the receiver pleasantly surprised me. With an external antenna, I found the NOAA weather band usable with broadcasts 50 miles distant and the CB effective at five miles. Adjacent channel selectivity is quite good. Perhaps the only limitation in this unit is the relatively low audio output that might require near maximum volume when the windows are open at highway speeds. But, audio quality is very good with no distortion even at maximum volume.
Rating: 9
Product Details: "Midland 75-822 Handheld CB Radio" by Editor - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 - Rating: 6.06
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 2:12pm
I was pleasantly surprised with the compact size of this radio. It is a versatile little item: full-power 40 channels of CB, 10 NOAA channels (not available with all CB brands, but Midland seemed to recognize the importance of this feature), and an included adapter that turns the unit into a mobile. Be careful when you compare; this adapter isn't always included and could cost $20+. Also note it's range as a portable is limited, but then again, that's the nature of the portable CB beast.
Rating: 9
Product Details: "Midland 75-822 Handheld CB Radio" by Editor - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 - Rating: 6.06
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 2:11pm
Works very well and a great value for the purchase price. The fact that this radio can be a handheld or a mobile radio and that it comes with a 12-volt cigarette lighter plug, a PL-259 external antenna connector, a portable antenna, a battery box for using six "AA' batteries, and an AC adapter made the system very versatile. The NOAA weather band capabilities only added to this versatility My only complaint is that the radio could use more volume output as it is sometimes hard to hear when used in a vehicle.
Rating: 8
Product Details: "Midland 75-822 Handheld CB Radio" by Editor - posted: Tue February 5, 2008 - Rating: 6.06
