Cobra 2000 GTL "The Morning Wave"!

[clipdan]

are you using the Solarcon Antron A99 to DX on? and if so, do you recommend it. I have a general washington, I might concider using at the house. Love to get one of 2000 cobra, but until I do, I haved to make do...Also, do you have a video of your antennas outside?

[FlexSDR]

This man looks real intelligent sitting there!!! This isn't conversation like radio is met to be. This is sitting there hoping to have a conversation! Sorry man, get into Amateur Radio and enjoy some real conversation!

[hyderbanjo94]

break. this is the "Black Duck" waivin a hand from East Tennessee! give us all a holler on channel 17 sometime! talk to the "Copper Head"!!

[oso3470]

is amazing to talk in the radio, The internet is the principal reason , the radio is low rating in use. All the people wants to contact in chat room, and forget the magical radio. ;) Congratulations for you station.

[BLUZUMR]

@oso3470 It is all about communications, thanks and take care, Bulldog.

[oso3470]

handsome !!

[rowlettrooster40]

hey man blow your signal down my way dallas tx love talk to you

[BLUZUMR]

@rowlettrooster40 Bulldog, Unit 777 waving to Dallas, Texas...take care!

[performancemiles]

I'm about to put up a IMAX 2000 and run a Cobra 29 with a Silver Eagle 350 linear here in about a week. I go by the "snowman" or 509 down here in West Tennessee. I'll keep my ears open for ya!

[BLUZUMR]

@performancemiles Hey Snowman sounds like a pretty good set! Hope to hear you out there and thanks for watching...Bulldog

[performancemiles]

@BLUZUMR Actually I go by "007" now lol. "Yeah BULLDOG we gotta copy on ya...509 down here in West Tennessee waving two hands. They call me 007 and I'll be standing by!" P.S. We talk on Ch 2 locally. When do ya'll talk?

[BLUZUMR]

@performancemiles Whenever time allows, take care...777

[dustyman0789]

sweet man im down hear in kentucky i have talked to u before bulldog cant rember what chanel but nice to see u in a vid 243 down in the bluegrass said that thay call me dusty hope to talk to u soon im clear......

[trashman781]

I love to skip talk. I go by Trashman 781 down here in tyler tx

[BLUZUMR]

@trashman781 I'll keep my ears open for you!

[kubrick681]

Boy! this brings back memories!

[luukvideo]

can you talk to the police with that thing

[rastreador27]

qualé o rolinho ai? possuo uma geladeira pequena e uma fogão de 2 bocas

[turbodance53]

Qual é o brique.... tenho um moto bomba pra negócio.

[petchharrison]

pitty i cant get one in the uk looks kick ass..jeff..

[BLUZUMR]

@petchharrison Thanks for watching Jeff, take care. P.S. I was stationed near Ipswich at a base called RAF Bentwaters in the late 80's.

[504caveman]

hello bull dog how are ya trip 7 im whaving to ya frum Carlsbad NM iv got a pinatrader 5/8 wave with a big kenwoodTS440S with a MC60 mike see my vid and lev a comint 504 cavemna just got down

[BLUZUMR]

@504caveman Wonderful equipment...hope to hear you in there!

[alexanderjdm95]

love the video nice cobra i have a president madison hope to skip all the way to central maine with it so 73's Mr Bulldog ; o Mr. 305 central florida kissimee its reading the mail!

[BLUZUMR]

@alexanderjdm95 Thanks Mr. 305!

[ukcharlie1]

Hi there Good Buddy . im charlie from the uk . just wanna tell you ,you got a beautiful radio. we cant get those here. it souds fantastic. i have the Cobra148GTL dx. mighty fine radios ,Cobras. GOOD DX MY FRIEND . CHARLIE GREEN MILTON KEYNES ENGLAND.

[BLUZUMR]

@ukcharlie1 Thanks Charlie!

[bodazaphfa]

It places the lotion in the basket....

[BLUZUMR]

Yes I do, about 68 degrees of it. Comes from our Miller Forced Hot Air Furnance, breaker...breaker!

[JettaJ1]

do you run any heat with that gtl?

[greyhound4211]

What kind of antenna for your base do you use

[BLUZUMR]

@greyhound4211 These days I'm using an IMAX-2000 with GPK, 20' mast at the peak of my roof with a 3' heavy duty tripod & 4 guy wires. Ground to tip 60' using 400 series coaxial cable with silver plated teflon insulator PL-259's. Thanks for asking and take care...Bulldog

[greyhound4211]

Hey 777 if its not too personal

how much did you spend on your 2000

[BLUZUMR]

I have been blessed with a nice brother that once was in the hobby but after he got out of the Army had other interests. This radio was stored on and off for about 10 years before he gave it to me! This radio will be 28 years old as of March 2010!

[jesse10x]

hello dxland 877 minigrass reading the mail

[cocoloco1105]

105 ohio back out

[SRVFAN989]

I have another question for you bulldog I found a Cobra 2000 for sale for $225.00.

But the power button has to be tapped a few times before it turns on and one of the metters needle sticks. But it dose come with the origanal external speeker. I asked hime if he would go down on the price he said no. Is this a good deal?

[ding0925]

No!!! you can buy better cheaper..

[BLUZUMR]

You can find a way better deal some where else.

[SRVFAN989]

I been talkin on the c.b for a good while now and I was thinking about buying a cobra 2000. With the Cobra 2000 can you talk on regular channels like the ones on my cobra 29?

[ding0925]

Yes it just a CB in a base form...

[larry40m]

Hey Bulldog..when the skip is rolling give me a hauler..1266 California

[Tesla105]

They call Me Bull ShXt .. they call me triple 7..Lay it on them.. LOL

[Tesla105]

Lay it on them 10- roger .. LOL

[Tesla105]

For Sure..

[Tesla105]

Lay it on them... LOL

[gizrat138]

Hey Bulldog I heard a breaker in there from Bham Al., that's where I live!! Listen for me on the skip 9757 Sporty Mike!!!

[TheBanditZach]

im n the process of geting my ham also but after reading these reviews i think ham operators are juss a bunch of assholes who think their shit dont stink. well it does. kiss it ham operators.

[DonelsonC]

what are you talking about?? OchrismongrelO isn't a ham operator... he sounds too immature, Otherwise he would know that using profane language reflects poorly on the amateur community. He is just some slob looking to start a fight.

So Zach, we would love to have you in the amateur community, I am sure you will like it. I am into Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ares) and the feeling you get when you assist someone who is in need is an amazing experience.

[RedneckMikeSr]

hell ya i agree

[K9FON]

heck im a ham but i still like to get on CB every so often just to talk to the locals.

[RVFDE4LT]

ole triple 7! i believe we've spoken in DX land,

247 northwest CT hope to hear you soon!

[worldwide390]

Nice 2000 guy, Are you barefoot?

[gmcknight111]

what kind of antenea do you use i have a set of moonraker 4s on mine...

[ON3OY]

hey hello!!!

....now i can see what i was hearing on my superstar3900 overhere in Belgium around the year 2004......you guys were audiable overhere with sometimes signals over the S9!!!

Mostly FM is used overhere.

thanks for the post.

[shaggyj311]

hey OchrismongrelO i guess my cobra2000 is really illegal then, concidering i talk to tyler tx from delaware

[OchrismongrelO]

Wonder if you know talking over 130 miles is illegal on cb? lazy fuck get a ham ticket

[DonelsonC]

what a dumb ass, I have a totally legit unit running 4 watts pep. with a 60 ft tower from base to antenna tip. And I can talk a few hundred miles when the skip rolls in.

[OchrismongrelO]

dumbass, 60 ft is over the hight limit, get a ham ticket you lazy fuck

[DonelsonC]

Obviously you don't have a license to know anything. I started off as a CBer, now I am a general class, I know rule 8 section 2 states your height restriction. 60 ft from base to tip, unless located by an airport. You're just a wannabe Ham Operator. Otherwise you would know about the phenomenon known as SKIP, it is when the radio waves 'skip' on the ionosphere and drop down to a specific region. It doesn't require any wattage. Keep talking, you make yourself sound more stupid as you go.

[DonelsonC]

And yea, Rule 13, section 9 does state that you aren't supposed to communicate with any station more than 250 kilometers away. But Skip is Natural. it happens, and people will talk on it because the door is open for only a couple hours.

[DonelsonC]

JUST SO YOU KNOW (BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU DON'T KNOW THE MATH) 250 Kilometers is 155.3 miles, not your 130 miles as you were stating. If you have a ham license, you must have got your license out of a Cheerios box.

[OchrismongrelO]

And no ham would call it 'skip'. Youre just some 20 something cber trying to defend illegal activity.

[DonelsonC]

I have had the license for a few years, I got tired of CB because there are dumb people like you on it, so i went up where i could carry on intelligent conversation with intelligent people. Not some thirty something who thinks he is a know it all.

[OchrismongrelO]

you're not a ham or you wouldnt advocate talking short or long hop dx to cb'ers, which is illegal. Stop trying to pretend to be a ham, cb boy.

[DonelsonC]

I am not an Asshole who goes down and annoys the people on their toys. It doesn't take anything to be a ham operator, my brother was one at the age of 12. It is only 35 questions to enter as a Tech Class, any ol moron can do it. CB is just a toy, and I personally don't care if they skip and 95.403 is long for rule 3 which is who can operate a CB station. Do you copy that "good buddy" (talking your lingo, since you're just jealous of the man for talking on "skip")

[DonelsonC]

And yes we do call it skip up here, i just talked to a buddy of mine on the 20 meter that says we do =)

[OchrismongrelO]

LOL I'm jealous of a cb'er talking dx when i can talk qrp cw on 80 meters to an antarctica dxpedition using less than 2 watts?

[cbtalker205]

OchrismongrelO you can talk that far because of your repeaters. Try that 2 watt shit on 11 meters and then talk your smack.

[OchrismongrelO]

lol....why? i can talk all over the planet skywave on 40 meters any night.

[OchrismongrelO]

you aint a ham, shut the fuck up.

[OchrismongrelO]

Rule 8 section 2? WTF that's rule 95.408 part C, subsection 1.

And as for "skip", 95.403 section part a subsection 8. No "skip" allowed, natural or not. Thats what the ham bands are for. If you're too lazy to get off your lazy ass and get a ham license, you have no right to talk skip.

[super1vega]

mud duck haha

[BLUZUMR]

10-4 Mr. DJ thanks for stopping by and hope to catch you out there in DX Land some day for sure!

[djitchyscratchy]

Hello 777 mr. dj columbus buckeye is readin the mail!!!

[rep0eagle]

i hate it when everyone steps on each other lol

[warbywales]

Looking forward to hearing you guys again when the cycle kicks in. Have been on the radio for 25 years and always like hearing AM CB. Trouble is, I don't think you guys realise how far you get out over the world! BREAKER ON THE SIDE!!! UNIT 151 - MEGABLAST calling you...

[control2980]

nice Cobra 2000 GTL

[99GPSE]

what are you useing for beam's to shoot that far ? moon rakers possibly combined with a foot warmer ?

[BLUZUMR]

I run barefoot with an IMAX 2000. Conditions dictate my sucess. If you have good equipment set up properly your chances increase. Get the antenna as high as possible, good transmission angle, low SWR and some good clean loud audio will get you out there, 73's!

[99GPSE]

wow thats pretty damn good running barefoot i was only able to shoot skip once on my bone stock president washington base ( before it became the uniden washington) but i was talking local and i had some one from nova scotia come across saying i sounded like i was local up there amazed me thats for sure

[tezterz]

DX land calling 777, How about it Bulldog?

Love that radio! I got back into CB radios a few years ago. Had my first one in 1975. I just recently picked up my first 2000 GTL. Found one in great shape, (9.5 out of 10 on appearance) got a second speaker for it and Love it! Only problem is the frequency counter is stuck on 92.2000 on RX and show 0.0000 on TX. I want to find a service manual and see what I can learn about it.

161, (Night Ranger) in Northeast Missouri said that.

73's

[BLUZUMR]

Hello Unit 161, Night Ranger the frequency counter issue is a common one with the older 2000's. I have the same issue. Several attempts were tried by a tech but other parts will have to be replaced. Weighing the cost I would buy a nice Dosy meter with a frequency counter, 73's!

[bj616]

I remember in the late 1970's how jammed the channels were with DX from morning until late at night and in the early morning hours I would get up and work Europe. I have worked many stations in Maine as well along with all of the 50 states many many times. I'm hoping the DX cycle will be a strong one. I hooked up one of my radios last night so I'm hoping for that DX.

[BLUZUMR]

Those were some awesome days. That is when we had our first Cobra 2000 GTL and Avanti PDL II. My brother and I were in high school. We had the same luck you did. At that time we lived in RI on a hill facing east. Just had some DX from Georgia and Alabama, 73's!

[bj616]

PDL 2 antennas were an awesome 2 element beam with both polarities. They were super popular and manufactured by the same people who made Moonraker. The Starduster was the groundplane of choice back in the old days . Definately fun times in our lives.

[bj616]

I haven't had my radio hooked up in over a year because the DX was dead. How are the conditions now? If the DX is rolling I'll hook up one of my rigs. I have an Antron 99 up approx. 100'ft in a tree. I have worked the world on it.

[BLUZUMR]

DX conditions are becoming more frequent here in Maine. The cycle is on the up swing.

[121videogates]

hey bull dog nice set up.did you ever get hawaii skip? we will be standing by on 27.025.aloha.121

[BLUZUMR]

Thanks for the flowers. Wow Hawaii, that is a tough one for us guys here in Maine. It is amazing how the conditions can be though. Pump it up DX Land, Unit 777 is trying!

[BLUZUMR]

I normally hang out and do business with Custom CB Radios & Sparky's CB Shack. Check out the message boards for a wealth of information, "Bulldog".

[anglitoestebancito]

no close to the 440s Mhz!

[BLUZUMR]

Correct, this is 27 MHz.

[anglitoestebancito]

There are no pile ups on the 440s Mhz, have you considered getting a ticket?

[schramm245]

Hey Bull dog nice set up dirtbiker "245" Philadelphia Pa said that. Lay it on them Central maine.

[m0ogy]

Nice old Cobra 2000GTL , can't beat the old rigs (look @ my old Belcom vid on my page)looking for a 2000GTL to go with my two 148GTL DX's. not many 2000's here across the pond in the UK!!.....Dave North Lincolnshire UK (M0ogy Ham call)

[LETHLSS]

that was a sweet rig when it came out, i also had a 148GTL for the portable. i just uploaded some old skiptalk clips (in one vid), features 'Wagonburner' from LSB 27.605.

nice setup man! :::peace:::

[koz303303]

its it freqed, peaked and clipped?

[KOOLDAVE1953]

Yep....talks like a down-easter...& fellow New Englander...Massachusetts here. Old school operator from the 60's & 70's. 73's

[BLUZUMR]

Recently we modified our Galaxy Echo/Roger Beep Base Microphone. Took the exisiting microphone & gooseneck off the the control base. Put a black body panel plug over the hole. Purchased a Radio Shack Super-Cardioid Vocal Microphone, gooseneck, and flange. Wired the microphone to the plug which the old one was and connected directly to the board. This is totally awesome. Wicked clear and loud!

[ironjob]

Is that 2000 stock and are you barefooted?

[BLUZUMR]

My 2000 has a few extras but running strictly barefoot off an IMAX 2000 with GPK. Grounded real well and using Altelicon CA-400 Series Coaxial Cable! Antenna system purchased through Copper Electronics.

[sonick808]

fantastic looking 2000.

[BLUZUMR]

The 2000 has been in the family since the early 80's.

[Pete4000uk]

Looks a very nice radio. Maybe when the sunspot cycle picks up I may be able to work north east US from here in UK.

[BLUZUMR]

It would be nice to here you all over the pond. Thanks for checking me out.

[Evster64]

Very nice set-up you've got there. That Cobra 2000 looks like it's in mint condition.

I'm envious.

[thefisherman001]

hi triple seven ,great vids , keep up the good work ,top of day to ya from the emerald ilse.......

[MisterTwister55]

I think I heard u down here in the keystone state...i am 711

[BLUZUMR]

Cool... So many stations come up here in Maine.

[Galaxy2517]

I love it when the skip rolls like that....

[BLUZUMR]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[45redneck]

very nice maybe you can get me sometimes my unit number is 987 in michigan

[BNDS9]

Cool stuff.I am going to try to jump on there next Saturday morning. This is Fisher I'll give ya a shout and see if you can hear me:):)

[BLUZUMR]

Fisher, I'll keep my ears open for ya. I recently upgraded my antenna system and there is a good chance I might pick ya out!