Cobra radios at BiMart for $19.99

Waterfish · 06-24-2003, 08:28 PM

BiMart has their hand-held Cobra Microtalk FRS/GMRS radios on sale for $19.99 each (after rebate). These are 2 watt radios with an advertized range of five miles. Regular price is $49.99. I don't know anything about radios, but 2 watts seems pretty low. Anyone know about this model, and if a 2 watt radio would be worth having for hunting?

1pump · 06-24-2003, 08:55 PM

2 watts is half the power of a CB radio, if that gives you an idea.
The FRS radios were a hot item during ski season at Mt Hood Meadows a couple of years ago. It seemed like everybody was using them to keep in touch with their kids, or whomever. A lot cheaper than cell phones, and the ski area was actually renting them out. The only complaint I heard was that the channels were really crowded, since there's only a few of them and I'm guessing 500 people trying to talk within a few hundred acres.
5 miles? Maybe under ideal conditions (which never exist). I'd bet on less than one mile, IMHO.

KingFisher85 · 06-24-2003, 10:29 PM

I might just have Mom run down there and pick me up a set.
Would this sale be all bimart stores?
Only problem I think is they are to small and you lose them if your like a few people I know.

[ 06-24-2003, 11:31 PM: Message edited by: KingFisher85 ]

TheRogue · 06-25-2003, 08:33 AM

I've used the FRS ones, which are less (1 watt, or 1/2), and talked line-of-sight for over three miles. The 2 watt just comes into play with the GMRS frequencies, I would suspect 5+ miles wouldn't be a problem, although you'll need to be on a clear Eastern Oregon mountain top talking to someone line-of-sight somewhere else.

TR

Waterfish · 06-25-2003, 05:30 PM

I decided that for $19.99 each, I couldn't get hurt too much, so I bought two of these today. Also, I learned that today (Wednesday, June 25th) is the last day of the sale.

Tilla · 06-25-2003, 05:45 PM

Kingfisher- No one is gonna hear you down by the river anyway, the sleds are too noisy!

:tongue:

choppers · 07-15-2003, 01:01 PM

they work just fine with the motorola also. i have set, friend was drunk went on a hike about two miles away from the house on the nestucca river and that wasn't no line of sight and we talked the whole time until he crossed the river and fried the motorola unit.

Norski · 08-03-2003, 02:55 PM

The hunting group I hunt with all have the same radio, an there is 8 of us and we have talked back and forth at leased 4 miles, and have no proublems with them.
Grizley, Ochoco, deer and elk hunting.
Good radios, and I payed 59.99 for two 4 years ago.
Good Price cant go wrong.