Cobra Floating Walkie Talkie Review, Long Distance
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We recently picked up a couple of these Cobra walkie talkies for use on a 650 mile road trip, and for use around our property. Overall they have served us well!
These long range walkie talkies were perfect for our road trip. Instead of having to rely on our cell phones when we had no cell service, these Cobra walkie talkies did the trick. The distance was what you could expect out of many consumer-grade radios although there seemed to be a decent amount of interference in the cities.
We also noticed that with this walkie talkie you need to speak extremely close otherwise it is difficult to hear one another. That said, the audio was clear.
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You both can get the Amateur Radio License of
Technician [Ham Radio] which is the firths level and you can
operated more frequencies [Channels] and used radio
in the VHF or UHF bands. VHF frecuencies can cover more
distance.
The cobra you have now maybe have ½ or 1 watt
of power, with the Amateur Radio you get 5 watts.
You also can get more powerful radios that can be
install in the SUV / truck and in the house and
work with 50watts of power and cover a lot more miles and
with you License you can use Ham repeaters and
cover even more terrain.
Enjoying the videos so far. We're in the process of purchasing a 100 acre homestead in Maine. One note on your radios, the higher power frequencies are often licensed bands; meaning you're supposed to have an operators license to use those.
Get your Ham Radio Technician Class license, very easy 35 question test, Then get a couple of Baofeng 2 Meter handi Talkies. You get more transmit power, thus range, and you can pick a frequency with VERY little interference.
I decided to go back and watch all the videos from the beginning. I started watching about when you started scratching for the foundation and then ended up just before the Timber Frame Workshop you guys are hosting. I need to go back and get the whole picture. I love that you guys have fun and put things in the video showing that. The pretend scenarios of you talking to each other on the radios is awesome. You guys are really best friends.
Best case scenario for FMS/GMRS radio range is a mile despite what they claim. Some ham radio walkie-talkies that can tune the FMS/GMRS frequencies have better battery life and maybe double the range under ideal conditions. Baofeng UVR5 radios come to mind. $35-ish each on Amazon
+tscottme Thanks for the tip! We have a lot to learn about radio communications.
I was going to suggest Baofeng radios too.
I'm getting ready to buy a couple.
When you have kids, give them the Cobra radios. LOL
Thanks for letting us be part of your life.
They run on UHF and their output is not so hot. Better off getting your ham and using VHF simplex and get about 2-4 miles depending on terrain. If you run an external mag mount on a vehicle and get out further
You could get your GMRS License from the FCC. It costs $65 and all family members could use the radios. Unlicensed you are only allowed to use the lower channels which are FRS Channels. Channels 15-22 are GMRS only channels and requirea license. You can also get upgraded radio gear that would work with those radios that are inexpensive and could give you much further range due to the amount of power that can e used which is 50 watts. The FRS channels are only allowed to be ue 1/2 a watt/ If you would like more information drop me a line
After watching your latest video of the introductions during the shelter workshop I wanted to find the video that brought me to following the journey. This was the video! Yall have come a long way! Again, thank you for sharing your journey for us to enjoy.
You guys need to get your ham licenses. It took me all of 2 evenings of study to pass my technician AND my general class license (and it's free to take the test with most clubs). The main advantage is you can use radios with proper antennas. To put it in perspective I use my 25$ baofeng with a 13$ antenna to easily talk to a repeater 20 *miles* away from me! Even simplex (no repeater) you could easily get 5-8 miles given the right conditions. You could even setup a solar powered repeater on a hill or atop your home and get even more range. And that's just with simple handhelds. If you bought a HF radio you could talk around the globe. If you reasonably geeky you could also setup a property-wide wifi network and have Internet access all over the property. well, if you have internet access at he home anyway.
I agree!!
Good idea
Walkie-talkies worked well enough for the wife and I in the Casinos. No need to over complicate life(buy, use, end up in the junk drawer). JMHO
Don’t know if they know how to use a cellphone.
Next step... Ham radio!!! :)
Nice walkie talkies guys
you guys need to do more of these, great job!
You 2 are a wonderful couple indeed & your a brilliant inspiration to us all ! 😀😃😎
Hahaha the testing of the radios, and the cat goes running after you, he's like a dog. He's so cute! Interesting name for a cat, of course I had a cat named mouse when I was a kid.
The first thing I did was buy new batteries, Duracell Long Life 2500 MAh. The ones that come with the radio are 1000 MAh Much better.
+Mike Town Agreed. We haven't use these much lately, but the batts seemed to last okay for us. We'll keep the upgrade in mind if the batts go to hell.
Can't you just yell at each other from that distance? haha!
But everything is more fun with walker talkies, over!
+Pure Living for Life Rodger that!
+Andrew Esposito 37miles for god sake
congrats on the land move. I'm in colorado on a Mt top and I love it. saw these today at Walmart and plan on picking them up.
Talk across the mic. Still close, but across , not directly into the mic. Makes it easier to understand ppl.
Also if you have a flick through the manual you can probably kill that roger beep. Most uniden uhf radios have that feature, that brand may or may not.
perfect couple... love the way yall get along
The radios probably got muffled because the pressure inside and outside wasn't equal so the speaker couldn't move freely. Altitude and/or large change in temperature will sometimes do that to my radios. Pop the plug so the pressure equalizes and they're good again.
Mister510 the directions say to remove the plug before the first use to equalize pressure.
Just buy a pair of Ham Radio handhelds after you get a license. Ham radios get out way further on simplex and especially if a repeater is used and riff raff can be fined for not using it for they're license category. Hams are a better community on they're radios.
Thanks for this video! I just found your videos today so I've been watching them in order. Very informative and well done. I hadn't even thought of walkie talkies for use on our property. They would come in very handy when some of us are inside and others outside or on different parts of the property. Yelling only carries so far ;)
Roger beep is pretty common, so you don't have to say "over." Not Sure why they call is a Roger beep since "roger" is an acknowledgement to an "over." Older radios had this also, but it was a short burst of static.
I'm enjoying your videos good for you guys for not rushing your homestead and getting discouraged, I had the same problem with the LED on my cobra to the point where I removed the button
Amazon has speaker mic available for that radio. You can clip the speaker mic on you shirt lapel. It makes easier to hear the radio and talk without putting the radio in front of your face. They also make chest pouches that you can put your radio in. All I could find on Amazon were very tactical.
After shelter, food and water, communication can be one of the most important things to maintain survival safety especially during an emergency. Humans communicate from one persons mouth to someone else's ears. Radios communicate from one antenna to the other antenna. Holding the antenna as high as reasonably possible for both the transmit and the receive radio will increase the distance. Also the radio is broadcasting/receiving through the antennas and if your hand or body is covering or touching the antenna it can absorb that radio transmission and not let it go as far, especially with those type of radios. I am an amateur radio operator and I agree with all of the posts suggesting you get your amateur radio license. It's not that hard and it could be extremely useful. The first week I had my license it literally saved some people's lives. When you get your license I suggest as others have done that you do place a repeating radio station on your property at the tallest Geographic point. This will allow you to communicate between each other and other radio operators extremely longer distances. Depending on how you set it up, you may even be able to communicate twenty or thirty miles away from each other just using handheld radios. And both of your communications would be crystal clear. If you'd like more information about amateur radio or ham radio as it's called, please feel free to reach out. We hams are pretty generous with our knowledge and volunteering of our time to help out. There's also a lot of free information on the internet. Take care,
Keep tubing.
Paul - KC8AMD (My radio station call sign). You'll both get one of your very own when you get your license.
ok,if you would hold the radios with the antenna,upwards works a lot better ,,not to the side,,I have a radios that say 26 mile,,use them to go hiking ,an we were like 5 miles apart an it sounded like we were standing right beside each other,,sometime it was a little scratchy,,other times seamed like we could talk really far,
The roger beep is a NASA beep, first used on space travel missions.
Good job! - In my opinion, you're pretty much set with something like those radios around your property and the immediate surrounds. - (Plus; in the [unlikely] extreme, equipment like this might in point of fact serve as a bona fide 'lifesaver'!) Thumbs up ;-) . . . . . . . .
there is a set of gmrs to stay clear of thanks for the info
they recommend a good shortwave and scanner if not a good source for connecting to moremurban areas or in long, deep country treks
Please tell me you made at least one Smokey and the bandit reference on the radios while driving lol. Great videos btw, really enjoying them.
+sugar run rabbitry We definitely did... because if we said that we didn't know what Smokey and the Bandit was, well that's just be really lame probably :-) Glad you enjoy our videos!
Some one Bring back NEXTEL
a name I havent heard in several yrs
Amen they were so good to use.
ManOfMany Thingz Anything good don't last, these days it's all about the money.
It's like THE FUTURE!
Pretty useful, but hearing that beep in public was annoying.
boefeng uv-5r. or any of their radio line up. $20 bucks each. program for gmrs, murs, frs and talk for miles. versions that are water proof, larger antenna (that will flex when you drop them) plus all week battery can be had for less than 40 bucks each.
keep rocking you tube with your story!!!
+nbookie But you need an License!
+LeLyfa nope, only for some of the frequencies. look up MURS, gmrs or just google no liscence uhf or vhf. there are about 30 frequencies where you need nothing. for the others you need a liscence. 2 meter ham for an example.
Ok, that can be right, but here in germany you can't transmit with a baofeng, because it is not registered...
thanks for the info...you guys are so funny as well .....nice
if i look really cool with that i must look off the charts cool with my astro saber
Can't get enough of the Homestead Porn!
Eggcellent Tips. Very useful for my own future use. I've been "planning" my homestead for years and it'll be e-few more till I actually am able to get started, should I live that long. You two are very entertaining and make a good combination. Keep em coming. Tks.
I'm not sure but I think they have something called a cell phone now. And free apps let you use them 'cell to cell' as talkies. But that also drains the cell batteries until they last about as long as these talkies from what I've seen. You could get a battery bank case with belt clip to help that. Although this video might have been way before those apps came out.
Not to mention cell phones would be more expensive if you had to buy a pair only for this purpose.
If it is scanning all frequencies it will run the battery down quickly. Make sure to turn it off.
The FMS/GMRS radios are notorious for poor battery life.
But you two didn't use it in the video....
Are those the radios you need to register with the FCC as a user for the frequency range, not the radio itself? GMRS as opposed to FRS?
by the way your both are a cute couple
You guys are awesome shah
get an amateur radio license so you can use radios with much higher power and better quality
I believe this particular model lacks a MONITOR button.
can someone please help? I have the same walkie talkie as you two and all I hear is static when I'm not talking how can I stop that? we are both on the same channel
+jamie buchen We've had that happen too. Try turning it off and back on?
adjust your "squelch"
jamie buchen I don't know
Use your ctcss subchannels
You may have one set on the weather alert setting. We had the same problem until I changed from this setting. I hope this helps.
i agree get a ham lic you well love the hobby by the way my call is n2itd
hi are y'all close to the water, can you do an fishing in the area?
I'm new on here. I love your cat. I have 5 cat. I really like your TH-cam channel.
Hellppp!!!! My ACXT645 just makes a loud tone noise when I press the talk button.
i bought those radios and doesn't work, basically they cover max 0.3 miles in the city and not more... in the building, we cannot communicate, my wife was is the 15 floor and i was down and i couldn't communicate with her...
I'm very unsatisfied!!!
Andrea Cadelano what did you expect for 80 bucks?
Ya need ggoooddd battery's, most rechargeable's don't give top notch service, ya get better talk/monitor time with everyready's alkaline but it's expensive to buy a truck load of battery's. So get some eveready rechargeable's
But the milage they rate those little radio's well it's a little deceiving. They may get that range on a body of water with good weather or on like the salt flat's with good weather. Any buildings, power line's, vehicles, other electromagnetic signal's, i.e. TV, CB, microwave, commercial radio, cellphones,anything thay generates a signal, the magnetic field around power lines. All this stuff interfere's with it. So I'm surprised at the distance they do have. It's like cell phones, aa cell is fairly close together in cities a little further out of town but your phone's signal is picked up, amplified and retransmitted. Sorry to go on. Old people tend to do that. Hey read what the guy just below or wherever he will be but he , seem's to know his ah, stuff about Ham. But for no more than you'll use them, what you got will do. There I go again. B7ut I'm probably a little late with this news huh?
why don't cell phone work ? cell to cell
how are you guys doing
Get a cb
Range?
I think you two are F'n awesome :) I need to figure out how to continually finance a lifestyle like that. How do you generate income? My wife and I are interested in a similar lifestyle.
What state do you guys live in?
Like!
Yeah the range on those radios is a marketing gimmick. I've owned and still have 5 different sets of radios. and sure enough as you go to buy a new set, the single biggest font on the package is the range in miles, and yet, even on a clear day with line of sight you're lucky to get 1/3 of the distance the box says. So buy high and expect low...."lowered expectations" From SNL LOL
Zello even has the beettledeboop sound on it.
And this is long distance?
Get a HAM radio license and two BaoFeng UV-5R5 radios
where at in idaho??
get married!
I have a cobra walkie-talkie
leds don't draw a lot of power my teacher tells me.
Your wife is no dog you can just snip your fingers and she run.
made in china is the biggest problem with them poor quality control
8:37 - that's about the opposite of clear ... The volume only increases massively because your radio has shit mic circuits that crank out spikes of volume when the mic itself is being overdriven. As in, mechanically driven against its stops. It's loud, but horribly distorted.
ALL THE GIRLS AND ALL THE MEN WILL LIKE YOU AHAHAHA
vaya manera de coger el walkie...
too long
guys... 13 minutes to talk about a walkie talkie and it's not even a professional one... keep it a little shorter please