Cobra Electronics MicroTalk LI 6000 WX VP (14 Channels) Two Way Radio
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- Maximum Range: 17 Miles
- Battery Indicator: With Battery Indicator
- Power Output: 3 Watts
- Channels: 14
- LCD Display: With LCD Display
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Cobra LI-6000 Review
Pros
None
Cons
Power output far below legal limits. Poor Range. Proprietary battery packs.
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
Avoid these radios. Poor range. Advertised as powerful, yet power output is far below legal limits. Proprietary battery packs, you cannot use your own batteries.
Note: An FCC issued GMRS license is required to operate this radio.
Cobra has advertised this radio as the "most powerful" "longest range" FRS/GMRS Radio.
This is false in both respects. Here is Some FCC Data:
FCC ID: BBOLI6000
FRS Power Output: 0.06 Watt ERP GMRS Power Output: 0.372 Watt ERP.
Both Power output numbers are FAR below legal limits on power output. So you can plainly see these radios are certainly not powerful.
On to actual performance evaluations:
The radio is fairly well designed and laid out. Operation, considering the many functions, is fairly simple. It is likely overcomplicated for children to use. Fortunately, there is a lock button so that parents can set the radios up and lock the radio's settings so the kids can't accidentally change settings.
These radios have both CTCSS and DCS coded squelch capability. This lessons the chances of interference.
You can program 10 memory channels with their associated CTCSS or DCS codes if desired. The memory may be scanned.
The radio has a scan function that scans all channels. There is no lockout for channels you do not want to hear.
The radios have 10 different call tones, and a vibrating page function. I consider call tones annoying and useless for communications equipment. The "Roger beep" is another annoying and useless function, that fortunately can be turned off.
Now, what really matters is how the radio actually performs.
These radios are advertised as having an 18 mile range. Well, I can tell you that these claims are simply outrageous. I considered myself fortunate that I got a half mile range out of them. This was from me outside my house, talking to someone inside my house. This is considered a typical operating environment. I understand these range claims (supposedly) are designed for perfect operating conditions. However, the average consumer never will operate under these laboratory conditions.
In range tests, these radios fail miserably.
Speaker output is okay for quiet areas. If you are in a noisy, crowded area, such as an amusement park, they will be useless. The vibrating page function will possibly, under some circumstances, circumvent the (relatively speaking) low audio.
The batteries are proprietary Lithium Ion packs. There is no provision for use of your own rechargeable cells. This is a critical flaw. If these radios get discontinued, then you have no provisions for new batteries. I have no ideas on battery life. I returned these radios the same day I goth them.
All in all they were neat to play with. Other than that, a total waste of money. I expect communications equipment to be functional. From a large name in communications, Cobra dropped the ball here.
Do not buy them!
Cobra has advertised this radio as the "most powerful" "longest range" FRS/GMRS Radio.
This is false in both respects. Here is Some FCC Data:
FCC ID: BBOLI6000
FRS Power Output: 0.06 Watt ERP GMRS Power Output: 0.372 Watt ERP.
Both Power output numbers are FAR below legal limits on power output. So you can plainly see these radios are certainly not powerful.
On to actual performance evaluations:
The radio is fairly well designed and laid out. Operation, considering the many functions, is fairly simple. It is likely overcomplicated for children to use. Fortunately, there is a lock button so that parents can set the radios up and lock the radio's settings so the kids can't accidentally change settings.
These radios have both CTCSS and DCS coded squelch capability. This lessons the chances of interference.
You can program 10 memory channels with their associated CTCSS or DCS codes if desired. The memory may be scanned.
The radio has a scan function that scans all channels. There is no lockout for channels you do not want to hear.
The radios have 10 different call tones, and a vibrating page function. I consider call tones annoying and useless for communications equipment. The "Roger beep" is another annoying and useless function, that fortunately can be turned off.
Now, what really matters is how the radio actually performs.
These radios are advertised as having an 18 mile range. Well, I can tell you that these claims are simply outrageous. I considered myself fortunate that I got a half mile range out of them. This was from me outside my house, talking to someone inside my house. This is considered a typical operating environment. I understand these range claims (supposedly) are designed for perfect operating conditions. However, the average consumer never will operate under these laboratory conditions.
In range tests, these radios fail miserably.
Speaker output is okay for quiet areas. If you are in a noisy, crowded area, such as an amusement park, they will be useless. The vibrating page function will possibly, under some circumstances, circumvent the (relatively speaking) low audio.
The batteries are proprietary Lithium Ion packs. There is no provision for use of your own rechargeable cells. This is a critical flaw. If these radios get discontinued, then you have no provisions for new batteries. I have no ideas on battery life. I returned these radios the same day I goth them.
All in all they were neat to play with. Other than that, a total waste of money. I expect communications equipment to be functional. From a large name in communications, Cobra dropped the ball here.
Do not buy them!
