Also known as: 75 All Road, Cobra 75AR
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The Cobra 75 All Road solves the problem every modern vehicle has: no place to put a CB. The entire radio lives in a wireless, IP66-rated handset that pairs to a small hideaway transceiver box, so the dash footprint is effectively zero.1 It’s the 2023 successor to the long-lived 75 WX ST, adds AM/FM dual mode and NOAA weather, and streets around $130–200 (MSRP $199.95).
Key takeaways The no-dash-space CB. Whole radio in a wireless IP66 handset; hideaway 12 V box takes the antenna. AM/FM, NOAA weather + alerts, digital noise-canceling mic, instant Ch 9/19. Trade-offs: small handset speaker (use the external-speaker jack on the highway), one more battery to charge, and receive performance a class below the 29 series or McKinley. No SWR meter — tune the antenna with an external one. License-free (Part 95D). ~$130–200. Full rankings: best CB radios.
Overview
Cobra’s 75-series handset CBs have been the answer to “my truck has nowhere to mount a radio” since the 1990s, and the All Road is that idea rebuilt for 2023-era vehicles. The transceiver — a small box — hides behind the dash or under a seat, wired to 12 V and the antenna. Everything you touch is the handset: channel display with frequency readout, scan, instant channels 9 and 19, Local/DX switch, noise blanker and ANL, and a digital noise-canceling mic. The handset pairs wirelessly to the box and charges over USB, and its IP66 rating shrugs off rain and trail dust — a real upgrade for open Jeeps and side-by-sides.
The honest ledger has three entries on the debit side. First, the handset speaker is small: at highway noise you’ll want the external-speaker jack fed to a real speaker. Second, wireless means another battery to keep charged — the old wired 75 WX ST never had a dead handset. Third, receive performance is adequate rather than excellent; this is a convenience-first radio, not a 29-series or McKinley competitor on a noisy band. There’s also no SWR metering, so tune your antenna with an external meter at install — on CB, antenna tuning is the single biggest performance factor regardless of radio.
License note: none required — CB is licensed by rule under FCC Part 95D, with 4 W the legal carrier limit on AM and FM. FM on CB has been legal since 2021, and the All Road is one of the first Cobras designed for it.
Modes & features
- 40 channels, 4 W AM/FM, Part 95D certified.
- Wireless handset: full controls + frequency display, USB-charged, IP66 dust/water protection.
- NOAA weather + alerts, instant Ch 9/19, scan, Local/DX, NB/ANL, digital noise-canceling mic.
- Hideaway 12 V transceiver box; external-speaker jack. No SWR meter.
GopherTrunk alternative
Full disclosure from the people who make free decoding software: GopherTrunk is not a CB tool. CB sits at 27 MHz in analog AM/FM — below an RTL-SDR’s native range without direct-sampling mode or an upconverter, and analog voice on 27 MHz is outside GopherTrunk’s trunking/digital focus. Want to hear what your local channel 19 sounds like before buying? A CB-capable scanner or an HF SDR does the listening; the channel list is in our scanner frequencies reference. For talking from a dashless modern truck, this is the hardware that fits.
Who it’s for
- Buy the 75 All Road if your vehicle has no radio real estate — modern pickups, Jeeps, lease vehicles you can’t drill — or you want a CB you can move between vehicles with just a box swap. View on Amazon →
- Buy the Midland 75-822 instead if you’d rather have a handheld that becomes a mobile (and works away from the truck), or the PRO505XL if the budget is $60 and you have somewhere to bolt it.
- Skip it for a Bearcat 880FM or 29 LX if you have the dash space — more receiver, more speaker, built-in SWR metering. Full rankings: best CB radios.
Sources
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Cobra 75 All Road product page — Cobra Electronics, on the wireless IP66 handset, hideaway transceiver, AM/FM dual mode, NOAA weather with alerts, and digital noise-canceling mic. ↩
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a license for the Cobra 75 All Road?
No. CB is licensed by rule under FCC Part 95D — no exam, no fee. The 75 All Road transmits the legal 4 watts on AM and FM.
How does the Cobra 75 All Road mount in a vehicle?
A small hideaway transceiver box wires to 12 V and your antenna behind the dash or under a seat; the entire radio interface lives in the handset, which pairs wirelessly to the box and charges over USB. Dash footprint is effectively zero — that’s the whole point.
Is the Cobra 75 All Road handset waterproof?
The handset carries an IP66 rating — dust-tight and protected against powerful water jets — so rain, spray, and trail dust are fine. It’s not rated for submersion. The transceiver box should still be mounted out of the weather.
Does the Cobra 75 All Road do FM?
Yes — it’s a dual-mode AM/FM CB, one of the 2023-generation radios built after the FCC legalized FM on CB in 2021. FM is noticeably quieter for local car-to-car use; AM remains what channel 19 runs.
What replaced the Cobra 75 WX ST?
This radio — the 75 All Road is Cobra’s 2023 replacement for the long-lived 75 WX ST handset CB. The big changes: the handset went wireless (and needs charging), it gained FM and an IP66 rating, and the digital noise-canceling mic was updated.