CB Radios??
Hello, I was wondering how many (if any) of you have a CB radio or have ever used one while traveling? Those who have used them, how useful were they? Any information will be greatly appreciated. T...
Forum Discussion
Uniden 980 AM/SSB on sale at Amazon at $99.00.
MSRP is $179.00.
This is today’s basic radio. Digital construction (don’t let anyone open the case), excellent receive. SSB means longer-range transmission in those settings. Don’t buy a radio without it.
To turn it into a giant killer:
1). West Mountain Radio ClearSpeaker $200.00
- features what the $1,000+ HAM equipment has, and that’s DSP (digital signal processing). Bye-bye noise. The radio has better ears than you suspected, but now with the noise removed, you can hear what you couldn’t before. (Also equipped with headphone jack).
I’ve had mine over five years and 400k miles including the first 100 through the oilfield. I regularly listen to transmissions other around me can’t hear. So much so that in distant rural areas I may have to back off the RF Gain as three conversations are all I can follow.
2). RM Italy KL-203 amp $75.00 eBay
— a realistic 70W amp size of a cigarette pack that will run WITH the radio and speaker off of a 15A circuit.
I’ve had one about three years. It’s cheap and dependable. Anything goes wrong, just buy another. Mines velcroed to the top of the radio.
With these two you can hear, and get heard like never before.
The high-zoot tweaked & peaked $600 10-meter export can’t match it in overall performance. And you’ve no need to let any backwoods tech touch your gear.
As always, the antenna SYSTEM is the thing. The SIRIO 5000 series on a BREEDLOVE roof puck is your choice. (Your truck has dozens of holes already; do this part right). The quality of both is such that they’re both WELL known to the HAM world.
Access to a pickup rooftop center can be thru an overhead interior light. Just snake higher quality coax down the passenger side.
A system of this caliber will dumbfound those who think they know what CB is and isn’t.
It’s also the best thing thing available should cell service fail.
Most radio gear lasts in excess of ten years. Twenty, when taken care of.
To that end, a Harbor Freight APACHE 3800 foam-lined transport case. $29 on sale. Compare to Pelican at over $100. (Radio gear gets damaged moved in and out of vehicle.)
Set up home and travel trailer with same. This radio price a steal.
I’ve decided this is the best back-up radio to fancier Yaesu and such where the hard work of an antenna system goes to naught if a problem occurs. Therefore, a minimum of three for my needs. It just sleeps in the transport case until I need it. Big truck, pickup, travel trailer.
.
MSRP is $179.00.
This is today’s basic radio. Digital construction (don’t let anyone open the case), excellent receive. SSB means longer-range transmission in those settings. Don’t buy a radio without it.
To turn it into a giant killer:
1). West Mountain Radio ClearSpeaker $200.00
- features what the $1,000+ HAM equipment has, and that’s DSP (digital signal processing). Bye-bye noise. The radio has better ears than you suspected, but now with the noise removed, you can hear what you couldn’t before. (Also equipped with headphone jack).
I’ve had mine over five years and 400k miles including the first 100 through the oilfield. I regularly listen to transmissions other around me can’t hear. So much so that in distant rural areas I may have to back off the RF Gain as three conversations are all I can follow.
2). RM Italy KL-203 amp $75.00 eBay
— a realistic 70W amp size of a cigarette pack that will run WITH the radio and speaker off of a 15A circuit.
I’ve had one about three years. It’s cheap and dependable. Anything goes wrong, just buy another. Mines velcroed to the top of the radio.
With these two you can hear, and get heard like never before.
The high-zoot tweaked & peaked $600 10-meter export can’t match it in overall performance. And you’ve no need to let any backwoods tech touch your gear.
As always, the antenna SYSTEM is the thing. The SIRIO 5000 series on a BREEDLOVE roof puck is your choice. (Your truck has dozens of holes already; do this part right). The quality of both is such that they’re both WELL known to the HAM world.
Access to a pickup rooftop center can be thru an overhead interior light. Just snake higher quality coax down the passenger side.
A system of this caliber will dumbfound those who think they know what CB is and isn’t.
It’s also the best thing thing available should cell service fail.
Most radio gear lasts in excess of ten years. Twenty, when taken care of.
To that end, a Harbor Freight APACHE 3800 foam-lined transport case. $29 on sale. Compare to Pelican at over $100. (Radio gear gets damaged moved in and out of vehicle.)
Set up home and travel trailer with same. This radio price a steal.
I’ve decided this is the best back-up radio to fancier Yaesu and such where the hard work of an antenna system goes to naught if a problem occurs. Therefore, a minimum of three for my needs. It just sleeps in the transport case until I need it. Big truck, pickup, travel trailer.
.
