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CB Suggestions please!

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#1 ·
I'm wanting to put a CB in my truck but dont really know where to start. I've never owned a one so I dont really know whats good and whats not. What do you recommend?
 
#3 ·
I have a Cobra 29 WX NW St. I absolutely love this radio, properly tuned this radio will GET OUT!!! Has Weather band, P.A.,Fully iluminated display,40 channel, and dimmer control. If I remember correctly I paid $140 for it. if it were to die tomorrow I would buy another.
 
#4 ·
Conex 33HP is one of the best radio out there. Big $$$ though. A Cobra 25 peeled and tuned will also kick a** for about $50.00 + tuning.
 
#5 ·
I like my Cobra classic. But the most important thing is to get the antenna and radio matched.
 
#8 ·
Get the general lee Galaxy 33............Looks killer and is a really great radio all around.......I have had mine around 6 yrs and it still talks as good as the day i bought it..........I have the 33 with a hood mount K40 and astatic noise canceling mike.......Really good combo
 
#9 ·
Bang for the buck.... The Cobra 29 or Uniden PC78 is extremely hard to beat. If you need a smaller radio to fit in a particular area, the Cobra 25 or Uniden PC68 has equal performance to the bigger brother with a smaller chassis. The only significant difference is the lack of an SWR meter. There are a few other changes, but that is the main one.

The Galaxy or Connex or any other flavor of "Export" radios are nice, but they are pricey and don't really give enough of a performance boost to justify the price. You could buy a Cobra 25 and a small amplifier for what it would cost for a Galaxy and the Cobra setup would stomp the Galaxy every time. It wouldn't even be a contest. However, the Galaxy style setups are nice if you have other friends with them. They have additional frequencies that can be quieter when skip is running and you can have more distant conversations with your friends.

Good luck deciding!
 
#10 ·
As with most radios (CB, VHF, etc), money is best invested in the antenna first and then the radio. A $500 radio still isn't worth crap with a $5 antenna but a $50 radio can work very well with a high quality antenna.
 
#11 ·
worm drowner said:
As with most radios (CB, VHF, etc), money is best invested in the antenna first and then the radio. A $500 radio still isn't worth crap with a $5 antenna but a $50 radio can work very well with a high quality antenna.
It is a good suggestion to find a quality antenna. Just remember that more cost doesn't always indicate a better performer. A good example would be most of the open coil style antennas in truck stops. You can pay $40 to $100 for one of them and I would put a $15 5' Francis up against one any day. If you are running a large amplifier you won't want a Francis, but then again, you won't want a truck stop antenna either. As long as the antenna is mounted properly and is not right up against the cab, the antenna should perform well. The previous suggestion to stay away from cell style antennas was a good one. I would also suggest attempting to stay 4' or longer. If the antenna is too short, the radiation pattern suffers greatly.
 
#12 ·
I have a Magnum S6 and love it...it has every bell and whistle right out of the box...def. get a good antenna tho...these guys are right...you wouldnt put in a 1000 cd player with a junkyard speakers right???...the antenna makes the radio...lots of features...dont over look these radios!:Thumbup:
 
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