CB HELP!

[YeaItsSlo]

All this talk and still no one has reccomended a good CB.. as of right now im looking at the uniden PC68LTW



Bearcat Pro Series 40 Channel CB Radio with Weather Alert
The PC 68LTW carries the tradition with a rugged front mic, backlit control knobs, 7 weather channels, a weather alert, 40 channels, an S/RF meter, a channel indicator and dynamic squelch control. Additional features include a channel selector, TX/RX indicator, instant channel 9, an RF gain control, PA mode and a mic gain control.


$69.99 any and all oppions welcome..

 

[casm]

I've got a Cobra 75WX ST and am pretty happy with it.

There ya go.

 

[WB9YZU]

All this talk and still no one has reccomended (sic) a good CB..

By what means do you believe this thread has not yielded any recomendations for a "good" radio?
Chrome and extra/useless features do not a good radio make.

 

[goodburbon]

Chrome and extra/useless features do not a good radio make.

use the above advice and apply it to this selection

http://www.copper.com/cgi-bin/product_display.cgi?categories=RADIOS-CB+MOBILE

As ive said I am partial to galaxy, but they come with bells and whistles that you don't need.

 

[Zoro]

The radio that'll work for you is all up to you. Is it going in an XJ? Remember there aren't many places to mount one. I have a Cobra 19DX(the compact one) mounted in the change holder in front of the shifter. I've used the radio pretty much daily from the time it was new in 1987, I have a 5' Wilson antenna on a ball mount coming out of the side of my truck and the best antenna I've ever run was a 102" whip. I can talk up to about 30 miles from my house between my truck and base, more if I use the amps.

ANY CB radio can let you be heard loud 'n clear at good distances if you hook the antenna up right.

I suggest you spend your money on a quality antenna, coax, and SWR meter and get a cheap $30 set for now, and after you get the hang of it upgrade to something else. You may not realize it but depending on the quality of your antenna it could set you back about as much as you were planning on spending on the radio.

 

[8Mud]

I'm not real familiar with the newer stuff, but I will swear by my old K-40 antennas. I roof mount them with a four inch washer (stiffener) on the inside of the roof. I've never managed to rub one off yet, I even forgot and left one on in the drive through car wash once. Made a heck of a racket, but stayed in place and came out looking very clean. They make a decent gutter mount also, they may have a magnetic mount.
I've found them easy to tune and the bayonet type attachment works well. just twist it (a third of a turn) and remove the base load and the antenna for storage inside (so it doesn't get stolen/somebody would have a really hard time trying to bend one or tear it off).
I must have bought dozens of antennas, before I settled on the K-40. I either broke them off on low hanging limbs or whatever or discarded them because they were to hard (or impossible) to tune, keep tuned or were just plain junk.
The only thing to watch on a K-40 is to leave the supplied cable the stock length (don't try to shorten it) and try to avoid coiling it up.
I've used the same K-40 antenna for most of the ten metter band, all of the eleven meter band and much of the twelve meter band, with acceptable SWR's and reception. I've pushed 500 watts through mine on occasion.
I've owned a couple for nearly twenty years.

 

[goodburbon]

x2 on the k40

wilson 1000 is also a good choice