I want to get a good CB and want to know yalls opinion on them are. I've had a Galaxy unit before and had great luck with it, just looking for some more voiced opinions. Thanks. cumminsboy

P.S.- Antenna's also

 

Sorry for the weird wording on my post, I got that 8th grade education ya know. cumminsboy

 

I've had a small Cobra (can't remember the model off hand), and currently have a Cobra 29 NW ST. It has worked great for me, no complaints. If you are looking for a really good radio, look into some older Unidens, they are tanks from what I have heard. I am also running Diesel brand antennas, two 3.5 footers and I have a SWR ratio pegged at 1 to 1.1

Works great for me. Whatever combo you get make sure to adjust the antennas to get the SWR ratio as close to 1 as possible, at least under 1.5 or you risk burning up your radio. 3 of my friends put radios in and never adjusted them and their radios don't even get out a mile away now I've gotten about 17 miles out of mine so far and it is not bombed yet.

 

Try and find a President HR2510 Ham/CB w/ a custom pined Cobra power mic and then a Wilson 1000 or 5000 depending on how much power you want to add. I've had mine for 8 years now and still smoke the airwaves as well as an occasional commercial phone system!

Kyle

 

Eastbound and down, snowman(in my best Jerry Reed voice).

 

I'll stick with my little Radio Shack special, it gets out about a mile or two...that's plenty fine when watching for cops..

 

I've got a Connex with a 8 foot steel whip attached. Works good for this ole Alabama boy.


-Kyle

 

Wilson 1000 antenna
Galaxy 929 or Cobra 29...

 

Wilson and a Tweaked Cobra 29 here.

 

I like the Cobra brand radios.....with weather (helpful when traveling)....and the Firestick antenna's....I do run a little extra power so a Good Grade Coax is a must

 

I just retired my old black face Johnson. It’s a little hard to find a place to mount it in today’s trucks. Beside that I can’t find tubes for it anymore.

I found an old Cobra 23 channel in a garage sale, it will do every thing that I need, plus it’s a 10-watt unit.