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bigcountry
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:56 pm Post subject: CB Radio |
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I am looking for a good, reasonable radio. Is there any place that sells refurbished or wholesale? I am interested in Connex, at least 3300. I don't have pikes of cash to spend. Any suggestions?[/size] |
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korndog
Joined: 08 Feb 2006
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Location: Austin, TX
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Tried eBay? :?: Pawn shops? :?: |
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outcast
Joined: 22 Aug 2005
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Location: Belleville Il
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| cb shops sell used radios too |
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Uturn2001
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Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
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| Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Also do a web search for CB radios. There are several shops that sell both new and used CB's. |
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Highwayman
Joined: 27 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: CB Radio |
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bigcountry wrote: :?:
I am interested in Connex, at least 3300.
Don't waste your money.
Get a Cobra 25 or 29. Midland and Uniden also make good radios. |
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uglymutt
Joined: 01 Nov 2005
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korndog wrote: Tried eBay? :?: Pawn shops? :?:
also truck stops, truckers always selling goods on the radio, good luck on the connex, I like galaxy myself dx99v.... |
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btinc
Joined: 20 Jan 2004
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Location: N. Ca
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:02 am Post subject: Re: CB Radio |
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Highwayman wrote: bigcountry wrote: :?:
I am interested in Connex, at least 3300.
Don't waste your money.
Get a Cobra 25 or 29. Midland and Uniden also make good radios.
Connex 3300 and the high power model along with the general lee are great radios, some of the best audio you can get, thicker pc boards, connex and general are not a waste of money. The question is do you want to spend the extra money. |
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midnightrider
Joined: 19 Oct 2005
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Location: Indiana
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:50 am Post subject: |
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| you can look here http://www.1stopelectronics.com/ |
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Highwayman
Joined: 27 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:25 pm Post subject: Re: CB Radio |
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btinc wrote: Highwayman wrote: bigcountry wrote: :?:
I am interested in Connex, at least 3300.
Don't waste your money.
Get a Cobra 25 or 29. Midland and Uniden also make good radios.
Connex 3300 and the high power model along with the general lee are great radios, some of the best audio you can get, thicker pc boards, connex and general are not a waste of money. The question is do you want to spend the extra money.
I've torn apart and worked on most every brand of CB around today, and I can tell you that I don't see anything in a Connex that makes it worth the highly inflated price.
As for audio quality, that remains a mystery, since most every bozo with a Connex radio tends to crank the echo and reverb up way too high just to sound cool (at least he thinks he sounds cool)!
If drivers were concerned about good audio quality, they'd ditch the idiot echos and such in a heartbeat. |
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Mr. Ford95
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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Location: Orange, VA
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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I have a Cobra 29 with no work done to it that works just fine for me with your standard Radio Shack antenna. Can talk crystal clear for at least 8-10 miles with my mobile unit.
Exactly right Highwayman, those with the echos and stuff need to get them off their radios. Can't understand a single thing they say so why have them? |
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meanbone79
Joined: 14 Dec 2005
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Location: 400 miles west of Bermuda Island
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| If you are ever in N.C. stop at exit 390, I -40 TC's radio shop he'll hook you up. |
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One
Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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Location: Alabama
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As Ford does, I have a stock cobra 29, mine's a Nightwatch, if u have weatherband in your truck, good, otherwise get the radio with weatherband in it for 24/7 weather reports. make sure u have an antenna that supports it! I think u need a dual-band????? dunno
I bought a Striker antenna to go with my stock radio and i talk pretty good on it. my SWR is 1.25!
remember to use ur CB with discipline, ch19 is not for chitchat, esp. what others listening doesnt interest. If u wanna talk to someone specific, ask them to join u on another channel. ch 19 is for INFO such as weather, bears, traffic, directions, etc. do not flood it with BS, potentially blocking someones cry for caution due to a wreck ahead!!! |
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semma
Joined: 29 Jan 2004
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Location: Boyertown, Pa
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| Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:09 am Post subject: cb radio |
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The antenna company FIRESTIK has a great amount of information regarding cb installs and how to get the most range and best quality from your cb.
I've been doing alot of reading on the cb install topics and based on what I have read some drivers are wasting their money on getting a good radio and then not doing the rest of the install properly - ie tuning their antennas to the truck - using bad or incorrect coax and not grounding their system from the antenna mount.
As I understand it - SWR is a measurment of the radio signal that is NOT being transmitted but rather coming straight back through the system - so a 2:1 SWR would meant that your 4 watt radio is transmitting 2 watts and then getting 2 watts fed back to it - and the perfect 1:1 ratio is all of the power being used to transmit.
Get a GOOD radio - but don't spend too much. If you get a magnum or connex with 40 watts and do all of the install properly - you can get out FAR. Or just get a standard 29ltd and get a 100 watt linear and you spent less and have more power than the connex.
I just have a Midland powermax and did the install properly - I get out 10 miles on a clear day - that's stock - any radio could do that if set up right. |
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Mr. Ford95
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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Location: Orange, VA
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Geez One, that's all you hear anymore on 19, BS. Nothing but Rambo's and Wah-mbulance's.
I too have the Nightwatch one. My wife was riding with me one Saturday and a weather alert came thru. I had forgot I had it turned on and when the severe weather blast went off, she jumped thru the roof of the truck. All I could do to not wreck from laughing so hard. :D |
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TwystdSistah
Joined: 28 Dec 2005
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Location: NY, That HillTop Station
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I have purchased items at 1stopelectronics. I purchased a Delta Force Magnum thru Premier Electronics a few years ago. I'm not sure how Frank at 1stop is running things these days. I go thru radio friends I made sometime ago for peak and tune etc. I don't know who is doing Franks radio work now.
If you read the message board at onestop, you read alot on antennas, setups, radio's etc. I'm a member there, though I don't frequent the board as I did. They also have used radio's for sale. You can get feed back on the sellers thru the board I do believe.
As for radios, people like what they like. I do go with the Cobra' 29's. Mine is on it's way back to me with new and upgraded finals. Mine is an older version. I'd buy a new one, or even a Uniden then listen on the radio to the radio's others run. I get big time flowers (compliments) with my Magnum, as it is clear, crisp, and quality audio. It has enough power to get over the CB Rambo's out there, the annoying guy that run's around the area roger beeping, burping, swearing, etc all day.
I talked with a driver from the board here. Her name is LilSister (sp) she had a Galaxy 33 that was a fine sounding rig. When women key up, often the fools fall out of the idiot tree and start trash talking. Her and I could converse like they were not even there. We went up to another channel to chat, so as not to clog up business on 19. She gave me a fair assessment of driving with her company and other good to know info.
I've talked to guys running Rangers, Galaxies, Cobra's etc Good is good. Good mic, good radio, good antenna, and quality set up. It's like ford, chevy etc. Same thing.
I'd have no problem with a Cobra out of the box, but with the radio's I have, I can wait the time to send one out for the tweaking. It does matter, especially if you LSB. |
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