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NEW Cobra 29 LX 40 Channel CB Radio Peaked and Tuned | eBay

thats the cb i'm looking thinking about getting. how does it look to ya'll? do you just throw it in the truck and put it on and its ready to go? i got no idea how to do all the settings with the knobs and stuff. also i hate the echo.. that dont have the feature does it?

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Originally Posted by xcarsalesman (Post 497170)

I have the same cb cobra 29x. I have no antenna, i rarely turn the thing on. If i do turn it on, its always someone talking about mexicans, blacks, and obama!

Don't forget the imaginary nude / topless / bottomless / masturbating / fellating / hot young chicks everybody claims to see in every traffic jam.

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Originally Posted by firebird_1252 (Post 497257)

You will need to set the SWR's its very easy to due if you have tunable antennas. Just Google how to set SWR's or check the book that comes with the CB Radio.

I use Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 on a net book because I prefer a bigger screen than a "GPS" can offer and S&T lets me customize my route unlike any other that I have tried. And it only costs $100 for the software and antenna.

ha.. just my luck.. on streets and trips you can run a mac (which i do). if the rand mcnally dont work out i'll return it and get the program for the mac.

I have a BIG radio for sale if your interested.... Cobra 200GTL for $150 NEW

As for a GPS, I have a 4yr old Garmin C580 and it works great. I spent the $100 at Garmins site and got the lifetime map updates too.
If I was going to buy a new GPS tho, it would be the Mcnally TND-510 or 710. Saw it at MATS and it has a ton of cool features including routing points, trip info and bluetooth

i just saw the radio for sale. great timing as the one i posted i bought and will be here tomorrow. lol

for the gps i got the 510. i watched tracer's review on the 710 and it sold me on it. got a ok deal on it too. amaizon.com $349 shipped.

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Originally Posted by firebird_1252 (Post 497378)

Not bad at all! I think I too will be going with the 510 at the end of this year.

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Originally Posted by firebird_1252 (Post 497162)

i wont be using the cb regularly. just road conditions and waiting at some shippers. i dont want to spend a bunch of money when a $50 cb would do the same thing. i'll have the regular whip antenna's.

If you don't have a lot of use for a CB, you're wasting your money on one that's peaked and tuned. In all the years I drove, every radio I had was factory stock and worked just fine. A whole lot of you guys are lucky I'm not working in a shipping or receiving office. Factory stock radios are clean and easily understood. A whole lot of those that are peaked and tuned are garbled. So, if I worked in one of those offices, and I can't understand you radio, you won't get an answer. Getting the radio peaked and tuned is a waste of money.

That's the one part of trucking that I do not miss at all. All those "BIG RADIOS" that come across like a bunch of garbage.

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Originally Posted by firebird_1252 (Post 497162)

i was thinking about the laptop gps but my luck it'll be stolen or it'll crash.

When I was driving, all I used was a laptop with Streets n Trips. I called the customers and got directions in, then set up Streets n Trips to follow those roads and streets. No matter what you get, after a few years, you'll find that there are new street in new construction areas that are not in the software you're using. If you can get an update, you're fine. If not, you'll be investing in a new gps. I was able to update my software about every 6 months or so, and that kept it up to date at no additional cost.