Out of the box CB radios
Are there any radio's that will perform out of the box. I'd like to find something around $200 (including antenna) that I can transmit and recieve with. I don't need to talk to some one 2 states over or on all 40 channels at the same time, but 8-10 miles would be nice. Would i just be better off with something like a Cobra 29 and have P&Ted. Mostly will be listening for bears and for use at shippers and reciever that communicate in this manner.
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a cobra 29 is good just make sure it does not have sound tracker on it
now i have a galaxy 99 hooked up to a texas star 1200 amp 8) |
a cobra 25 or cobra 29 will work for your radio.
your biggest concern is you antenna. your antenna is 95% of your radio operation. get the best antenna you can buy. i personally would go for a Wilson trucker 2000 for your application. also you need to get good quality coax. don't use that stuff that comes already preinstalled in the trucks. 95% of the time the ends are installed incorrectly and a lot of trucks now days use the CB coax for the am/fm radio too. buy a standalone mirror mount with a good antenna and have your SWR set on the antenna and install new coax and you will be good to go. go to a reputable show that will go out side and set your SWR to the lowest possible match witch is 1:1. also a peak and tune will also help out if your tech does an alignment for your receive side. |
My cobra 29 works great but it is not a soundtracker. I was thinking of getting newer model myself and putting my old one in a pickup. what is wrong with the soundtracker?
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I bought one a few years ago, put it in my truck, and could only hear trucks that I could see (within maybe 1/3-1/2 mile). Thought maybe it was just a bad radio so I exchanged it for the same model, same deal, exchanged it once more, same deal. (Took about a week to do all the exchanges) Finally said hell with it, got rid of the POS and bought a Uniden 78 and was able to hear for over 5 miles. Same antennas and everything. BTW it was a Cobra 29 NWST (nightwatch soundtracker) |
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There is also the possibility that this was not mentioned because the buyer would view the obvious "incompatibility" of the soundtracker radios with others not similiarly equipped as a "shortcoming", thereby reducing the number of units sold! Either way, you owe it to yourself to try it out first before having your radio "castrated" by some wanna-be technician! Someone who, by the way, should have explained this to you first before taking your hard-earned money and destroying your investment! The elimination of the amc circuit is the number #1 cause of soundtracker instability in transmit mode. So, bottom line - their ain't nuttn' wrong with a soundtracker! |
guess I will keep the one I have. It is not a nightwatch but it does have the weather and other stuff. I just wanted the newer look because the one I have has the mic attachement on the side instead of the front. I bought it at a cb shop in NM at a petro and it was already P&T. works great. but it is an early 90's model. kind of scratched. But hey it works.
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Man, it's like chumming the water. :shock:
Ray will be along any minute to school you on the art of violating the 10-meter ban. |
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id like to blast him off the air :lol: |
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