im in the market for a CB radio for my XJ . Any good ones in should look into ? So far I have my eye on this :: https://www.cobra.com/detail/19-dx-i...t-cb-radio.cfm :: has anyone used this CB ? Thanks !

 

If you want a "Good" CB then that isn't it ... lol that is a really basic unit. I have a Cobra 29 WX NW ST with a Cobra Highgear Power Mic which works very well:

https://www.cobra.com/detail/index.cfm?nPID=245
https://www.cobra.com/detail/hg-m75-...power-mike.cfm


The Uniden Bearcat Pro series CB's are also very nice and not badly priced:


http://www.uniden.com/cb-radios/bear...invt/pc78ltwg/

or if you want something really nice then I recommend a Connex, General Lee, Galaxy or RCI but those are really expensive in comparison.

 

he's right, you definately get what you pay for in Citizen Band radios. i have a $60 truck stop Midland CB and it ranges maybe 1.5 miles at best with clear line of sight.

 

I got a 15 year old TRC419 (radioshack) for free. And, all the radios are the same, it's what comes with it is what jacks the price up (NOAA, Bluetooth). It's okay if you wanna a $35 uniden, but spend the money is the coax, mount and antenna

 

I have a cheap radio shack it transmits and receives a lot farther than some of the guys with top of the line radio's lol

 

sounds like i need to upgrade my accesories, but i'm think ing upgradeing the accesories is still limited by what the radio wattage can put out.

 

All radios (unless illegally modified) legally put out 4 watts

 

to a point you are correct, however the higher end radios do work better. I used to buy the cheap Radio Shack CB's and my last low end was a older Audiovox ... however, on my Blazer I upgraded from the Audiovox to a used Cobra 29 Classic I scooped up off of Craigslist and my send a receive were noticeably better. and at the time I was running a good antenna (Wilson 2000 Trucker) and Astatic Cable. I now run a 102" Steel Whip from Radioshack, Astatic Cable with the Cobra 29 NW ST WX and really I wouldn't change a thing.

Yes all stock radios run 4 watts however that is not the only thing that affects your send and receive. the Finals in the radio play a big part of your transmission capabilities.

However reguardless of that, your match is the most important thing. if you are not matched correctly to your antenna then your range will be drastically affected, if your match is majorly off then you can actually damage your radio ... so make sure ehen you get a CB that after you get it installed you get it matched or get a SWR meter and match it. Don't be one of those guys that hooks a CB up and just expects it to work

 

I heard that just a 102 is not good. If you run a 102 plus a 6" springs, it's a quarter of a wave which is the optimum

 

i run the Midland Brand.like i said about 1-1.5 miles line of sight.

 

102" with 18 ft of Coax is ideal actually ... most other antennas are based off of this.

Here is my setup:



btw that setup as it sits 1.3 to one match.

 

http://www.midlandradio.com/CB-Radio.WYQ/75-822

 

Galaxy 99 my Fav cb ever !