ANY HELP ON "cb radios"

[greatwhiteZ28]

well new to these things and would love to put one in my work truck for traffic and messing with truckers. really not sure which one/kind to buy.

[casperss]

How far out do you want to talk?

[paul100]

If you are just mainly going to be listening then buy the cheapest and smallest unit you can find. Buy a good antenna though so that you will get good reception.

[greatwhiteZ28]

well i drive alot in detroit but, still go north alot, soo 50-150 miles. or more to comunicate with all my other drivers

[greatwhiteZ28]

how far do they go?

[greatwhiteZ28]

lots of drivers say there great for traffic reports, back ups, and you can also get directions if someone knows the streets you requested

[casperss]

as far as the antenna go with a little wilson they cost around $50 they will handle up to 1000 watts. i have two of them they are the magnetic variety. one of mine has taken a beeting in the woods on my Blazer and is still holding up great.

[greatwhiteZ28]

what do you mean by magnetic? will i have to drill a hole somehwere to mount a addtitinal attena

[greatwhiteZ28]

how do they usally hook up?, i heard there is even ones that just hook up to the cigerate lighter outlet

[casperss]

no it is a magnetic mount. no holes required.

[paul100]

how far do they go?

They usually have a range of of just a few miles.

[casperss]

If you realy want to get out buy a linear amp. my set up without a amp talks out about 7-9 miles.

[greatwhiteZ28]

woow thats not far at all... i thought they go farther, friend just bought a cobra, how good are they, i think he paid like a 100..

and is it worth it to buy a expensive one? are there more options??

[greatwhiteZ28]

how abou the "10 NOAA weather channels" are even a good option to get for these radios

[casperss]

Mine is a cobra 49 it's cost new was 39 dollars. i live in a hilly enviroment it will do better in the open country. the cobra 49 is the cheapest they make. like the saying goes you get what you pay for. and it a mud monster I didn't want somthing expensive.

[Speedy_Gonzales]

cobra 29 classic is a good choice........a wilson antenna would be good or a k40......factory cb's put out 4 watts, but if u can find somebody who can peak it out it will push around 30........or as already stated u can get an linear amp and really boost the power, of course they are illegal but little chance of getting caught.....most truck stops have good prices on their cb's.....I want a hand held cb so I dont have a antenna on my ss

[casperss]

I agree on the Cobra 29... It's fairly inexpensive but it;s a little bulky in size. If you got the room it's a good choice.

[Hot Black Trans-Am]

http://www.claysradioshop.com/rangerrci2970.html

This is what I run, but it's a newer model. You can't beat them.

[Speedy_Gonzales]

http://www.claysradioshop.com/rangerrci2970.html

This is what I run, but it's a newer model. You can't beat them.

very nice setup

[casperss]

yea i would like one of those in my Tahoe, but I can't afford iy right now. Too many toys already to keep up.