CB Radios. What are y'all using?

[AeroNautical]

Second post explains it.

 

I'm starting to like the idea of a whip. How does one tune those atennae?

[benjy_26]

Grassy-@ss.

[AeroNautical]

Bitter mine froynd.. haha

[benjy_26]

[Eagle]

For many years I used a Radio Shack mini, similar to the Uniden minis that are still available. It worked fine with a short, gutter-mount steel whip antenna. The only problem was that the microphone didn't screw in, it was a 6-pin DIN push-in connector (identical to the keyboard connector on the old, original IBM PCs), and after a number of years the strain of the coiled cord pulling sideways cracked the printed circuit and that killed the radio.

 

Now I use a bigger, better (but still quite old) Radio Shack radio that's very similar to a Cobra 25. I usually look in the CB case when I'm at a truck stop, and I think if I were buying today I'd get either a Cobra 25 or a Cobra 29.

[schardein]

Uniden pro510xl

http://www.amazon.com/Uniden-40-Channel-CB-Radio-PRO510XL/dp/B00004VXNF/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462705063&sr=8-1&keywords=uniden+510

 

Uniden pro520xl

http://www.amazon.com/Uniden-PRO520XL-40-Channel-CB-Radio/dp/B00004VXNI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1462705063&sr=8-2&keywords=uniden+510

 

I have used these over the years.  The 520 adds a ch9 switch, PA function, and RF gain.  None of which are necessary if you don't need them.  I like the front mounting microphone (some other units mount in the side) and the fact that it is screw on versus pins that just plug in (a little more water resistant also).

 

Fairly inexpensive, and can be had for cheaper if you are patient and watch ebay.