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Re: CB Radio Question
frank71 #667336 July 29th 2014 10:53 pm
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It's also helpful to have a good window

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Re: CB Radio Question
frank71 #667347 July 30th 2014 12:13 am
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The red light when keyed up could be a BAD thing, most cbs use a dual color single led for the transmit light, green for good and red for bad. If this radio does look kind of like a walki talki, go to radio shack and buy a rubber dicky antenna for testing purposes.


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Re: CB Radio Question
frank71 #667360 July 30th 2014 3:52 am
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I have one of those GE emergency units in the black case too, but mine's been dead for years. I bought it in 1981 for in my van, before getting a "real" CB.

I now have a relatively current Cobra.


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Re: CB Radio Question
frank71 #667384 July 30th 2014 1:03 pm
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This looks like a nice CB with nice features etc.

Any feedback on it?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261117439257?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Re: CB Radio Question
frank71 #667418 July 30th 2014 8:57 pm
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Frank, that is the newest version of a GREAT radio. The price is okay, you MIGHT find the same radio on sale cheaper at your local truck stop, and there would be no shipping costs then.


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Re: CB Radio Question
frank71 #667423 July 30th 2014 9:50 pm
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True but there would be 7% sales tax so the shipping would be roughly the same price.

Also the one on EBay claims to be peaked and tuned etc. and any at the local truck stops probably will not be...don't know how important that is but it sounds like it's nice to have the CB professionally tuned...

Again I'm just a novice CB fella...what do I know

Re: CB Radio Question
frank71 #667427 July 30th 2014 10:32 pm
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Seriously, you will be fine with the Walmart Cobra and a decent antenna. Radio Shack still sells antennas....


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Good idea I'll check Wally World today for what CBs they have...

As far as antennas, I'll either go K40 or a Wilson...I bought a CB antenna at Radio Shack when I bought one of my first CBs and it was junk and then bought a K40 and it was like night and day compared to the Radio Shack antenna

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frank71 #667454 July 31st 2014 12:20 pm
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Did you buy one of the magnet mount antennas? None of those are worth a damn.

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