Posted: 3/4/2008 7:26:06 AM EDT
| Does anyone make a quality CB radio that has a modern look to it? All of my ham gear looks modern and up to date and I would like to find a CB that is the same way. |
But where would the echo mic be mounted?  Yes, several companies make small, easy to mount CBs. Walmart sells one for $35 and a remote mount one for $99, mount the guts elsewhere and all the controls are on the head. Not bad if space is limited. I think both of those are midlands, but I can check for sure (with model numbers) tomorrow. |
I picked up one of the small $35.00 Cobras from walmart last week and took it back the next day. I needed something that wouldn't take up to much space in the truck since I already have the 2 meter mounted and was hoping that this would fit the bill, sadly that wasn't the case. I hooked it up to my power supply at the house and even with the volume all the way up I had a hard time hearing anything. I think they really want you to use the remote speaker jack that is in back. Another thing I hated was the size of the Mic, WTF were they thinking? This thing is huge I mean pear sized and all it is is a standard Mic. My Ham radio mike with the DTMF is half the size this thing is. Overall I was not pleased and would not recommend it. Omni |
That's a shame, but I guess for $35 we should not expect much. Wonder how it would work with a heil headset?
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I'm not up on the CB regs, but are there antenna limitations? I'm pretty sure my LDG tuner will tune 11m. It would radiate from a horizontal wire, but hopefully the height would help compensate for some polarization loss. I don't have much interest in CB, beyond keeping another tool in the toolbox. LG. |
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How about the Galaxy CB's like the DX939? Nice blue lighting and LED, built-in frequency counter, and back lit faceplate. Looks like a Cobra 29 with bling. $166.25 over at Walcott CB. www.walcottcb.com/galaxy-dx939-mobile-cb-radio-p-1255.html |
+1, except they appear to be discontinued. That's what they have on the Red Cross's ECRV LINK -- scroll down to the Front Console list. Here's Midland's Page for a color photo. Also HERE is a PDF link to the owners manual. Classy looking rig! It's what I would have wanted in a CB for sure. |