What CB Radio

[kie4]

Hi, I'm looking for a cheep CB radio, any suggestions ?
I dont know anything about them.
Thanks
Rich

[LandyAndy]

Hi Richard
You want a 40 chan UHF,the CB system is mainly used by interstate truckies and enthusiasts these days.
You are looking for around $300/$400 for an in vehicle kit,Uniden/GME are pretty good,the more you spend the better.
The cheap handhelds are a good starter,as they are very handy later as your navigator can use it to direct you via the mounted UHF.
The more you spend the better the quality
Andrew

[one_iota]

Warning this post will be moved to the Electronics and Communications section. :eek: ;)

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/forumdisplay.php?f=150

Most people run with the unlicensed UHF CB radio band..very good for line of sight convoy work.

AM is a dead end.

So Uniden and GME are the basic choices.

The VHF band is another realm.

[DiscoDave]

Handheld or in car?
You can get cheapo handhelds for ~$50 a pair but they have minimal power (range) and eat batteries for breakfast. That's okay if you have rechargeables but way too expensive to run on ordinary batteries.
I've used a Uniden UH044 handheld for a few months now. It has power up to 2Watts and an internal lithium battery with recharger. Very impressed with it so far.

[dmdigital]

The GME TX3400 (or Uniden equivalent) with the remote head unit makes for a much neater fit especially in a Disco. Unfortunately they're usually about $80 more than the all in one unit.

Make sure you get a ground plane independent aerial too.

[rangieman]

truckies use uhf now turn a am cb on up the highway its dead which is good no crap like thats on the uhf now:D