2) 400 watt linear attached to a tweaked and peaked old dinosaur of a CB with a d104m6b will blow the doors off anybody. You will be heard.
Yes, one will TX right past 2/3-3/4 of those he can hear
as more can hear me to whom I can respond with a modern radio & ideal antenna system.
I make fun of these clowns on a regular basis.
And none of them sound good in comparison.
“Loud”, isn't performance.
The match between TX & RX is what defines high performance.
Ears take precedence.
Clarity changed the game. The older radios
love DSP on TX as one comes in well by comparison. Everyone quickly tires of an over-powered radio, especially when it’s on another road.
3) Not arguing the added expense if one so desires a DSP external speaker. I don't. I can hear what i need to just fine. However, tell me where you can get a NRC enabled CB with a built in $450+ p25 scanner with GPS for $300. You can't. Also no new radio comes with a power mic. So add that $60 on top your $300 "inclusive" radio, then buy a $450+ scanner on top of that. Now you're at $810+. Not much of a price difference in the end. So your example is moot.
Lack of experience is what says DSP in audio is optional.
It’s vital the farther one gets out from city center and is increasing RF-G + reducing SQ.
Points made about U885 are worthy. Agreed. But it’s best-suited to that inner loop of a major city. And otherwise by population density. It’s not what’s wanted far from the major metro regions
without DSP or
a KL203. A
ProComm N/C power mic is easiest to add for punch.
But Power Mic not needed or wanted with a Q5/QT60. I tested my usual 12-mics and found the only substitute was a U-BC645 as electret is what shines. With G2 it’s the Digi-Mic recommendation seen (same as with Lincoln).
— If one wants to tout the scanner portion of U885, then
add in the cost of a laptop plus applicable software. Your insights made that a goal of mine, now. Scanner adds to decision-data if both antenna systems made “best” and DSP employed.
Something I always like to mention with Uniden & President is to have the respective cordless speaker/mic at hand, charged and ready to use.
A superior optional feature.
I don't even like riding my motorcycle any more due to all the idiots on the road.
I actually wrote a much longer post that didn’t make it. There’s depth to the subject of what the roads are like nationwide which is wholly ignored as most never see enough for the patterns to form. These certainly aren’t reported.
Details make clear the scope & severity once one knows for what to look.
We’ve the same intent.
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