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[TheSpaceMann]

SpaceMann
I agree with most all that has been said in all the post, but I don't think that a good side band cb is cheap. I think the cheapest I've seen is about $150 dollars, and that is a Bearcat, and after that the price gets higher.
I think a radio and antenna, pole and wire you will be out a good $300 dollars or so. Not really cheap, but not to bad.
My self I don't know what to get...I have an old Cobra 23 channel that I used a short while driving on the road, and I had it worked on by a great radio guy, and it does pretty good for what it it is. If I go with a cb, I want one that has side band, and I want to have it opened up a little on power, not one that spatters, but good clean sound.
I had a good Connex that was a great sounding radio, but sold it after I came out of the truck, I should have kept it. Decision's....Decision's

You can get the Uniden 980 SSB radio today for $115 through Home Depot with free shipping to your home or the store! Antennas can be made out of wire and PVC. There are loads of much less expensive CB AM rigs for sale as well, which is mainly what the truckers are using in their vehicles. Also, you can find a lot of good older CB rigs and antennas on ebay, for very low prices!

 

[Project25_MASTR]

This thread seems to have gotten slightly off topic?

To answer the OP's question about 102" antennas, people have begun choosing function over form. For a mobile CB install, any antenna is going to be a compromise of some form or another as no vehicle truly has a proper ground plane in all directions for optimal performance. Part of it probably had to do with the communications industry as a whole moving to shorter antennas (due to higher frequencies) which has decreased the popularity of the 102" whip.

I really don't want to get into the VHF versus low power HF thing but a lot of what has been stated on the subject I just can't agree with?especially that 2m needs repeaters but that's a completely different argument.


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