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PC68LTW uniden, is this a pretty reliable radio? and what would be the bestmatched antenna for it?
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Virtually all transmitters have an output impedance of 50 ohms which will match virtually all commercial antenna setups, so the answer to the antenna part of your question is that the match is always the same and therefore doesn't matter. Just pick an antenna that meets your mounting needs and go ahead and use it.
 
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I tried the cobra HGA1500 only gets about a mile , mile and a half range
maybe that is normal but I have heard guys going 15 miles etc.. I might go with the 102" whip
 
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re tried that cobra ant today re chked the swr did a little adjustment and getting 5 mile range now from the uniden pc68ltw Much Much better radio than the cobra 18wxstII
 

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Carry a small radio and talk farther!!! :wink:


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well, I am very impressed with the uniden pc68ltw, but then I might be easily impressed ;)

along with the cobra hga1500 ant. I have not had any problems with talk or ears.

current range is 5-6 miles which is plenty for the average hiway driver, such as myself.
So I give it a big thumbs up if anyone has been thinking about it. The weather channels are nice to have and the speaker in the radio is quit clear and loud no need for an external.spkr.

Guess I should call this my review of the radio now!
 
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