How is this radio?

I know the cobra 29's come in chrome but they also offer other colors and different faces. just saying. I like my cobra 29 ltd's, right now I have a old cobra 25 thats my buddys and I also have a uniden 75 ltw (i think thats the model). both work great and you can always get rid of the chrome

 

Sorry but I'm not a fan of Cobra at all. I have a couple but never use them. I can't deal with a max range of 4 miles! Even if you get one and have it peaked and tuned, you still aren't getting out very far. Not to mention that most P&T Cobra's sound absolutely horrible!!! Connex...that's the way to go! If your going to get something, then get something worth buying! You can purchase a brand new Cobra 29 LTD Classic for what...$90 to $110 and talk with all 4 watts 2 whole miles down the road. OR, you can purchase a used Connex 3300 HP for about $150 and talk with 80 watts 14 miles down the road...crisp, clear, loud and powerful. IMO, it's not hard to justify that extra $40/$50!!!

 

10 meters is the amateur band that requires a license to use. 11 meters is the band the CB runs on and requires no license.

The 10 meter radios such as the Connex can be modified to work on the 11 meter CB band. However one who does not hold an amateur license must familiarize himself with the converted 11 meter radios. many people accidentally flipped the band switch and landed on the non speaking portion of the 10 meter band unknowingly, and then were issued warnings by the FCC.

Also a good antenna will yield you more than 2-4 miles on a stock 4 watt CB.

 

Cobra's are very good radio's , the 29's are probably one of thier best , but ask a CB shop man about the NOAA part , I was told you need a steel antenna when this is part of the radio ! Considdering most of your music radio's already have the NOAA in them ! I use either a General Lee or a Galaxy myself ! They are well worth thier cost ! Good luck , a good CB shop is on highway 65 in Indiana , Flying J # exit 240 I think ! He has never steered me wrong & is the only one that has ever touched my radio's since I started using him ! Be sure you purchase a real good coax & good anteanna's , do not run off what comes with the truck , all cheap stuff ! You really should talk to a good CB shop man !
The cobra 29 , 50th year anniversary model was listed # $129.00 most places & is very much what you described in your post !

 

Seriously? Obviously I'm not sure of the actual %, but I'd feel comfortable saying that 90% of those that run converted 10 meter radio's have never seen the application for the license! I was pulled 3 times during the last 72hr DOT scam and there was never a question about my very obvious 10 meter sitting right there on the dash! How many drivers do you know that have received a "warning letter" from the FCC? The ppl that get those warning letters, and the very very few that have ever had to pay out 10k, were just pure and simple MORONS! Really, how stupid does one have to be to keep turning the same wrong knob, to the same wrong setting, all the while talking to nothing so many times that they are detected?!?!?! That one I will never understand! I don't have a sHam license and I never plan to get one, regardless that still doesn't change the fact that I will always run a converted 10m radio....always

 

If you run it off 10 meters who cares and there is no license ....

 

You only need a license if you plan to use the 10 meter portion of the radio.

My 2 cents is to get the radio (if you want it), install an aftermarket freq counter, and never transmit on any frequency except the ones between 27.965 to 27.405 mHz.

The issue most run into is they accidentally flip the band switch from D to E and end up on 28.025 mHz. That's why a freq counter is a good tool to have with one of these radios. It lets you know you're not on the CB section of the radio. (27.965 to 27.405 mHz)

Or....you could get yourself a Magnum 257 radio or even a Magnum S45HP radio. They're also 10 meter radios but from what I've read, they actually make it to where you can convert the radio to run on nothing but the 11 meter band, if so desired. Which IMO is perfect.

Of course you can also run these on the "expanded channels" way too which lets you on 10 and 11 meters.