What is the best cd radio to buy

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  1. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    The best CB radio I have ever run was the one in the photo. Yes it was 23 channels. You can't buy these retail anymore.

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  3. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    i loved my Johnson viking(??) it was green, that's about all else i can remember, i cannot find pics of that particular one
     
  4. Vic Firth

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    I haven’t seen one of those in a long time, I have a Cobra 29.
     
  5. Moose1958

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    I can't remember when the FCC opened up channels between 24 and 40. I think it was in the very late 70s. I also think the FCC limited the output wattage allowed some to. My father had his converted over to 40 channel and run it till he retired in 92. I used it for about 10 years after that. It no longer works but I still own it. After it went out on me I switched to an old cheap radio because by then I had pretty much stopped running a CB.
     
  6. buddyd157

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    i got rid of it, i remember Radio Shack had the new line of 40 channels, and took that Johnson in trade, like a measly $10 off. but i had that radio shack cb for a long time, cuz that's when they made them good, then they made garbage.
     
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  7. buddyd157

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    yeah, after my radio shack crapped out, i started with cobras, unidens, then a ranger, then a galaxie. i had nearly all my radios tuned and peaked.

    no more, money wasted in my opinion over the years. out of the box for me ever since.

    i have had my cobra 25 classic now for about 10 years?

    it's my last.
     
  8. kemosabi49

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    Best radio I ever had was an old 23 channel Johnson. Still around here somewhere.
     
  9. motocross25

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    If this was an intentional pun, well played Sir.
     
  10. Moose1958

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    My father used this radio as his (4 wheeler) radio and his backup. It was a 23 channel radio and some truckers swore by them.

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  11. 6wheeler

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    I ran Cobra radios for years. Now I run a Uniden pc68xl
     
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