Choosing the Best CB Radio

He does get a bit loud in his postings but he is correct ....

If you feel CB needs more go get the law changed ...... you can do that and have a RIGHT to give it a try ......

 

In your favor the FCC is totaly worthless ....
They pass laws then don't write them into the rules and if they do you can't get they to even understand there own rules.
I work on public safety radio systems and its sometimes hard to get them to act on that level of things .....much less CB .....

 

yeah i want all the bells and whistles,but the good strong old skool radio. i hear alot of bad talk on here about the 9 series,so i'm wanting more opinions on what the hot radio set up is.

 

well you can't go wrong with a galaxy 99. Sparky sells refurbs just google sparkys cb shack. Also look at a Galaxy 98VHP or Galaxy 95T2. The 98vhp will be my next radio.

 

I think the newer front mic 919/929/979 radios are supposed to be a big improvement over the older 949/959 type. I have no experience with any of them. I run a 99v, and if Sparky has a good price on the refurbished ones, I think that would be a good way to go. Definitely the old school bulletproof type. I bought a refurb 93t from Sparky a few years back, and was happy with it, and with Sparky, but I just like my old 99v better. I'm with you on the old school, I like the non-intrusive amber-green display and the side mic jack.

 

I had 2 of the 959's and both drifted I found the grant more stable ..

 

You mean they drifted badly enough to be noticeable on AM? That is sad. Grant sounds pretty hard to beat, I did really like mine, and had lot's of comments on how clear it sounded. I heard a bone stock brand new Cobra 29 the other day with the stock mic on it, and it sounded great, like a commercial FM broadcast. She was driving an oversize load escort car, so she didn't have the background noise from inside a truck, but still...for a straight up AM cb, it's probably the best bang for the buck, some of these truck stops have them on sale for $80-90 sometimes.

 

Your best bet for a basic CB that will get out and last a long time is a well tuned Cobra 29 LTD Classic. Hard to beat it. I prefer the Uniden PC 78XL, I think they have slightly better audio. Again, those are the standard of the industry.

Now, if you want to get into export radios, the big boy toys, there are countless options. Some say Galaxy is the name of the game. Others swear by Connex or Magnum. All three have proven their place in the CB world. If you want a good talking AM radio, I would get the General Lee. Tough to beat the audio out of this one. If you want sideband, the Magnum S9 or Galaxy 94HP would be a great choice. Like I said, endless options in the export world.

 

Cobra 29 is pretty goof proof overall, and pretty inexpensive to boot. My backup is a Uniden Pro 530 XL... not pretty, but works good.

 

The beauty of those smaller radios....is that they have less board flex inside. Yes, probably sounds dumb but we all know how rough a truck can ride, and the export radios especially are susceptible to breaking internally due to constant vibration. This is why the Cobra 29/25 prevails everywhere lol.