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SoulSeeker · Mar 29, 2010

Dodgem250 said: ↑

Agreed, Distance depends on lots of factors, however a 520 is not a powerhouse, great for the town, but, not the road. On average a 520 with a 102... about 3 miles on a good day. I might have missed it, but, what kind of vehicle do you have this radio installed in. The radio is really shooting enough signal to get through the antenna properly either LOL the compact mobiles are pretty much an emergency / travel radio and at that, I still would not recommend it for and emergency if you're out in the bushes somewhere.
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Toyota Corolla or different rent a cars, if I rent a car it's some sort of a hatchback.

SoulSeeker · Mar 29, 2010

Turbo-T said: ↑

I might be wrong but I think it was said best, that the smaller radios like the 520 are not all that great even on the best antenna, and the next step up, the Uniden 66/68 models or the Cobra 25 models are about the smallest you want to go on CB.....at least that's how I understand it.
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The Uniden 520xl is nice, because the fact it's portable, but I know it's time to upgrade, if I get any of the CB's mentioned peaked and tuned with the 102', then I should be in good shape.

SoulSeeker · Mar 29, 2010

Dodgem250 said: ↑

With a bigger radio like a Cobra 25 for example, peaked and tuned, you'd do 0-10 miles on average about 90% of them time. You might consider and upgrade to a radio that have work done to it.
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As soon as I get my money right I will surely upgrade.

Dodgem250 · Apr 1, 2010

josh.c said: ↑

I agree, a little bit of money will go a long way in upgrading from the 520. He was offered a pc78 from a friend's attic for $10, seems hard to go wrong with to me even if he had to pay $20 to have it aligned.
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Good Lord ! I didn't see that part of the conversation... id the radio still for sale LOL I'll go $25.00 for it.

josh.c · Apr 1, 2010

Dodgem250 said: ↑

Good Lord ! I didn't see that part of the conversation... id the radio still for sale LOL I'll go $25.00 for it.
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Yeah, it was in a different thread.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/cb-radio-forum/98283-102-whip-tunning-2.html

I wouldn't have thought twice about it either.

Turbogus · Jun 2, 2011

My mobile is a Uniden 538W this, with a 250w brick and a 5ft Wilson has done me loud and proud on the open road, put the radio on a Gamber sliding bracket (one of the best made) so I can move it to my Jeep that runs the 102". In both cases I achieved 1.1 swr when I set it up and on both vehicles I get out really well.

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