ok i am not a trucker but i have looked for hours on the internet and posted on some four wheeling fourms but no one has told me any useful information yet... so here is what i need to know i need a good cb that is powerful i would even run a amp i dont care about the illegal part and if i run a amp where would i get one and how much would t hey cost?.. next thing what kind of antana should i get wilson k40 or what?... and this is the enviroment i will be in i have a 92 toyota with 40 in tires all the bells and whistles you can think of i live in washington state so we have mountains and that is where i go wheeling at in about 10-15ft of snow and i need a good radio that will reach out to 10-20 miles or more if possible cause i dont wanna get broken down and stranded in the mountains and die we had someone do that last year... and i dont want to be that someone... and my price range is around 200 bucks for the setup maybe 250... and i know this isnt the right website but you all seem to know what your talkin about when it comes to cbs so i thought id ask yall and there is no cb shops near me.. pictures comments ideas advice or what ever is all welcome and also what should i tune it to and it is going to be going on my roll bar or roof so it will be high up and nothing will be in the way ... please reply thanks!
cb radio and antana buying help..
Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by redrider1, Aug 22, 2010.
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Red,
I do a little wheeling myself...
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This is actually what got me back into radio.
Like was already mentioned, if your deep in the mountains it's going to be hard to get out. That said, it doesn't mean you won't be able to radio out if there is some DX rolling, or if you're able to limp the rig to a hill top it will help. It's also usefull if someone has been hurt.
I think the sat phone mentioned is probably the most relaible but outside of that there are a couple of different things I'd reccomend...
The Midland 75 822 is a hand-held that can be hard wired into a rig, but comes out easily. It has a high and low funtion, one of which puts out 2 watts the other puts out 4 The 2 Watt feature is perfect for feeding it into an amp. A 2 pill (transistor) or 1 x 4 Class C amp will work well with that. A straight four pill AB1 Class amp like the Texas Star will also work well with that level of drive (the 2 watts).
This also give you the ability to pull the unit out of the truck, attach the battery pack and hike to a hill top to radio. The rubber whip antenna isn't going to do much but you could try it from a hill top (testing) and see if it gets out. If it doesn't work carrying a small base antenna that could be packed out and assembled would make a lot of difference, especially if you can get some elevation. There are hill tops here in AZ that I frequent that give me a 100+ mile radio horizon; I can talk all over the valley with 4 watts. When you're out wheeling do a lot of testing and trying before you need it to get it nailed down.
In a worst case scenario you might also be able to pack out the battery and amp; getting the whole thing assembled on a hill top would be tough but if things are life and death being able to blast 400 watts from a hill for an hour or two might make the difference.Last edited: Aug 23, 2010
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