Uniden radios

its not even worth it to get a radio anymore all that people talk about there is #### anyways i just turn mine off now

 

Hey Iceman I have a Uniden 68 series for about 3 years now and works just fine. The 78 elite in my opinion is better because the orange light dosnt glare as much as the green lighted .

 

I'm not sure this is true... I think it might have just looked that way in the pictures you've seen. I just got off the phone with Uniden about a half hour ago to ask this very same question: "what is the difference between the ELITE and the LTW." Answer: amber instead of green backlight and a "better" mic on the ELITE. Since, I think I'll prefer green to amber, and since I'm going to buy a separate mic anyway, I'm planning on going with the LTW.
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Long ago I was a radio technician for a CB shop (mid 1980s).

Uniden was just then coming out with their own line of products including CBs and some scanners.

Cobra, President, Royce, Midland and a few others were the big names back then. The secret was Cobras and Presidents were made by Uniden for many many years. The Cobra 29 and Cobra 148 both used Uniden circuit boards and they were fantastic radios.

I wish I had more knowledge of the state of CB radios today. If I had to purchase blind, I would not hesitate to buy any Uniden product.

 

I totally agree ! I own several Unidens ( pretty new ones too) I think they are very good quality & I have had NO problems with any of them ( Knock on my wooden head) As far as the 78 Elite the Uniden rep told you the truth the orange amber GLOW is less distracting but, the green is not too bright either . MUCH better than the BLUE lighting that everyone is paying extra for these days ! THE BLUE REALLY BOTHERS ME AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING !!! And yes the Eilte mic is a pretty good Noise cancelling mic maybe not as good as a Road King or Astatic but a GOOD souding mic none the less !

 

I agree with Buzzsaw, the blue light are really bright and distracting at night. I recently had a Cobra nightwatch and found it to be ok at night. An Astatic 636L is a great noise cancellig mike, as are the original Road Kings, but I understand the Road Kings made now are a cheap knockoff, with rather poor quality.