Simple Setup for a Newbie

Call best buy or walmart and look for a cobra 29. They are around 100.00.

Some truck stops have them too. Unidens are good also. There is no real need to spend high dollars on a radio when you start out. Most of the time mine is in the off position anyway.

 

No, its fine. The Cobra 29 has the weather radio built in along with the SW meter.

Most trucks come with the basic radio antenna in it. When I was switching trucks, I never worried about hooking up to the truck as far as standing wave (SW). I had checked a few of the truck antenna's and they were okay.

Best way to find out if he has an antenna is to ask him if there are some on the mirrors.

 

i used the cobra 19 and a walmart mag antenna, which worked good, no tuning needed on my truck

 

Depends on the kind of truck he has for the kind of antenna, mag mounts will work fine on a flat roof, if the truck is a high condo type sleeper you will need a mirror bracket mount, if there is a truck stop nearby check them out, there are usually Cobra 29ltd's there, and the mirror bracket mount antennas with the cables included.

 

If you go to the global trucker ad here at the bottom of the page you can order one.

 

There's no possible way to go wrong with buying a Cobra 29. It's kind of like buying a Ford pick up. You can get it worked on and modified at ANY radio shop in the US.

If I had to pick a radio as a cornerstone for the American Trucker....the Cobra 29 would be it.

PS....no I don't run one (I have in the past). But wouldn't hesitate to buy one in the least.

 

i dont know if ford was a great acronym for the cobra 29... i mean it makes it sound like youll be needing work done on the radio every other day!

 

Best buy only sells cb stuff online.