recommend a CB?

I entirely understand what your say'n, & correct you are about what you want a radio to do, but the coax issue all I know is from hands on & whats been sugested be a reputable shop.

What I look for is RG58, but even the coax sold in truck stops have RG58 written on the cable but when in use the truck stop cables didnt tranmit/recieve as good as what I buy at the radio shop, & for the life of me I dont see why one can out perfom the other if ther both (supposedly) RG58, they look identical, unless its just the difference in the materials used.

I wish I understood all the technical side of it but it seems its like the old Miller commercial, LESS FILLING !!!....TASTE GREAT !!!, everyone has opinions & some get all bent out of shape about it, all I know is whats been sugested and actually seemed to make a difference in my radios perfomance.


Over the years (nearly 25 of them & countint) I've spent a sizable wad on radio junk, & all I want of mine is to reach a few miles down the road, then I turn it back down so I dont have to listen to all the morons (this practice seems to be par for the course now days), but I do want mine to do its job well so I keep my mind open to what the radio guys have to say.

 

Truck stops sell RG8, too.

 

lol you need the same ham lincense to run a amp ..

 

Amps are illegal on 11 meter band period.

 

Repeating info already posted, but here goes.
Long time ago had a radio man tell me the best radio in the world is junk without a good antenna. A decent radio with a good antenna will be a good radio. The man knew his stuff. Down to earth and full of common sense. He has since retired and I havent found a good radio man since.
As ramkatral stated, stay away from the wack pack crap. Been that route, it is wasted money. As a man once said, there is a sucker born every minute. I was the idiot of the day that time. Reminds me of an old saying, if it sounds to good to be true....

 

I've run one off and on for about 38 years without a license??????
:smt102

 

i run 1 as well but i know that any thing over 4 wats " you need to have a HAM LICENSE for" most dont lol and lets face it its kind of hard to get cought moving down the road ...and its not like a cop can take it from you unless you are taking out his ears?

 

Could you tell me what class of license you need for 500 watts on CB ?

 

18 Wheeler Class

 

Good comback ......


My point was what does a ham license have to do with a linear on CB ......

BTW .....

2 meters was open into little rock several guys in Tampa worked the guy .....
I worked a number of stations in Texas, La, Miss and all of Florida ....

Yes Running a LINEEAR ......