A new set up....maybe.

Coax is a no brainer ..... RG8X at CB and useing under 50 foot runs there is little to gain with any " better " coax.

As for CB I'm not shure what your looking to gain .... more range get a linear .... yes I know it's illegal ...
as for " channels " there are 40 ..... but if you want to go on illegal frequencies fine but stay off of 28.000 mhz and above and few will care ....

 

Belden has always been known for quality cable. Amphenol has been known as a quality end for cables. Some truck stops/cb shops carry pre made belden rg8x coax with amphenol ends.

The Galaxy 33 and 44 are both fairly simple and have 3yr warranties. Stryker 447 as well has been a fairly reliable unit and simple to operate. Whomever you choose to buy from they should walk you through the functions of the radio and what they do. Once you've had that you should be set.

 

Hey Southern Son,

Was in your situation a few months ago. Had a connex 3300 with a Texas Star 250 'bout 20 years ago til someone thought they needed it more than I did.
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So, a few months ago, bought a connex 4300/300. Love it, but got the bug for SSB, so I got a RCI 2970N2. The RCI rec's and gets out much better than the Connex. If I had to do it over again, would get a 2970 (not N2 model) with a TS 500 or so.

Just my opinion..............

 

MYTH ....

cutting coax does nothing but hide a antenna problem ....

One thing that can help is to coil the coax at the base of the antenna it acts like a crude BALUM

At the house I have 6 antennas right now ..... NO COAX was cut to match any of them ...

As for SSB I run a GRANT LT on CB ..... and the FT-840 on 10 meters ....

 

On that note, I created a real choke this week. I'll take pictures later. I took PVC pipe, notched it to hold the cable in the ends, wound the cable around it in a six foot length. I then inserted the assembly into a slightly larger PVC pipe. I drilled holes into two end caps, attached connectors, soldered the ends of the wire into the connectors and put the caps on with a little sealant. Took a little work, but it works great.

 

Yes pictures would be nice.

I would not buy a export radio if all I was going to do was use the legal CB band. Cobra or Uniden would be my choice........and most likely a small linear.

 

In may area, the extra frequencies of the ten meter radios are pretty much useless. I have tried listening to see if anyone was using them and nothing but silence or some beep, beep beep stuff.

I am looking to swap out my stuff for a regular CB with sideband capabilities and add a linear behind it.