Does this Connex have a FCC id # If so you can look it up on the FCC data base. That radio has good audio on transmit.
How about entertaining my question Gadfly.:biggrin_2558:
Hey Gadfly what is a CB Guard channel? I was reading the net and seen Riley Hollingsworth mention it.
Uniden made Cobra, Midland and Radioshack/Realistic in the 70-late 80's Now Maxon makes them radios now, go with a Uniden!
Dropping Morse code seemed to turn Hams against each other in a weird way, most Hams have fun when they can same with CBers, most are good...
I agree, I read the Ham board every day and this forum is very well mannered compared to the HAM forums.
I been studying radio since I was 6 years old. Back in WW1 and WW2 the military used those freqs even the Germans did to there detriment, because...
I hear you!:biggrin_25519: I fell in love with CB at a young age, being that everyone in my family had a CB, I will keep up the family tradition...
A good antenna will make your radio get out further. Your antenna is 90% of your radio. My favorite radio is the Uniden 78 XL
Wilson Antenna's are rated like stereo speakers. Lil Wil =150/300 Wilson 1000 = 500/1000 Wilson 5000 = 1000/5000
On a Barefoot radio 1.5 SWR reading is not bad for a Lil Will on todays vehicles, I think a antenna (Wilson1000/5000) with a stronger magnet...
If you are at the point that having the whip all the way down and your SWR improves, I would think about trimming your antenna 1/8 inch of a time...
