Walcott Radio peak and tune

If you're just looking for a regular CB consider this......https://a.co/d/536ZKW9
Uniden PC78LTX, about $110. Take it out the box and hook it up. And don't (you or anyone else) open the covers and start screwing around! Will do everything those other 2 radios will do for $100 less. Put the money you saved into a properly installed antenna system for the particular vehicle you are using.

JD

 

Cheaper on eBay. $243 with free shipping.
Anytone AT-6666 28.000-29.699Mhz 40CH AT6666 AM FM USB LSB PA 10 Meter CB Radio 86291960179 | eBay

 

Cheaper still and a better radio out of the box New ANYTONE AT-5555N II CB Radio 25.615-30.105Mhz AM/FM/SSB 40CH CB Transceiver 721927412775 | eBay
Anytone AT5555NII.
I think the OP is looking for a regular CB judging from the 2 radios he mentioned above.

JD

 

They are easily converted to CB. BUT, you better have your antenna system right and tight or you'll blow them up!

JD

 

Lol just went to the Walcott Radio site. Those thieves are still charging for the frequency expansion

ANYTONE AT-6666 Mobile Transceiver AM/FM/SSB

Charging $40 to change a user accessible setting in the software...

 

I use a ham radio that transmits on all the HF ham bands, not just 10m, but I also find ham radio to be a lot of fun. I did open up the radio for the 11m CB band, but I rarely transmit on CB, and I have my AM power on the radio turned down to 5 watts to minimize long distance skipping. I'm firmly in the camp that CB is a tool that is most useful when kept within a few mile radius. I wouldn't personally recommend anyone get one of the high-powered CB radios for that reason.

 

Well, technically "Bird Watts" was a well used term back a few decades ago. There is a business named Bird that makes super high quality test gear

RF Wattmeters and Line Sections | Watt Meters | Bird

So his use of the term might actually have been justified as you said it was a while back. Unless he was parroting a more experienced tech. High cost/quality test equipment alone doesn't make a good tech.