Cb Radios...which Ones To Buy?

[32line]

hey guys

a couple of friends and myself are after some CB radios for use during driving.

theyll be used on the great ocean rd, aswell as thru suburbia.

any recomendations/experiences..etc?

thanks

[GTR32GUS]

http://www.uniden.com.au/AUSTRALIA/p_index...held_radios.asp

Use this brand at work had no problems

[DECIM8]

why not just use a walkie?

[32line]

why not just use a walkie?

a $12 walkie from Big W wont do any good driving on the Great ocean rd with trees, mountains and winding roads....

[d00dz]

Ebay should have some good 2nd hand unidens units.

2W or above. 5W Uniden is nice too

[32line]

do u think 1W would be enuf?

[Trav33]

http://www.uniden.com.au/AUSTRALIA/p_index...held_radios.asp

I've got 4 of the little UH036sx-2 listed on that page, and use them for cruises.

They work fairly well, normally we are still in line of sight, if you start getting km's away i dont think they will be too good though. Dont use cheap batteries in them, they last 5 minutes. Good batteries last for weeks.

[Chris Rogers]

I would suggest a UH095 as a start. the 1w handhelds are great for line of sight toss a few twisties in and they fall over.

[Ol_Mate]

I just installed a UH015sx in my car for scanning. It's awesome, I've got the detachable face installed in the centre console and the main unit installed in the boot. I'll take pics if anyone wants a look.

[redevil]

yeah show us how u got it setup

[32line]

ah yeh, chuk up a pic, cheers

[Kinks]

do u think 1W would be enuf?

My radio is switchable 1W/5W, and I normally use it on 1W. 5W is useful for when you're at the edge of your range and just need a little bit more.

However, remember that your comms will be limited by the weakest radio in your group. If you have a 5W and your mate has 0.5W (any cheapie handheld is 0.5W) then he'll be able to hear you but you won't be able to hear him, at the edge of range.

The cheap unidens do a decent job, as long as you're not too far away from each other. Put a big enough obstacle in the way and even a 5W vehicle mounted CB won't get through (although it will be better at getting around it if you move a little), so it does depend on your terrain as well.

[Ol_Mate]

One is the radio face in the centre console, one is of the unit in the boot and one is of the aerial (I have a smaller one for around town). I've got an extension speaker for the radio under the dash.

Edited June 18, 2007 by Ol_Mate

[d00dz]

One is the radio face in the centre console, one is of the unit in the boot and one is of the aerial (I have a smaller one for around town). I've got an extension speaker for the radio under the dash.

I didnt know CB had chan 42

nevermind..

60 User Programmable RX Channels: The UH015sx has 60 extra receivable channels for storage of favourite listening frequencies (400-512MHz)

[thorpe84]

is there any way you can have a cb without the massive aerial?

where would you get one installed? garys car radio straithies or jb?

[Kinks]

you can get a smaller antenna, it will have less gain.

you can also get glass-mount antennas that look like mobile phone antennas. that's probably the ultimate for a stealth install.