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gets way to much static!!!! its the worst cb radio out there! i got my cb from my radio shack in beaver wv
i wish they still stocked the radios in the stores so you could take a look at em befor you bought them they would get more sales and would probley begin making radios so radio shack please put a few at the danville store in illinois 61832 [@]
I am very angry if radio shack wants to sell radios they need to start over i used to love the old days when radio shack had a wide line of radios good radios made in phill. and usa i am very angry with the cb of radios shack now days
i get 4 miles with a k40 antenna the cobra 29 nw ltd classic works alot better. it has two much static i hate it. it has no power meeter or mic gain i love the cobras their alot better than the trc-521 i like the trc-503 it is alot better i dont like radio shacks (uniden) cb's
from usa... all of it on 7/15/2008
i dont know what cb 19 was saying.... i'm a trucker and i have had alot of radios... i'm also a u.s. gov. lic. radio opperator. i know about radios..this radio is simple, ez to install, auto wx alert, great buy for the price. with stock freightliner atenas ez 15 miles.. good buy
I only get up to 4 miles with a firestick mount on my fiberglass top I wish it was bigger and i wish it had a swr meter mic gain.I am the same guy as cb19 i hate this cb it has 2 much enterference.
Awesome radio good reception it alerted me that there was a tornato near easy to swich from CB to WX gets good reception i would recomend you buy it
Great for those who do not want twenty switches on the front panel to get in the way. Nice to have the weather radio here in the mid-west.
I use the CB radio for multiple reasons. For example I use it when I am on road trips to get Traffic updates on the freeways. I also use it to communicate with Truckers.
The great thing about it is it is easy to change the channel using the two buttons on the top of the MIC. I have attached the MIC hanger near my steering wheel for EASY access. And so I can change the channel using the up/down buttons on the top of the mic.
The one thing with this though that is NOT a problem is reciving a good signal. I simply got a good quality antenna and put it in a good spot on my car.
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from West Tennessee on 4/3/2008
I use these radios in my tractors just for the weatherband and weather alert. We don't use the cb part much, but it does work well. They don't last to long in my harsh conditions, but no others would either. I bale a lot of hay, thus I must keep up with the weather forecast constantly. This is the best I have found considering size and price.
Bought the radio almost a year ago and it's been perfect for my car. Got the velcro and 3M adhesive and it hasn't gone anywhere since. Picks up well, mic is easy to use and easy to stash and it's easy to switch from CB to WX modes. Would be nice to have an mic button to switch from CB to WX modes but not necessary. Overall a very good radio though.
from Texas on 10/27/2007
I actually bought mine on ebay, but it's really great. I get about 15 miles out of it with my twin magnet mount truckers antennas. and i spilled coffee on it once and nothing happened to it. i recommend an external speaker. mine was a little cracky. maybe it was just mine though. either way, great cb for the price. =]
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I've had it for 9 months and love it. The only downside is I wish it had a built in compass. When I'm out in the woods on trails, it would be handy to know which direction I'm headed.
However, the radio works great, the reception is clear, it's easy to use.
The best part..my jeep was broken into recently, and the way I had the CB wired in, and attached to the dash, the thieves tried taking it but were unsuccessful. Props to 3M sticky tape and velcro. :-)
Buy yourself a good antenna and you won't be sorry.
I just had mine for a week. It works really great. I could hear the people loud and clear. Make sure to get a magnet mount antenna.
I've had mine for 3 years, and just love it for the price. Buy yourself a good antenna, mine pulls in close to 10 miles. I have bought Radio Shack CB's all of my life, and I never had a problem with any of them.....
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Great cb. nice and loud and i get great reception with radioshacks magnet mount antenna.
Perfect for in smaller vehicles like jeeps
Good radio for price. Audio output from speaker is distorted? Poor speaker? You Can use a External speaker to help with audio problem but recommend a better internal speaker. Weather Alert seems to work good. Would be nice to have a switch on mic to switch to WX when alert goes off. Would also be nice to have scanning for the weather band while traveling to save from missing alerts. Good compact radio. Make sure you use a good antenna setup.
The size is just right for small places.The receptios is perfect of you have the right,antenna.
Great radio but I also wound up returing it for a trc-447.
Good inexpensive radio but I ended up returning it and getting the 447. I hope I didnt make a mistake but so far I only had it for one day and the guys tell me it sounds great and loud.
THE BEST MOBILE 40 CHANNEL CB I HAVE EVER OWNED!
Great radio! 4 watts of power and swings up to 7 watts. This is a great mobile radio because it's small! I would not try to put a bigger radio than this in the car. I put a TRC-447 in and it was way to big for a mobile. I was in Lansing Michigan driving around in a van one day and with this radio I talked to sombody in Windsor Canada with a 5/8 wave magnet mount antenna!