CB Radio..Whats a good brand...Recommendations, Advice, etc.

[LagunaH1]

It very much depends on what you want to do with your CB. If your main use is going to be to talk to other vehicles in a group on a trail, then just about anything will be plenty good enough. If you want maximum range and the best possible reception, then a roof mounted antenna is probably going to be better. I happen to be a fan of Wilson antennas, been using a Wilson 1000 since 2009 and it still works great. My CB antenna sits on a magnet mount on the roof of the truck.


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[Big2dabank]

If you can live without the on star module, it can be removed and replaced with several different models/brands of CB radios for a very clean install. However, I simpl just use a handheld for my trips and never had the need for a permanent in car mount. The Handheld works perfect for me, I can take it in and out of the vehicle easily and the range is decent. We usually are in a group so range is never a problem. On the highway I can usually get about 3-4 miles of range, in the woods with limited line of sight, hills, obstacles, etc, that is knocked down considerably, but I've never had an issue. Sure I don't look cool with an antenna whipping around on the back of my rig, but that never bothered me. I have a Cobra 38 WXST. I also carry four FRS handhelds (two for kid use and two for adult use) to hand over to anyone we are wheeling with who does not have a CB radio that way we can still communicate with them.

 

[Best4x4]

Since space is an issue in our H3's and we can't just mount it overhead like I did in my Jeep without serious modifications. I'd say the Cobra 75 as well. I heard earlier 75's had issues, but there is supposed to be a newer revision out that solved a lot of the earlier issues with it. Antenna wise I prefer K40 stuff, or Firestick's. The last few Wilson Antenna's I had cracked at the base without ever hitting an obstacle and I had to really tune them to get a decent range.

My favorite CB is the Uniden Bearcat 880/980. Awesome features, great graphics and unlike the Cobra 29's without bluetooth, the knobs and buttons actually light up vs the Cobra 29 which just the digital display lights up at night making tweaking it or changing a channel at night a PITA. I had the 880 Bearcat in my LJ and it was awesome! Just to big of a unit for our H3's

 

[Halcyon00]

I have a cobra 29 like Alrock. They are awesome and love the new display. I had firesticks and found out after a couple of years the fiberglass rots and they snap very easy. IE hit a brach or something and mine snapped. I went to a Wilson 1000 whip and love it. Have had it since around 2005 or so and it still gets out there. Just upgraded to the newer model 29 from my last one which was a 25.


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[SuperBuickGuy]

I have a Cobra 75 and a firestick, it works okay - but I use my HAM stuff a lot more, and when the other doesn't have ham, GMRS/FRS radios work as well as CBs