re: CB Recommendations

From: William Blount Arthur (m990198@nadn.navy.mil)
Date: Thu Apr 08 1999 - 13:08:02 EDT


Also this works for other companys as well. Uniden has radar detectors
and CB's and stuff. I got a nice one cheap.

Bill
'97 SS/T

On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, brian duffey wrote:

>
> Hey David,
>
> This came up on the list a number of months back...
> Do a web search for the Cobra web-page... they have all their models and
> specs listed there and frequently have discontinued items for a good
> discount. You can generally get decent discontinued and/or factory rebuilt
> for reasonable prices ($20-$40).
>
> I also recall some of the HAM's on the list talking about having a CB tech
> install as they said there was some tweaking/tuning to be done in order to
> get the best reception from your setup.
>
> Hope that helps a little.
>
> Duff
> -------------
> Original Text
> >From DHENRY@SMTPGATE (David Henry) {dhenry@advdata.net}, on 07/04/1999 8:36
> PM:
> To: DAKOTA-T@SMTPGATE ("'DML'") {dakota-truck-digest@buffnet4.buffnet.net}
>
> Ok. I've gone through the audio request, and as my electrical system is
> just about dead, I'm going to have to do that first, but figured I'd ask
> anyway.
> I know there are a few hams out there that can help with this. I'd like to
> put a decent CB system in the truck sometime. Don't know anyone that has
> one, so it won't be super useful for a while, but could be cool if anyone
> else has one at one of the Dak meets. I hope to make if to one someday.
>
> Requirements:
> Not too expensive (but enough so that it will work well)
>
> Need to figure out where to mount the unit too, so small is good.
>
> Antenna. My Dak has a cap with a 4" rise on it. Once I get my body lift
> gears, tires, etc done I should have about an inch left between the top of
> the cap and the garage door, so any antenna that's taller than that is
> probably not a good idea.
>
> Please include a cost estimate as well since I'd like to try to budget
> approximately for this too.
>
> David Henry '94 CC 4x4 318 5Spd in MI
>
>
>



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