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purchasing a CB radio..

Andy Steiner said:
Define: better.

CB radio transmissions almost sound worse than talking on a couple dixie cups attached with strings. By their nature they sound like crap to start with and then we listen to them through a tiny speaker often mounted in a poor location. I installed an auxiliary speaker on the dash just to right of the ignition switch and it vastly improved performance on the trail FOR ME.

In my opinion, a cleaner transmission is usually the result of a good microphone or a noise canceling mic but rarely because one paid more for the radio.
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Umm lets see one that has quality components not necessarily a larger price tag
 
Andy Steiner said:
A ball on the side is a poor location but if you're going to stick with it, look into Firestik, Wilson and Shakespeare antennas. Buy online and shop for price.

I would recommend a mag mount Wilson 1000 in the middle of the roof for best performance.
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well then i guess i should take it off as i already backed into a pole and hit it with the ball.... stupid me! the lift, plus tinted windows didnt help :p
 
silverslk said:
That pro520xl is what I run and I bought my antenna at the truck stop off the 10 at milliken. Its a Wilson "lil wil" and they run about $40. Crazy jim and Slimsxj bouth run the same setup. I often have people close to me in the group asking "Andy, who are you talking to" as I talk to someone further away. Decent priced setup that works well.


You can borrow mine to see what you think if you like.
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funny thing is sometimes they ask him that question and there's no cb to be found...
 
Andy Steiner said:
I would recommend a mag mount Wilson 1000 in the middle of the roof for better performance.
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I would recommend a permanent mount Wilson 1000 in the middle of the roof for best performance.

Fixed it for ya Andy
 
crazyjim said:
WAY longer range. They also require a license to use as per the FCC. CB's don't, hence the name CB (Citizens Band). Having a ham radio license also usually turns you into a ham snob and makes you look down your nose at piddly little "CB users" :laugh:



If you're gonna run a Ham, keep a CB as well, not many people run HAM radios on the trail.
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But with the right 2m radio you can listen to all those race teams.
 
leave it to me to ask the Captain obvious question, but can i use the Wilson 1000 as my CB ant. AND my car stereo Ant?????
im sure there will be some type of splitter involved, but will the CB transmission suffer?
 
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