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See more imagesgeekygal Posted
I purchased this for both off-roading and highway road trips, and it's been great so far. Using with a Firestik Firefly 4' antenna mounted on the tailgate of my truck. I don't mind the beeping noise every time you push a button, but the display screen gets scratched very easily, so I recommend leaving the manufacturer's plastic on the face as long as possible. That's the only reason for 4 stars.
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ChillyDog Posted
Lots of nice features, but screen is illegible in even moderate sunlight. With radio mounted in my truck, I can't read channel setting, much less other setting indications on screen during daylight. Tuning, as delivered, is poor. Power output on AM is around 2 - 3 Watts. SSB output pumps to about 10 Watts on initial transmission, until ALC activates and then drops to less than 6 Watts after first syllable of speech. This radio may be able to be tuned for improved operation.
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Caitlyn Posted
I'm really happy with product it was easy to install and has good range. Easy to use.
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Thrice87 Posted
I have previously purchased the Uniden Bearcat 880 (which is a good radio), I wish that I would have purchased this radio first! The upper and lower sideband really make this radio stand out, more output gets your voice to go farther. I've made contacts all the way to Ohio from where I am in California.
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Troy Posted
Easy to install and work. Great features and all around great cb. Great price too
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tgraves Posted
Lots of features, good sensitivity many features in top of line radios, however info stated rf gain control, but only had a local/distant switch
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AAhd Posted
Husband loves his new cb..makes his job so much easier.
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TechGuy Posted
This is an excellent CB radio. All the features including SSB. Having fun talking to neighbors on CB radio again. Once my neighbor saw the display, he had to have one too. The price is very good for the solid radio this is.
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Cowboyupgt Posted
I have been using this radio for several months now and love it. Wish it had a read out of the department that was talking, but other than that it's a great radio.
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KikoMonster Posted
Awesome little radio for the price. I use it for occasional trips into and around Houston in a Toyota Highlander. The antennae I use is a Wilson 5000 magnet mount and I get SWR of 1.00 and 1.20 throughout the channel range. The CB airways do seem dead compared to 20 years ago but is still used around big cities. Wonderful reception though.
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Angryone Posted
The Geek Squad supervisor who attended to my problem of shutting down stating the battery was low, immediately identified the problem. The battery was low because the charging cord was curling. He said it was a common problem with Dell. He gave me a new cord and it worked fine. I was very happy it was fixed fast and no charge under my service contract. The only thing that was frustrating, which was no fault of Best Buy, was I had to wait several months to get it fixed and an appointment to bring it in due to the Corona virus situation.
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Mane Posted
This is my first cb radio of this brand but it does the job it pretty clear and was easy to install
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Donnie Posted
CB performs outstanding with good audio from the stock microphone. Built in SWR meter is a plus. CB noise blanking feature eliminates power line interference along roads. Back light color selections enable perfect match with your vehicle gauges, etc.
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SteveO Posted
Works great. Very clear.good range. Display washes out in sunlight.
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Stephen Posted
Overall great but even at it's brightest setting and brightest color, it's incredibly hard to see the LCD screen during the daytime. Night, no problems but dang, make the screen brighter, Uniden.
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RktCty Posted
Great CB with upper and lower bands. Easily installed and works great.
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7Stars Posted
I understand why this product is no longer available, many of the units have a screen that is unreadable during the day. I wish I had looked at product forums, I would then have found out it is a common problem. Uniden supposedly replaced my unit and it is exactly the same, unreadable. Their telephone support suggested I build some sort of cover to shade it during the day...... seriously? The support supervisor said Uniden won't do anything about it, So I am stuck with a $130 CB radio that I can only use at night. I will never buy anything from Uniden ever again, and if asked about Uniden will provide honest feedback on my experience. They sell an unusable product and don't stand behind what they sell.
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Oldsalt Posted
Two things to rave about. Best Buy sells this model cheaper than anyone and two, it works fantastic. Thank you Best Buy and thank you Uniden
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