cb's and navigation units.
#1
05-02-2011, 12:47 AM
cb's and navigation units.
whats a decent cb? i found this Cobra 29 LX - CB Radios Plus . found one "peaked and tuned" for $10 more. no clue what it means, i cant stand using a cb but i do need one.
as far as navigation.. what unit is good? my friend has a garmin 465t and he said its not that great. i have it narrowed down to the cobra and rand mcnally i watched tracer's review on the rand mcnally and it seems like a good unit. 
#2
05-02-2011, 01:01 AM
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What are you planning on using the cb for? Just communicating with customers? If so the cobra 29 lx will do you just fine I would spend the $10 for the peak and tune. I run a general lee. If you plan on using the radio regularly I would spend some additional dough and buy something more powerful.
I have the pc miler 450 unit I believe and its great! We hated the garmin 465t it was horrible!
#3
05-02-2011, 01:02 AM
I'm the worst person to ask about cb's - had nothing but crap luck with them since I started driving.
For navigation, I use CoPilot v8 Truck Laptop - it's treated me very good so far.
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#4
05-02-2011, 01:07 AM
i wont be using the cb regularly. just road conditions and waiting at some shippers. i dont want to spend a bunch of money when a $50 cb would do the same thing. i'll have the regular whip antenna's.
i was thinking about the laptop gps but my luck it'll be stolen or it'll crash.
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05-02-2011, 02:54 AM
I have the same cb cobra 29x. I have no antenna, i rarely turn the thing on. If i do turn it on, its always someone talking about mexicans, blacks, and obama! Far, as the gps goes i have the pc miler 540. Its nice to have, I still call for directions.
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05-02-2011, 05:12 PM
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i wont be using the cb regularly. just road conditions and waiting at some shippers. i dont want to spend a bunch of money when a $50 cb would do the same thing. i'll have the regular whip antenna's.
i was thinking about the laptop gps but my luck it'll be stolen or it'll crash.
#7
05-02-2011, 05:31 PM
Just like what a lot of the others said, the Cobra will be a good one for ya. Just to talk to the guard shacks etc, and smokey reports and what not. Can't beat it.
#8
05-02-2011, 10:56 PM
Cobra (25 or 29) would be good, as would a Uniden (PC-68 or PC-78). Personally, I like my Galaxy's, but for something $50-100, the Uniden's and Cobra's are decent.
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05-04-2011, 01:43 AM
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I bought a used General Lee cb for less than $100 on ebay, and have had excellent luck with it. Sometimes you get a good one sometimes not!
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