rusty_tlc
Dain Bramaged Member
<preemptive disclaimer>I am testing for my Ham license at the end of the month.</preemptive disclaimer>
SW aside there are still plenty of situations where a CB will be useful.
For example;
Currently I use a $30 Radio Shack POS in my FJ40. It's small which helps since there isn't a lot of extra room in the 40. And it's cheap, which is good because I rarely have even a soft top on so if it gets lifted it won't affect me to much.
We recently added a 100 series Cruiser to our fleet. It's intended application is longer adventures either solo or with groups. I was considering getting another cheap RS POS but then I remembered the Cobra 75WXST.
While it is a bit more pricey it also has a lot more features, like weather and scan. I also like that it is easy to move from one rig to another. Installation in either rig would be fairly easy. I would probably keep the Firestick antenna I already have since its is reasonable priced, tunable and fairly tough. I may use a mag, mount antenna on the 100.
I did a search and didn't see a lot of feedback on this unit, mostly just install threads.
So what I'm looking for is some real world experience using this unit. Please tell me your experience with this little fella, good or bad. I am also interested in installation ideas for the 100.
SW aside there are still plenty of situations where a CB will be useful.
For example;
- Club runs, we still have a few dinosaurs who cling to CB.
- Monitoring other communications on heavily trafficked trails to get the G2 on trail blockages etc.
- Highway road trips for road/weather conditions.
Currently I use a $30 Radio Shack POS in my FJ40. It's small which helps since there isn't a lot of extra room in the 40. And it's cheap, which is good because I rarely have even a soft top on so if it gets lifted it won't affect me to much.
We recently added a 100 series Cruiser to our fleet. It's intended application is longer adventures either solo or with groups. I was considering getting another cheap RS POS but then I remembered the Cobra 75WXST.
While it is a bit more pricey it also has a lot more features, like weather and scan. I also like that it is easy to move from one rig to another. Installation in either rig would be fairly easy. I would probably keep the Firestick antenna I already have since its is reasonable priced, tunable and fairly tough. I may use a mag, mount antenna on the 100.
I did a search and didn't see a lot of feedback on this unit, mostly just install threads.
So what I'm looking for is some real world experience using this unit. Please tell me your experience with this little fella, good or bad. I am also interested in installation ideas for the 100.
