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Too much emphasis is placed on TX power. Of course more power does increase range, but not by as much as most people think. What matters more is the combination of skip conditions, operating location, and antenna efficiency. QRP SOTA guys know this.
yes, because people go to summits during their every day-to-day travels. A mobile radio will always be better off with more power output, because you can be in many different types of situations. Also QRP SUCKS. I don't respond to QRP dx on 10 meter. I pretend I can't hear 'em and tell them to buy an amp :D
I'm a ham and a truckdriver. I've never understood why people get their mobile radios turned up on tx power. It's insignificant, a good antenna mounted correctly will make all the difference. You can turn the audio up and usually add a touch of reverb to enhance the tone. Bob Heil agreed with me on that one. Some radios are built better than others. A cobra 29 made in the Philippines is a desired radio. All radios are within fcc limits. It makes no difference what you buy other than what the audio section has to offer in the radio. Uniden pro 510xl is another audio monster.. Doing things to these radios outside the audio section creates a splatter box. If anything, I would turn the radio down in power and adjust the audio. Don't waste your money otherwise.
@@robinthurston3382 If you adjust it in a way that the output measurement on a meter swings backward, it will distort. What is all this talk about high output? I don't think any of these can compare to my CPI CP2000 and CPI CP2500.
In my opinion, once one gets into cb they will learn it's about having a quality radio with the antenna being the most important. It's all about the proper antenna. In other words, one can burn a lot of watts into a poor antenna setup and not have the capabilities of a setup with a moderate amount of watts output with a great antenna.
Yup yup! And get a premium antenna cable with premium connectors, and get the proper length for your antenna ( what it was tuned for) usually increments of 3 feet. A good mic can make a big difference. And properly installing your antenna ( location ,grounding, tuning with a good SWR meter). There are a lot of other things yiuccan do to improve your signal as well. I'm not an expert by any means. I just know what I know from trail and error and watching RUclips videos. God Bless us all . and "Keep on Trucking".
This is a bit comical, most truck drivers / steering wheel holders these days don’t know what CB is , when I was driving 16 or so years ago; Galaxy, Connex, Ranger, Emporor, etc were the beast; of course a jacked up Cobra 29 was always a mainstay, of course you had to have a linear of some kind as well ,,a monkey made or 2 way up on the mirrors was a plus. lol
totally disagree with this most powerful CB radio all of these radios are standard wattage from the factory yeah they're decent radios but to say they're the most powerful is not true the only wait you're going to make a radio more powerful is to hook up a linear amplifier to the radio like a pil 2 or 4 pill amplifier . By the way Channel 9 is no longer in use for emergencies and has not been for many years I don't even know why they talk about that anymore
FWIW, the CG still monitors ch9 (CB) at CG stations as you will be surprised by the number of boats that use CB radios vs VHF marine band radios. I agree about the land use of CH9, but the marine culture still does use it (and not Ch9/156.450mhz VHF).
Dobermanguy just fyi u can get more power from a radio without adding transistors and or pills.. peak and tuning will produce 20 watts from the bearcat.. around 30 from the galaxy.. and some cobras can do 40 watts with peak tune and mossfet mods.. I do disagree with some of this video but wanted to clear that up.. not everyone is running linear amps to get more than 4watts on am. Js.
@@hmm5916 those mods you are talking about make the CB non FCC compliant and are therefore no longer legal to operate in the USA, transmit is all about the antenna, i run a stock 4 Watt am, 12 watt ssb bearcat 980 ssb radio with a properly tuned sirio tornado 5/8ths wave ground plane antenna here in southern CA and talk to people on the east coast, New Zealand, Hawaii and a few other countries around the world without having to run any power what so ever. I repeat (use a properly tuned antenna, not some bullshit piece of junk.)
Uhh, my 990ssb may or may not have an RM Italy 203 100W Amp mounted internally and no freaking way does it transmit beyond 100 miles no matter the damn antenna and especially not an eighth wave antenna. JEEZ, the crap you find on internet!
Why do CB radios never come with a choice of antennas. No one ever seems to discuss how many pins to look for or what kind of an antenna to buy with these radios.
I've got the Connex 4300-300 with a custom cooler I like driving down the block keying the roger beep and open and closing garage doors , setting off car alarms and opening and closing those touch lamps in people's homes :) That is why I bought it . . . Well I really bought it to sit in the supermarket parking lot and key up and come over the PA systems of the shopping centers :) Hey you ! yea you in Isle 3, the cookie isle ! I knew I would find you here ! Do you really think you need 4 boxes of cookies? Black boots with Red fuckin sweat pants dude !!! You're just missin the fuckin reindeer ! Get the fuck out of our store !
The Connex 4300-300 is super powerful but super, super clean audio. That is the radio everyone needs to guarantee theyre being heard whenever they key the mic, all of those little radios don't stand a chance
The Alinco dr135dx is a great rig. FM is a UK Standard and it is easily programmable. It's sold as a 10/12 meter ham radio but can be opened up at the touch of a button or two. I have one, but I'm in the UK! !
Going on a year for me. Only thing I dislike about the 980 coming from a Cobra 29 is that I got used to the RF gain being on a knob and I used it instead of squelch to cut out static. Wasn’t really super excited to give that up. Other than that, I’m happy with the unit.
I am a former truck driver and have always used Galaxy radios. The new ones are not as good as the older ones, because they are made in china. But I doubt you will find ANY radio that is not made in china these days. The Galaxy DX959B and the President McKinley have an important feature that the Uniden does not have. An RF output control that lets you turn down the RF output so you can use whatever RF output booster you choose. 4 watts on 11 meters is worthless beyond about 2 miles under the best of conditions, an RF power output booster helps a lot with that, though they can cause you problems in many newer trucks/cars with chinese computers. To much RF can kill these cheap unshielded chinese computers.
Powerful & fcc compliant radios do not belong in the same sentence. All of these units are factory tuned to ship just shy of the fcc 4w (am) output limit.
I thought the Uniden BEARCAT 980 had a AM feature. This youtube seems to indicate it does not. A button on this radio states AM-USB-LSB so that seems like a complete swing and a miss by the author.
Ranger SS -158FB4 or 64FFB4 are 10m radio's, easy jumper mod to add 11m, 200w Fm/Am Ssb 400/450(pep). Only mentioned these as your 1st radio is a 10m McKinley, the Rangers are 2 radios I would consider importing from the USA, but be $700+ to do so, Aytone 5555/6666 are both 10m radios converted for 11m, so not technically cb radios.
Well….. I hate to break the bad news to you but, I’ve owned the 980SSB for over a year and know that it does not come equipped with GPS. Did you mean wireless for its capability of using a wireless speaker mic? And like others who have viewed this posting, channel 9 is no longer used for emergencies. As far as I know, truckers use any and all channels. They are not restricted to 19 or 20.
Ich benutze das President MC Kinley. Dieses musste ich aber zuerst mal öffnen und etwas einstellen für die volle Leistung. Jetzt bin ich sehr zufrieden !!!
Most of your 10 m radios are off and sold as "Export" radios... It's pretty easy to modify a radio to broadcast on 11 m citizens band. Really the FCC doesn't patrol the open air bands much anymore unless somebody is causing actual harm and even then it takes them years to do anything about it.
Bearcat? Cheap truckstop trash. 18 watts output- MAXIMUM. That's with a solid peak and tune!! Get a Stryker SR955HP or a General Lee... Galaxy is garbage anymore... Uniden has gone to the dogs... Pay good money for a top shelf radio and forget that truckstop special JUNK. I own two of the Bearcat 980 SSB radios, trash displays, zero parts availability, weak backlights, anemic sound, useless SSB capabilities because you can't lock onto frequency accurately because the display doesn't show the freq down to the 100's of hertz... And the WB receive totally sucks. Hooked into my 60 foot tower with a Maco V5000 on it, 200 feet of RG213, and it can BARELY grab the feed from a NOAA weather radio station, 10 air miles away... While my $11 box o' rocks chinese special picks it up just fine.. go figure... Uniden missed the mark on this on, and this same POS is also sold as a Road King radio... Ignore the junk in the truck stops... POWERFUL means POWER OUTPUT and frequency capabilities as well as mode of transmission... IE- AM, FM, SSB, CW, digital etc etc...
Honestly the only radio worth buying on this list is the President - the Unidens just aren't very good modulation-wise and as far the Galaxy goes - any CB with an RCI board in it is just garbage - they drift and constantly need frequency adjustments.
Galaxy’s suck they drift off freq the 980 bear cat is good but it’s weak on transmit the president is the best choice of the bunch. I suggest the anytone 6666 great audio and superior power out put to any mentioned here.
These may be the best available today, but they can't compare to the radios of yesterday. My Buddy Base used a 6146 power output tube and could be easily tuned up. Wish I never sold it. If anyone comes across it, I have a standing offer of $2500.00 for my old Buddy Base, serial number 111 if in working condition and if including the working digital VFO connected to it at the time I sold it.
Tram D201 or 201A or a Diamond 60 6L6GC or if modified properly a 8417. These radios sing d104 ceramic or crystal elements pre amplified or not mic audio on am and if biased properly on ssb modes very well. The balanced modulator tended to over work and cook the capacitors due to underrated power resistors that become unsoldered. Once modified properly and upgraded parts (diodes caps resistors) are installed as the replacements, this radio has cool correct operation hot rodded and comes to life! All tube radio. The browning or the Panasonic chassis Lafayette comstat 25a or colt black shadow or teaberry model T. Change the plate and increase negative bias voltage on the 6bq5 socket and use a 6cw5 in place of the 6bq5 it’s a 5watt tube the 6cw5 is 25w!
they are not they all come 4w or less now after tuning they will get more its better to get a 10 meter radio not many if any add ons needed as most things are built in
I got a Realistic TRC 435 but without a mic. Can someone direct me to the correct microphones for this CB? What brand and where can I buy it. I tried hooking the TRC 435 up to my power supply and antenna, but I assume that, like my Cobra 29, the mic is an integral part of this CB's operation. My Cobra mic has a four (4) pin setup, this TRC 435 seems to take a mic with more. Thank you in advance.
Many have had the TRC radios converted to the standard 4-pin Cobra mic set up for that very reason. You might check ebay if you don't want to spend the money on getting your TRC 435 converted for the realistic mic which I believe was a 5-pin setup.
Distance between motorcycle groups is so short that any CB would be overkill, not to mention cumbersome. Check out the Baofeng UV-5R, they're $25 a piece on Amazon. Very similar range to AM CB with better audio fidelity. They have their own batteries and are handheld, so no need to cannibalize your bike for simple comms ;)
1 year later, the LED display cuts off on my 980ssb showing parsed dots with temp., and the mic cord is frayed like paper great radio, big ears, but useless without the display
My radio is an American spirit very similar to the SS 3900 bands A B C D E F frequencies from 25350 to 28700 very good and powerful what comments do you have about this transmission equipment
The most powerful CB radio is the one with 4 Watts AM and 12 Watts SSB and that pretty much covers every single CB radio out there for the last 50 odd years or so. If it has more than these stated figures then its not a CB radio. It would then be a non compliant radio and therefore illegal to operate. Its the antenna and placement as well as cable and connector choices and supply voltages that have the most effect on power radiated with the 4/12 watts available.
Kinda looking at number, 2. Galaxy DX959B looks like it might still function while being frozen in the arctic. LCD's are slow to non-responsive when frozen... My take anyways,
those cb you talk about are legal limit radios 12 to 15 watts, that is not the most powerful ! the galaxy is a little better radio the 980 is a junk cb radio it has low power and low audio compaired to the galaxy
@@EdzashedFudwinkle They can transmit on 11m with a special key combination on startup, no hardware mods needed. Of course, they exceed the FCC's allowable power output on both AM and SSB CB, but that's up to the operator ;)
@@chronotriggerfan I use a 6900n myself, along with an Alinco Dx Sr8, the 6900n is the high powered 5555 or old Superstar. I am contemplating getting the 5555 European version which is the CRT SS9900 which is 45w/60w(pep), not often I use Am in England. Also I wasn't knocking the radio, I was just stating it was a 10m radio, if you want the extra power buy a Ranger or get an Amp 👍
Rebadged Anyclone AT6666 Good radio, I've had one for 3 years and counting. For radio amateurs, it has repeater shift, the receiver has very good ears. For mobile, pair it up with a Sirio hp4000 and you will not go far wrong
The most powerful?? Nooo. Some good decent radios but the term powerful is relative to wattage output as well as a good solid antenna setup that's properly tuned.
Well the ffc would love me back in the day a had a moded president grant pushing 50 watts with uppers and lowers plus to 600 watt linear amps and a 9 foot whip
@@WhiteCavendish What I said is not an irrelevant statement. Do you not understand that it MAKES NO DIFFERENCE what radio is being used if the antenna isn't matched properly? The power output has NOTHING to do with it.
@@Sui778 Did you even watch the video? Did you even manage to read the title of the video? The video supposedly lists the "most powerful cb radios" and makes no mention of antennas at all, therefore the video is limiting its discussion to the radio units themselves. My point was that it's silly to call it "the most powerful" cb radios, because all of them output the exact same power, 4w. My point was that the title makes little sense, while something like "best value" or just "best" cb radios available would make much more sense. Antennas don't enter the discussion here, therefore your comment is both accurate and totally irrelevant to this discussion.
@@WhiteCavendish Really? The problem is you're making this all about YOUR points. Other people have points too, and MY point is that antennas are what really makes the difference regardless of a radio's power. You're stuck on power output - and that's OK. Seeing as you think antenna systems aren't relevant, you'd be the last guy I'd trust with an SWR meter.
The McKinley is a 10 meter radio which has been modified for 11 meters so it is not a true CB, therefore illegal to operate in the USA, FCC non compliant.
I've been cbing for 35 yrs and I have owned a lot of radios , byfar the uniden 980ssb is the true gem ....I have over 60 radios and my main base station ( yes I use this for my base with a 12v box) it's just a feature rich big display nice clean crisp talking radio
Okay these are strictly “CB RADIOS” AM, SSB, not export radios, furthermore, out of the box not one is more powerful than the other, they come 4 watts max, and with the exception of the Galaxy, the others cannot be turned up to 30 watts making the Galaxy the only powerful one, as for the BEST radio in this lineup, that would be the President McKinley!
Can someone do a RUclips video of car cb radios that can go over 4 Watts easily (for educational purposes only) what cb radio it is, how to tune it up, and state the rf power output... I'd like to get 25w rf output on a 12v car cb radio preferably under £100 ($140 us)
There are export radios that put out as much as 600w. Nobody really uses legal power if you're really into CB. Them Galaxies are absolute junk radios that drift off frequency all the time.
Obviously your lack of cb knowledge is showing. The Galaxy radios do not drift and are excellent quality. I have been running a 949 for years with no issues. Check your facts!
I have galaxy 99v2 40 pep ssb 45 pepAM has not drifted in over4 years yes the original "cb " galaxies were subject to drift but proper setup and hefty enough power supply regulated well holdsfreq very well plusmostall these radios you bragging on are not cb radios but 10 11 12 meter hf radios designed to be more stable than " cb" radios
Galaxy 11 meter and import 10 meter radios are well renowned for being SSB drifters. That is why you don't see six digit counters on them any more. From my Galaxy radio collection, only the 93t and 95t have a six digit frequency counter. SSB operation on the Galaxy radios, it is just a gimmick. Them three digit Galaxy models with the starlight face introduce noise to the recieve. Stick to the puke green display models. You want a mobile side band performer, Uniden Grant (not the president) or a Cobra 148 (no nightwatch or soundtracker) cannot be beat.
@Tom Smith My lack of cb knowledge is not comparable to your lack of general knowledge. Its people like you, and you can tell by the responses, who would be better off to put the mic down. Oh I forgot...Sir!
Here's one major issue I have with this channel and this claim. This is claiming to be the best of 2022 before this year has ended. If it was the best of 2021 I would say this is great news.
Once again the galaxy 959b is also not the powerful radio and the uniden bearcat 980 is another radio that is not powerful galaxy 98vhp connex 3300 hp rci 2970 and the rci 2990 the rci 2990 the rci 2970 galaxy 98vhp and the connex 3300 hp are powerful radios
But remember he stated CB not modded 10/12 meter radios which yes from their design are to be more powerful due regulatory controls hi power on cb band could create interference since most cb radios are not designed with proper filtering on transmit to isolate the spurious ra donation I personally use 99v2 for the reason it is 10/12 capable and mod is only wire relocate sure it peaks 40 watt pep with AM carrier at 14 hi enough to get over edge but not interfere local neighbors
@Tom Smith level of difficulty not the point, it's the bases on what the fcc consider nessusary I say are zero need, rules I get but it's like knowing basic math vs calculas
4 watts? So my 500 is a no-no? This video is about quality not powerful. These are good radios but certainly not powerful at all. The Ranger rci 99n4 is quality and powerful.
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Too much emphasis is placed on TX power. Of course more power does increase range, but not by as much as most people think. What matters more is the combination of skip conditions, operating location, and antenna efficiency. QRP SOTA guys know this.
yes, because people go to summits during their every day-to-day travels. A mobile radio will always be better off with more power output, because you can be in many different types of situations. Also QRP SUCKS. I don't respond to QRP dx on 10 meter. I pretend I can't hear 'em and tell them to buy an amp :D
I'm a ham and a truckdriver. I've never understood why people get their mobile radios turned up on tx power. It's insignificant, a good antenna mounted correctly will make all the difference. You can turn the audio up and usually add a touch of reverb to enhance the tone. Bob Heil agreed with me on that one. Some radios are built better than others. A cobra 29 made in the Philippines is a desired radio. All radios are within fcc limits. It makes no difference what you buy other than what the audio section has to offer in the radio. Uniden pro 510xl is another audio monster.. Doing things to these radios outside the audio section creates a splatter box. If anything, I would turn the radio down in power and adjust the audio. Don't waste your money otherwise.
@@robinthurston3382 If you adjust it in a way that the output measurement on a meter swings backward, it will distort.
What is all this talk about high output? I don't think any of these can compare to my CPI CP2000 and CPI CP2500.
I have 2 Galaxy DX-959 radios and both are awesome! 12 years of use and counting.
Thanks for sharing!
In my opinion, once one gets into cb they will learn it's about having a quality radio with the antenna being the most important. It's all about the proper antenna. In other words, one can burn a lot of watts into a poor antenna setup and not have the capabilities of a setup with a moderate amount of watts output with a great antenna.
Yup yup! And get a premium antenna cable with premium connectors, and get the proper length for your antenna ( what it was tuned for) usually increments of 3 feet. A good mic can make a big difference. And properly installing your antenna ( location ,grounding, tuning with a good SWR meter). There are a lot of other things yiuccan do to improve your signal as well. I'm not an expert by any means. I just know what I know from trail and error and watching RUclips videos. God Bless us all . and "Keep on Trucking".
Ya but u can also have lots watts and good ant set up 😊
This is a bit comical, most truck drivers / steering wheel holders these days don’t know what CB is , when I was driving 16 or so years ago; Galaxy, Connex, Ranger, Emporor, etc were the beast; of course a jacked up Cobra 29 was always a mainstay, of course you had to have a linear of some kind as well ,,a monkey made or 2 way up on the mirrors was a plus. lol
totally disagree with this most powerful CB radio all of these radios are standard wattage from the factory yeah they're decent radios but to say they're the most powerful is not true the only wait you're going to make a radio more powerful is to hook up a linear amplifier to the radio like a pil 2 or 4 pill amplifier . By the way Channel 9 is no longer in use for emergencies and has not been for many years I don't even know why they talk about that anymore
FWIW, the CG still monitors ch9 (CB) at CG stations as you will be surprised by the number of boats that use CB radios vs VHF marine band radios. I agree about the land use of CH9, but the marine culture still does use it (and not Ch9/156.450mhz VHF).
Dobermanguy just fyi u can get more power from a radio without adding transistors and or pills.. peak and tuning will produce 20 watts from the bearcat.. around 30 from the galaxy.. and some cobras can do 40 watts with peak tune and mossfet mods.. I do disagree with some of this video but wanted to clear that up.. not everyone is running linear amps to get more than 4watts on am. Js.
@@hmm5916 those mods you are talking about make the CB non FCC compliant and are therefore no longer legal to operate in the USA, transmit is all about the antenna, i run a stock 4 Watt am, 12 watt ssb bearcat 980 ssb radio with a properly tuned sirio tornado 5/8ths wave ground plane antenna here in southern CA and talk to people on the east coast, New Zealand, Hawaii and a few other countries around the world without having to run any power what so ever.
I repeat (use a properly tuned antenna, not some bullshit piece of junk.)
Doberguy still runs a uniden from Kmart. Your behind the curve .. you even qrd?
Uhh, my 990ssb may or may not have an RM Italy 203 100W Amp mounted internally and no freaking way does it transmit beyond 100 miles no matter the damn antenna and especially not an eighth wave antenna. JEEZ, the crap you find on internet!
Why do CB radios never come with a choice of antennas. No one ever seems to discuss how many pins to look for or what kind of an antenna to buy with these radios.
I've got the Connex 4300-300 with a custom cooler
I like driving down the block keying the roger beep and open and closing garage doors , setting off car alarms and opening and closing those touch lamps in people's homes :)
That is why I bought it . . .
Well I really bought it to sit in the supermarket parking lot and key up and come over the PA systems of the shopping centers :)
Hey you ! yea you in Isle 3, the cookie isle !
I knew I would find you here !
Do you really think you need 4 boxes of cookies?
Black boots with Red fuckin sweat pants dude !!!
You're just missin the fuckin reindeer !
Get the fuck out of our store !
The Connex 4300-300 is super powerful but super, super clean audio.
That is the radio everyone needs to guarantee theyre being heard whenever they key the mic, all of those little radios don't stand a chance
The Alinco dr135dx is a great rig. FM is a UK Standard and it is easily programmable. It's sold as a 10/12 meter ham radio but can be opened up at the touch of a button or two. I have one, but I'm in the UK! !
Thanks for sharing Richard!
I have the 980 untouched and it's done the job for 3 yrs of abuse. Nice solid radio.
Mine to.
Me too.
Going on a year for me. Only thing I dislike about the 980 coming from a Cobra 29 is that I got used to the RF gain being on a knob and I used it instead of squelch to cut out static. Wasn’t really super excited to give that up. Other than that, I’m happy with the unit.
I am a former truck driver and have always used Galaxy radios. The new ones are not as good as the older ones, because they are made in china. But I doubt you will find ANY radio that is not made in china these days. The Galaxy DX959B and the President McKinley have an important feature that the Uniden does not have. An RF output control that lets you turn down the RF output so you can use whatever RF output booster you choose. 4 watts on 11 meters is worthless beyond about 2 miles under the best of conditions, an RF power output booster helps a lot with that, though they can cause you problems in many newer trucks/cars with chinese computers. To much RF can kill these cheap unshielded chinese computers.
Vietnam and Malaysia as of late.
hello from Denmark, a little strange that the Uniden BEARCAT cannot be bought in a version
with fm / ssb / am or did I look wrong
Powerful & fcc compliant radios do not belong in the same sentence. All of these units are factory tuned to ship just shy of the fcc 4w (am) output limit.
Why does this guy sound like he's taking the cosby kids to the sandbox when he modulates?
his voice sounds like dump
I thought the Uniden BEARCAT 980 had a AM feature. This youtube seems to indicate it does not. A button on this radio states AM-USB-LSB so that seems like a complete swing and a miss by the author.
My Connex 3300 will WALK ALL OVER THOSE RADIOS. I DO HAVE AN OLD GALAXY 959 ALSO, AND A COBRA 29 LT AND COBRA 29.
So in comparison, is the connex more powerful than the galaxy ?
My favorite is still the CRT 9900 SSB Radio.
My Uniden 980SSB display is fading away. Is it the display or the control switch? Can I or a local shop fix? Is it worth repairing? Uniden wants $65 !
What are your thoughts on the Uniden 885?
What do they mean most powerful? Watts wise?
def not as these dont have highest wattage, just standard fcc
Dunno what he means with powerfull..
Ranger SS -158FB4 or 64FFB4 are 10m radio's, easy jumper mod to add 11m, 200w Fm/Am Ssb 400/450(pep).
Only mentioned these as your 1st radio is a 10m McKinley, the Rangers are 2 radios I would consider importing from the USA, but be $700+ to do so, Aytone 5555/6666 are both 10m radios converted for 11m, so not technically cb radios.
Well….. I hate to break the bad news to you but, I’ve owned the 980SSB for over a year and know that it does not come equipped with GPS. Did you mean wireless for its capability of using a wireless speaker mic? And like others who have viewed this posting, channel 9 is no longer used for emergencies. As far as I know, truckers use any and all channels. They are not restricted to 19 or 20.
Ich benutze das President MC Kinley. Dieses musste ich aber zuerst mal öffnen und etwas einstellen für die volle Leistung. Jetzt bin ich sehr zufrieden !!!
your number 1 radio is a joke, display is hard to see in daylight, doesn't give you that true cb experience.
I thought that, by law, ALL CB radios had the same power output (until you connect a hot-box, that is).
Most of your 10 m radios are off and sold as "Export" radios... It's pretty easy to modify a radio to broadcast on 11 m citizens band. Really the FCC doesn't patrol the open air bands much anymore unless somebody is causing actual harm and even then it takes them years to do anything about it.
Bearcat? Cheap truckstop trash.
18 watts output- MAXIMUM.
That's with a solid peak and tune!!
Get a Stryker SR955HP or a General Lee... Galaxy is garbage anymore... Uniden has gone to the dogs... Pay good money for a top shelf radio and forget that truckstop special JUNK.
I own two of the Bearcat 980 SSB radios, trash displays, zero parts availability, weak backlights, anemic sound, useless SSB capabilities because you can't lock onto frequency accurately because the display doesn't show the freq down to the 100's of hertz... And the WB receive totally sucks.
Hooked into my 60 foot tower with a Maco V5000 on it, 200 feet of RG213, and it can BARELY grab the feed from a NOAA weather radio station, 10 air miles away... While my $11 box o' rocks chinese special picks it up just fine.. go figure... Uniden missed the mark on this on, and this same POS is also sold as a Road King radio... Ignore the junk in the truck stops... POWERFUL means POWER OUTPUT and frequency capabilities as well as mode of transmission... IE- AM, FM, SSB, CW, digital etc etc...
Honestly the only radio worth buying on this list is the President - the Unidens just aren't very good modulation-wise and as far the Galaxy goes - any CB with an RCI board in it is just garbage - they drift and constantly need frequency adjustments.
Galaxy’s suck they drift off freq the 980 bear cat is good but it’s weak on transmit the president is the best choice of the bunch. I suggest the anytone 6666 great audio and superior power out put to any mentioned here.
Misleading information, all stock can have same LEGAL OUTPUT
These may be the best available today, but they can't compare to the radios of yesterday. My Buddy Base used a 6146 power output tube and could be easily tuned up. Wish I never sold it. If anyone comes across it, I have a standing offer of $2500.00 for my old Buddy Base, serial number 111 if in working condition and if including the working digital VFO connected to it at the time I sold it.
I agree!
Nothing compares to the old tube radios.
@@defiant2dend181 you're nuts !
Tram D201 or 201A or a Diamond 60
6L6GC or if modified properly a 8417. These radios sing d104 ceramic or crystal elements pre amplified or not mic audio on am and if biased properly on ssb modes very well. The balanced modulator tended to over work and cook the capacitors due to underrated power resistors that become unsoldered. Once modified properly and upgraded parts (diodes caps resistors) are installed as the replacements, this radio has cool correct operation hot rodded and comes to life! All tube radio. The browning or the Panasonic chassis Lafayette comstat 25a or colt black shadow or teaberry model T. Change the plate and increase negative bias voltage on the 6bq5 socket and use a 6cw5 in place of the 6bq5 it’s a 5watt tube the 6cw5 is 25w!
good afternoon, greetings, I'm a truck driver in Mexico, what comments do you have about the CB American spirtit radio? Cheers
Question, I also like those radios, but what test have you done to conclude they are the most powerful CB radios on the market and in that order?
they are not they all come 4w or less now after tuning they will get more its better to get a 10 meter radio not many if any add ons needed as most things are built in
Me personally I love my galaxy DX 959
And I tried the Bearcat it seemed fragile to me
I think you should’ve included the uniden 885 highbred cb I think it’s overpriced and missing the side band feature but I still like it
Nice radios, for sure. Thanks for the video, I hit all your buttons, and a like. Dirty Diaper 21, Old Radio Night
I have a cobra 138xlr
I got a Realistic TRC 435 but without a mic. Can someone direct me to the correct microphones for this CB? What brand and where can I buy it. I tried hooking the TRC 435 up to my power supply and antenna, but I assume that, like my Cobra 29, the mic is an integral part of this CB's operation. My Cobra mic has a four (4) pin setup, this TRC 435 seems to take a mic with more.
Thank you in advance.
Many have had the TRC radios converted to the standard 4-pin Cobra mic set up for that very reason. You might check ebay if you don't want to spend the money on getting your TRC 435 converted for the realistic mic which I believe was a 5-pin setup.
I like the look of the bear cat honestly. I ride a Cruise motorcycle. I need to keep in contact with my lead. So maybe this will work?.
Distance between motorcycle groups is so short that any CB would be overkill, not to mention cumbersome. Check out the Baofeng UV-5R, they're $25 a piece on Amazon. Very similar range to AM CB with better audio fidelity. They have their own batteries and are handheld, so no need to cannibalize your bike for simple comms ;)
1 year later, the LED display cuts off on my 980ssb showing parsed dots with temp., and the mic cord is frayed like paper great radio, big ears, but useless without the display
That's a shame, thanks for sharing!
My radio is an American spirit very similar to the SS 3900 bands A B C D E F frequencies from 25350 to 28700 very good and powerful what comments do you have about this transmission equipment
My Yesu FT-101 on SSB was the most powerful CB radio..
A 200 watt kicker will keep most clowns from stepping on you.
Where can I get a 200w kicker? Thx
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The most powerful CB radio is the one with 4 Watts AM and 12 Watts SSB and that pretty much covers every single CB radio out there for the last 50 odd years or so.
If it has more than these stated figures then its not a CB radio.
It would then be a non compliant radio and therefore illegal to operate.
Its the antenna and placement as well as cable and connector choices and supply voltages that have the most effect on power radiated with the 4/12 watts available.
😂😂 that's funny. Just run more watts through it .
Kinda looking at number, 2. Galaxy DX959B looks like it might still function while being frozen in the arctic. LCD's are slow to non-responsive when frozen... My take anyways,
Thanks for sharing!
those cb you talk about are legal limit radios 12 to 15 watts, that is not the most powerful ! the galaxy is a little better radio the 980 is a junk cb radio it has low power and low audio compaired to the galaxy
So the Stryker 955 is not on this list, what about Ranger units?
90s cobra 148 gtl
Exactly
What no connex
The Anytone AT-6666 is one of the most powerful radio 60 watts out of the box, the other one is the Anytone AT-5555N and the President Lincoln II +
Thanks for sharing Hector!
You have any workings around predator top gun. I have a few 10 meter radios mostly Big rangers. Thank you
Anytines are 10m HF Radios, not technically cb radios
@@EdzashedFudwinkle They can transmit on 11m with a special key combination on startup, no hardware mods needed.
Of course, they exceed the FCC's allowable power output on both AM and SSB CB, but that's up to the operator ;)
@@chronotriggerfan I use a 6900n myself, along with an Alinco Dx Sr8, the 6900n is the high powered 5555 or old Superstar.
I am contemplating getting the 5555 European version which is the CRT SS9900 which is 45w/60w(pep), not often I use Am in England.
Also I wasn't knocking the radio, I was just stating it was a 10m radio, if you want the extra power buy a Ranger or get an Amp 👍
CRT Super star 9900.With am-fm and ssb , 60 watts of power.300$ and you get "THE CB RADIO".
Rebadged Anyclone AT6666
Good radio, I've had one for 3 years and counting.
For radio amateurs, it has repeater shift, the receiver has very good ears.
For mobile, pair it up with a Sirio hp4000 and you will not go far wrong
The most powerful?? Nooo. Some good decent radios but the term powerful is relative to wattage output as well as a good solid antenna setup that's properly tuned.
thanks for sharing
Well the ffc would love me back in the day a had a moded president grant pushing 50 watts with uppers and lowers plus to 600 watt linear amps and a 9 foot whip
Other than export radios and modified radios, all CB radios are limited to 4w on AM and 12w on SSB, so "most powerful" is kind of a misnomer.
Any radio is only as good as its antenna system. Power doesn't mean anything if the antenna sucks.
@@Sui778 Your comment is correct, but completely irrelevant to what I said.
@@WhiteCavendish What I said is not an irrelevant statement. Do you not understand that it MAKES NO DIFFERENCE what radio is being used if the antenna isn't matched properly? The power output has NOTHING to do with it.
@@Sui778 Did you even watch the video? Did you even manage to read the title of the video? The video supposedly lists the "most powerful cb radios" and makes no mention of antennas at all, therefore the video is limiting its discussion to the radio units themselves. My point was that it's silly to call it "the most powerful" cb radios, because all of them output the exact same power, 4w. My point was that the title makes little sense, while something like "best value" or just "best" cb radios available would make much more sense. Antennas don't enter the discussion here, therefore your comment is both accurate and totally irrelevant to this discussion.
@@WhiteCavendish Really? The problem is you're making this all about YOUR points. Other people have points too, and MY point is that antennas are what really makes the difference regardless of a radio's power. You're stuck on power output - and that's OK. Seeing as you think antenna systems aren't relevant, you'd be the last guy I'd trust with an SWR meter.
So the way it sounds cb radios are making a come back. Is that right or not.
The McKinley is a 10 meter radio which has been modified for 11 meters so it is not a true CB, therefore illegal to operate in the USA, FCC non compliant.
Uniden 980ssb screen fails - let me down - went with galaxy dx949 and happy
980 ssb for the win.
thanks for your comment!
I've been cbing for 35 yrs and I have owned a lot of radios , byfar the uniden 980ssb is the true gem ....I have over 60 radios and my main base station ( yes I use this for my base with a 12v box) it's just a feature rich big display nice clean crisp talking radio
Good evening Pathmark shoppers !
This video is a joke, it talks about the 4 watt fcc rule so all cbs are equal in power if you use a stock radio.
Okay these are strictly “CB RADIOS” AM, SSB, not export radios, furthermore, out of the box not one is more powerful than the other, they come 4 watts max, and with the exception of the Galaxy, the others cannot be turned up to 30 watts making the Galaxy the only powerful one, as for the BEST radio in this lineup, that would be the President McKinley!
Thanks for your feedback Bob!
👍 and that is sans a hot foot. 😝
What do you mean by “powerful”
The guy talking sounds like Alex jones unless its him I didn't know
Who listens to channel 9 these days? I’m just wondering I know channel 19 the truckers are always there
None of the above. I like my 10 meter radios
You should never have a problem with this radio and if you do take it to somebody who knows what the hell they're doing not some hack shop
Can someone do a RUclips video of car cb radios that can go over 4 Watts easily (for educational purposes only) what cb radio it is, how to tune it up, and state the rf power output... I'd like to get 25w rf output on a 12v car cb radio preferably under £100 ($140 us)
Get a radio technician to peak and tune it.
4 watts max.....THEY ARE ALL THE SAME. GRAB A GOOD STICK AND WIRE....THEY ARE ALL THE SAME....4 WATTS IS 4 WATTS
Anything with more than 4 watt dead key is Not a CB radio.
The most powerful CB is 400 watts made by Ranger
Good reviews you have any coming up for Cobra CB sideband radios
No channel is exclusive for any group except channel 9. Channel 19 is certainly not exclusive for truckers and never has been.
how about the "Albrecht AE2990 AFS/SSB"?
Be smart get an anytone 6666 way more power extra bands etc.
You sir, are LOST on the info about these radios! But I'm not going to write a book here.
only problem with the 980....display goes to shit after a bit
That's a fact.
@Tom Smith I've went through 2 already because of that
You want real power from your radio buy a Ranger.
There are export radios that put out as much as 600w. Nobody really uses legal power if you're really into CB. Them Galaxies are absolute junk radios that drift off frequency all the time.
Obviously your lack of cb knowledge is showing. The Galaxy radios do not drift and are excellent quality. I have been running a 949 for years with no issues. Check your facts!
I have galaxy 99v2 40 pep ssb 45 pepAM has not drifted in over4 years yes the original "cb " galaxies were subject to drift but proper setup and hefty enough power supply regulated well holdsfreq very well plusmostall these radios you bragging on are not cb radios but 10 11 12 meter hf radios designed to be more stable than " cb" radios
Galaxy 11 meter and import 10 meter radios are well renowned for being SSB drifters. That is why you don't see six digit counters on them any more. From my Galaxy radio collection, only the 93t and 95t have a six digit frequency counter. SSB operation on the Galaxy radios, it is just a gimmick. Them three digit Galaxy models with the starlight face introduce noise to the recieve. Stick to the puke green display models. You want a mobile side band performer, Uniden Grant (not the president) or a Cobra 148 (no nightwatch or soundtracker) cannot be beat.
@Tom Smith My lack of cb knowledge is not comparable to your lack of general knowledge. Its people like you, and you can tell by the responses, who would be better off to put the mic down. Oh I forgot...Sir!
The anytone 6666 is way better
En 980 1 watt eso pura estética
can anybody tell me what SSB and AM mean?
Single side band
Amplitude Modulation. As opposed to FM which is Frequency Modulation.
any side band cb am an fm for sales
Here's one major issue I have with this channel and this claim. This is claiming to be the best of 2022 before this year has ended. If it was the best of 2021 I would say this is great news.
see how cocky he poses... he is so cool and successful
I have the 980 ssb .but I like my
138 xlr .better.
All 3 fcc compliant 😆😆
The president mc Kinley is not the most powerful radio
That isn’t a sound meter but Signal meter. Bearcat 980SSB isn’t good if you prefer AM mode? It is AM and SSB radio
Theres no such thing as a more powerful CB since they all are limited to 4 watts. Marketing bull.
980ssb
And then a damn uniden at number one dude they have 500 watt radios now that pos puts out what 10
The 500 watt ones are ham radios the uniden is an actual certified cb, it puts out a nice clean low output which is really nice for running an amp
Cbs don't put out 500 watts. That power comes from 10 meter, ham radios. Not the same thing
The CRT SS 9900 is the best cb radio to day.
interesting choice, thanks for sharing though!
@Nickname Jibes yes it is a 10 m radio but it is aimed at cb radio users in reality.
Rci 2950
Are we supposed to guess at the prices?
@Tom Smith MSRP is all that is needed. He could have also stated what he paid, if he paid, or what the dealer had them marked at.
Uniden bc68xlt
So radios have not improved any in several years what a crap video! No do galaxy should be on this list at least a galaxy vhp
😂 most powerful!! 4 watts.
Xm radio
Once again the galaxy 959b is also not the powerful radio and the uniden bearcat 980 is another radio that is not powerful galaxy 98vhp connex 3300 hp rci 2970 and the rci 2990 the rci 2990 the rci 2970 galaxy 98vhp and the connex 3300 hp are powerful radios
But remember he stated CB not modded 10/12 meter radios which yes from their design are to be more powerful due regulatory controls hi power on cb band could create interference since most cb radios are not designed with proper filtering on transmit to isolate the spurious ra donation
I personally use 99v2 for the reason it is 10/12 capable and mod is only wire relocate sure it peaks 40 watt pep with AM carrier at 14 hi enough to get over edge but not interfere local neighbors
I got the Stryker 955hp.Dead Key 40watts swings 80watts on AM frequency.
Go ham radio that's the way
The most common prob w ham is the majority of testing required to obtain a license is completely un nessusary
@Tom Smith level of difficulty not the point, it's the bases on what the fcc consider nessusary I say are zero need, rules I get but it's like knowing basic math vs calculas
Weak radios hahah
4 watts? So my 500 is a no-no?
This video is about quality not powerful. These are good radios but certainly not powerful at all. The Ranger rci 99n4 is quality and powerful.