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Bells CB tune-up?

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Looking to purchase a new SSB rig & have it aligned & tuned at the same time. I've read quite a few favorable reviews about Bells, but all seem to be older......

My question: Is Bells good to go for a "tune-up" or is there other one stop shopping outfits I should be looking at? & if so whom?
 

My suggestion is always to buy the radio new from a trusted seller and then run it for a month and then decide if it needs anything. If something isn't working correctly it's a warranty issue anyway. If you need more audio you can turn up the modulation yourself pretty easily or add a power microphone.
 
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No experience with Bells so I won't comment there.

As to this:
jeffrice6 said:
.... one stop shopping outfits ....
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Just an opinion that may or may not be relevant to your situation.

There are plenty of threads on here about people having trouble finding a tech that takes in mail order repairs, most good techs are swamped and many have adopted a policy of only taking in radios originally sold by them. If you can't work on these things yourself I highly recommend that you buy from a tech that can handle anything you may need down the road, avoid just getting the radio anywhere and find a good tech who can handle tune ups and more first.

You may pay more for the radio this way but a good working relationship with a good tech can be a very valuable thing in this hobby, start establishing one now.
 
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StrangeBrew said:
No experience with Bells so I won't comment there.

As to this:

Just an opinion that may or may not be relevant to your situation.

There are plenty of threads on here about people having trouble finding a tech that takes in mail order repairs, most good techs are swamped and many have adopted a policy of only taking in radios originally sold by them. If you can't work on these things yourself I highly recommend that you buy from a tech that can handle anything you may need down the road, avoid just getting the radio anywhere and find a good tech who can handle tune ups and more first.

You may pay more for the radio this way but a good working relationship with a good tech can be a very valuable thing in this hobby, start establishing one now.
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Very well said. Unless you are able to do some of this yourself buy the radio from a place that does quality tech work. Get it converted, tuned/aligned/ and shipped all in one shot.

Look how many radio's out there are all golden screwdrivered up by a guy who thought he could do it himself and "save money". Great way to sound average at best.

Bob's cb would be a nice choice and so would Custom CB Radio.
 
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I would consider $40 for a good tech to check out a new radio to be cheap insurance. I promise that you will always question if your radio is "right" otherwise. If you decided later that you wanted it gone through, it would cost at least $100 plus a lot work finding a competent tech, plus a lot of waiting.
 
rabbiporkchop said:
This guy seems pretty happy with his radio that he got from Bells.
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You do this kind of thing anytime it isn't your buddy's shop getting promoted.

At this point, I wouldn't take anything to your buddy, based upon the fact that no one - other than you - had any work done that be spoken for.
It doesn't wash and I'll bet no one is buying it either
Sorry . . .
 
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