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Good stuff. I'm glad that it worked out. Sounds like it was a nice, simple fix. When something turns out to be an easy fix, it's always a relief.

Mine is set on 1; I may notch it up, though. I think that I turned it down to experiment with the talkback feature, and never turned it back up. No one has complained, though. That's one of the minor nuisances with the radio; I'd prefer the mic gain to be on a knob, without having to press...

The price was right on my 980; free, brand new. Like Sonoma said, it's a good, basic radio. Not much one can do to modify it, but that's ok. The only mod that interests me, for now, is a power boost. So, I put an amp on it. Done. I also got some chrome knobs for it, but that's just a tacky...

Heh. I won't argue against a bigger truck. Though, my Avalanche doesn't have much in the way of mounting locations, either; and the cab of that thing is about that of a full size pickup. And, I may do a ceiling mount, on the old van. My buddy has a little cubby hole, under the stereo in his...

If I'm reading you correctly, you've done some soldering on things outside both the radio and the amp? But, you, yourself, have never done anything inside either device? Sounds, in my less-than-professional opinion, that bad power connections are what's causing your problems (from what I...

"Why market, when there is no audience? " There IS an audience. Several of them. Part of marketing, is inserting yourself into an audience that is already gathered. Advertising in a magazine that is devoted to radio is good, but that only speaks to the already converted, which is a number...

I would suggest that HAM radio suffers from lack of marketing, too. Radio communication can always have a place; a good marketing campaign would demonstrate its relevance. I don't recall HAM radio ever marketing in my lifetime, at least not with an intent towards attracting new enthusiasts...

I was just in SD; next time I'm the area, I'll listen out for an 8yo calling people names, lol. I spend more time on 19AM than on 38LSB, though. 19 is more relevant to work.

If you have a Pilot, Flying J, T/A, Petro, or maybe an Ambest near you, you should be able to find the jumper that you need. Don't buy the cheap jumper, though. Get the Wilson or K40, if they have it. Sometimes, all they have is the cheap, crappy jumpers, and that's better than nothing, I...

Lol, I resisted the 980, too. I much prefer the classic look. However, I wanted the SSB feature, and I wanted to use my points at Pilot/Flying J, and that was the only SSB radio available. I did look at the thing for a good 2 or 3 years before I finally got it, and read everything I could...

@Captain Kilowatt Well, yes, most CARS don't currently have CB's, which makes the headlights thing currently impractical, anyway; true enough. TRUCKS, on the other hand, still have have them, to some degree, though. Not as many as they did 30 years ago, but enough. When I find myself...

Yep. That would have been my 1st step, before even asking questions. I like to gather as much pertinent information as possible, so I can ask more precise questions, and hopefully receive useful answers ;)

Yes, modern technological advancement has delivered quite the blow to the lowly Citizens Band Radio. I will not disagree. Have you ever seen anyone driving at night, though, and they've just been driving by the light of their day time driving lights, so they have no taillights? I see it...

You'll like that 203. I've noticed that I am not the only one with a 980/203 combo; it seems pretty popular. I've been told that my radio has that "Big Radio Sound". I've picked up a little on SSB; I occasionally tune into 38LSB, to see what's coming in. But, what's going on there seems to...

I'll be listening out for ya, Seagiant. Once you get the amp you want, I'll be interested in how things sound with that mic/amp combo. (I have the same radio, that's why the interest) The 980 is a good radio, in my opinion. It's not everybody's favorite, but that's ok. I get good compliments...

CB is suffering from several things, many of which have already been mentioned here. But, poor marketing doesn't help, either. The marketing is virtually nonexistent. I wonder how many people are completely unaware that it's possible to purchase a brand new CB radio? I wonder how many people...

I read that link on the ground loops, incidentally. Or, more accurately, I scanned over it. Looked like some good stuff. I'll have to go over it again, when I'm less distracted, and more awake. Thanks for posting that.

Sorry; it wasn't my intent to be negative, or come off as argumentative. It just seemed that the seat bolt option kept coming up, without other options presented. In most of my vehicles, the seat bolt would have been a nuisance for me, and I would seek other options. (And have done so; my...

Certainly, the seat bolt can't be the only acceptable option for the negative power line; there are other random bolts in a pickup truck cab that ground out to the frame. Not that I have a technical opposition to the seat bolt. It just seems that there may be more convenient options, than...

I've been known to order from Ebay. I generally stick with sellers that have a 97% approval rating or higher, and that have made several hundred sales. I also read reviews of the specific product, on several different sellers pages (when possible; kinda hard to do, though, if only one guy has...