All good points!
My approach to this was for something to fit in a dash or small enough - and lightweight enough - to be mounted somewhere and not be in the way.
Pretty much sums up the thoughts though - the 980 is about width of a PC68 and lighter in weight.
The Cobra 146 was about the size of a Pro538W or McKinley or if anyone remembers a 77-120.
So there it goes when it came to width, Size and Weight.
I just wanted to clarify - and I was surprised at so many that came back with NEGATIVE feedback on older "junk" as some posters called those older radios - I do understand that, because I felt that too, as I have searched for parts as well as older radios. I have come across some really nice looking ones and some bone ugly beat-up case ones, but in all those searches. As I deal with more the "Good looking ones", they are not always the best cared for - they may be in nice shape but do they work? That is not always the case, for if someone bought it, then modded it but the mod blew up the radio. Now - you can't use it, so you take it along as a stone until you can send it off to someone that isn't aware of the issues around it.
The Airbags refrerence is excellent - and with cars having more of that these days, you were right to mention it because you may inadvertently launch the radio once that airbag it sits in front of, goes off.
My approach to this was for something to fit in a dash or small enough - and lightweight enough - to be mounted somewhere and not be in the way.
Pretty much sums up the thoughts though - the 980 is about width of a PC68 and lighter in weight.
The Cobra 146 was about the size of a Pro538W or McKinley or if anyone remembers a 77-120.
So there it goes when it came to width, Size and Weight.
I just wanted to clarify - and I was surprised at so many that came back with NEGATIVE feedback on older "junk" as some posters called those older radios - I do understand that, because I felt that too, as I have searched for parts as well as older radios. I have come across some really nice looking ones and some bone ugly beat-up case ones, but in all those searches. As I deal with more the "Good looking ones", they are not always the best cared for - they may be in nice shape but do they work? That is not always the case, for if someone bought it, then modded it but the mod blew up the radio. Now - you can't use it, so you take it along as a stone until you can send it off to someone that isn't aware of the issues around it.
The Airbags refrerence is excellent - and with cars having more of that these days, you were right to mention it because you may inadvertently launch the radio once that airbag it sits in front of, goes off.
