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I personally like the Uniden 980 for a legal radio. I get very good reports with it on side band. I had Clay's cb shop set it for me. I use a RM Italy 203 with it talking on the stock mic going to a magnet mount Wilson 1000. I have been told many,many times that the radio sounds very good. So many times that I don't believe it is just people blowing sunshine. Now, I do wish it could be set up for extra channels. The 980 is very stable on side band, no drifting. I have talked about 55-60 miles with that setup in my pickup to a base station on sideband. I have also talked about 30 miles on AM to a base. The weather band is nice feature if you are traveling.
I would be leary of buying electronics online. I did buy a used Uniden Grant from a mobile cb shop in Houston a while back and probably paid too much for it,but at least I could see that it worked when I bought it. I will pick it up tomorrow from Clay's. I had them go through it and wire a road devil microphone for it.

If it was me I would keep the amp and find a good side band radio. Side band is fun when conditions are good.

<blockquote data-quote="codeman" data-source="post: 559192" data-attributes="member: 20828">I personally like the Uniden 980 for a legal radio. I get very good reports with it on side band. I had Clay&#039;s cb shop set it for me.&nbsp; I use a RM Italy 203 with it talking on the stock mic going to a magnet mount Wilson 1000. I have been told many,many times that the radio sounds very good. So many times that I don&#039;t believe it is just people blowing sunshine.&nbsp; Now, I do wish it could be set up for extra channels. The 980 is very stable on side band, no drifting.&nbsp; I have talked about 55-60 miles with that setup in my pickup to a base station on sideband. I have also talked about 30 miles on AM to a base. The weather band is nice feature if you are traveling.I would be leary of buying electronics online. I did buy a used Uniden Grant from a mobile cb shop in Houston a while back and probably paid too much for it,but at least I could see that it worked when I bought it. I will pick it up tomorrow from Clay&#039;s. I had them go through it and wire a road devil microphone for it.If it was me I would keep the amp and find a good side band radio. Side band is fun when conditions are good.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="codeman, post: 559192, member: 20828"] I personally like the Uniden 980 for a legal radio. I get very good reports with it on side band. I had Clay's cb shop set it for me. I use a RM Italy 203 with it talking on the stock mic going to a magnet mount Wilson 1000. I have been told many,many times that the radio sounds very good. So many times that I don't believe it is just people blowing sunshine. Now, I do wish it could be set up for extra channels. The 980 is very stable on side band, no drifting. I have talked about 55-60 miles with that setup in my pickup to a base station on sideband. I have also talked about 30 miles on AM to a base. The weather band is nice feature if you are traveling. I would be leary of buying electronics online. I did buy a used Uniden Grant from a mobile cb shop in Houston a while back and probably paid too much for it,but at least I could see that it worked when I bought it. I will pick it up tomorrow from Clay's. I had them go through it and wire a road devil microphone for it. If it was me I would keep the amp and find a good side band radio. Side band is fun when conditions are good. [/QUOTE]

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