Adding Cb to Arsenal

[Stealth Stalker]

Radio Shack is the most easiest to find and priced right.

Rat Shack is hardly a CB shop. They will not tune your radio or your antenna. None of the RS stores around me even carry CB antennae in stock.

Radio Shack should be put on the "unmentionable" list on this site.

[stingrayls2]

I'm thinking of getting a rather cheap set up for road trips .. something like a
510xl + Little Wil

I don't want to drill any holes to run the wire i was thinking about being ghetto about it and running the coax through the sun roof, after all it will only be for certain trips

question : is this set up good enough to use as a counter measure?
2) how big is the risk of scratching with a mag mount?
3) is there any where i can buy a "package" from that will ship me both the cb and antenna tuned?

Use a magnet mount with the something like a K-40 antenna if those are still made.
For scratch problem there is no problem if you cut out a piece of car cover or get a car cover sample and cut it out to fit between magnet and metal on car.

[stingrayls2]

Rat Shack is hardly a CB shop. They will not tune your radio or your antenna. None of the RS stores around me even carry CB antennae in stock.

Radio Shack should be put on the "unmentionable" list on this site.

It's the most easiest to find especially if you don't want to get fancy or spend too much $$$. You can tune the antenna yourself for the SWR. Otherwise you will have to do a websearch as there are specialist CB shops around but alot less now than when I was into it in 1971.

[Montu]

radio shack here has cb radio's... and swr meter .. but last i checked no antenna's lol

[Stealth Stalker]

radio shack here has cb radio's... and swr meter .. but last i checked no antenna's lol

Same here! It's funny, in a sad sort of way, lol.

[Montu]

Same here! It's funny, in a sad sort of way, lol.

yea few months ago they did had some...but no more

[stingrayls2]

yea few months ago they did had some...but no more

I was at Radio Shack today and they are doing a clearance on their Pro-96 scanners priced at 262.00 until supplies last. I only saw 1 CB radio there and a few antennas. Are they getting out of the CB/Scanner business?

[Montu]

I was at Radio Shack today and they are doing a clearance on their Pro-96 scanners priced at 262.00 until supplies last. I only saw 1 CB radio there and a few antennas. Are they getting out of the CB/Scanner business?

wow not sure, my local store only ever carried radio shack brand scanners/ cbs

[stingrayls2]

wow not sure, my local store only ever carried radio shack brand scanners/ cbs

It's still the same but it seems they are carrying less and less. They were at one point suppose to carry Uniden as they are the same as the Radio Shack brand made on the same line at least that's what Radio Shack told me but I haven't seen this happen. Yet but if you want to get a Radio Shack Scanner now is the time to get them when they are on sale and on clearance. Just check each different store or have them check their computers.

[Montu]

well my 510xl + lil wil is is on its way here already

should be here today