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Cobra 148 Gtl Cb Radio – Possibly the Best Mobile Rig Ever Made

The Cobra 148 GTL CB radio has been the mobile rig of choice for all serious CB’ers for more than 30 years.Historically, the best sets were always the earlier ones manufactured in the Phillipines. I purchased mine in 1978 and was lucky to get one of these little gems. Manufacture of this particular model was [...]

CB Radios — Are They A Distraction Or A Necessity?

The CB craze peaked with 13 million sales in 1977, which says the citizens band radio is back. CB’s have had as many as two million sales annually in recent years and continue to be beloved by fans. Sure, they’re many miles behind cell phones, but even cells won’t put the hammer down (accelerate) forever.In [...]

Choosing a Cb Radio

© 2008 Right Channel RadiosThe most important thing to understand when choosing a radio is that all CBs, regardless of their price, are limited to 4 watts of transmission power by the FCC. This means that a $50 bare-bones CB radio and a $200 chrome plated CB radio with every feature imaginable will have exactly [...]