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Is your rear view even worth a shit with the evo carrier anyway?
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No, not really but I can get glimpses of people from time to time. Or semi's on my ass :shock:
Is your rear view even worth a shit with the evo carrier anyway?
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Glad you did the write up, I posted about this little CB a couple of weeks ago. I haven't had a chance to use it as the JK is still apart.
Look forward to your review using it on a trail.
A 10-meter radio
Funny you should ask, I do have a Midland 75 and still use it as my go to loaner for people who show up to a run without a CB. A lot of the initial testing I've done with the AnyTone was with the Midland 75 and I can assure you that the sound quality of the AnyTone is far superior.
Does it retain the 10 meter frequencies after the modification? Thanks. Steve
Does it retain the 10 meter frequencies after the modification? Thanks. Steve
After you do the modification, you can only get 11-meter or standard U.S 40-channel CB frequencies. I believe you can still switch to 10-meter frequencies but only if you solder the OP1 jumpers. I am not 100% sure of this.
Have you done any comparisons yet of the AnyTone vs. a VHF/UHF radio? I switched to a Rugged Radios handheld because the quality destroyed any CB I've ever heard. Just curious if this little guy may close that gap. Thanks!
This comes at the perfect time... I hate how big my cobra is... [emoji6] haha... that's what she said...LOL!! I had been on the fence for a while now on whether or not I would give it a try and mainly because you do have to crack it open and modify it to make it work as a standard 40 channel U.S. CB radio. For sure, the though of de-soldering that tiny jumper was a bit intimidating but at only $58, I figured I could screw it up and not loose too much sleep over it. That thread finally put me over the edge and fortunately, the mod was easy to do.
To be honest, I haven't even done enough comparisons between the AnyTone vs. my other CB radios to know if it performs better or worse than them. My primary reasons for getting the AnyTone was it's super compact size and affordable cost - NOT to be a replacement for my race radios.
What I have found is that MOST people who aren't happy with CB radios don't have their antennas installed correctly or have it installed in a location that has a poor ground. When setup correctly and tuned, I have found CB's to work exceptionally well for most runs with a reasonable amount of rigs. Why I still prefer to use a CB is because that's what MOST people still tend to use and when I put together runs, this is helpful.
Race radios are great if you need to communicate across great distances and for this, I use mine for things like when chasing for EVO during a race. What I don't like about race radios is that good ones tend to cost a lot more, weak signals come across as harsh and annoying static blasts and I personally find it difficult to find a pre-programmed channel on them that isn't being used by law enforcement or by everyone else. While you can program your own frequency, it isn't as simple as changing a channel and not all race radios give you the option to dial in a frequency.
SO FAR, I am liking what I'm seeing in terms of performance and quality of sound on the AnyTone but I'll have to report back after I get a chance to do more testing. Who knows, when all is said and done, it is entirely possible that this will be one big failed experiment.
It seems like that's what I remember, but I'd have to go back and do all my research, again.
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This is the one I am running converted to CB. I bought it from the supplier already converted to 11m. Been pretty happy with it so far. It's not as small as the one Eddie just did but more compact than most full size CB. Sound in cab with top and doors off is pretty good. So far I haven't hooked up my external speaker.
http://www.bellscb.com/products/tenmeter/Stryker/Stryker_SR-447HPC2.htm
This looks to be another good choice and one I was going to consider due to size. Looks to be fairly close to the same size as this thread subject.
http://www.bellscb.com/products/tenmeter/Stryker/Stryker_SR-89MC-V2.htm
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Yeah, but the Anytone is less than $60.00