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The Cobra HHRT50 is a self-contained, full power 40 channel CB transceiver for sport, recreation, or emergency use. Communicate with over 30 million CB radios in use across the country. Sound Tracker system cuts noise up to 90%, allowing calls to be heard loud and clear, even over a noisy engine. Plus, you’ll have complete access to 10 National Weather Channels for the latest weather information. Includes high efficiency magnet mount antenna for maximum range.
Top Review
Works well with the external antenna on the roof of my van. The rubber ducky antenna is not going to have very good signal because it's inside the vehicle. And the radio will output at 4 Watts whenever it's plugged in but it's not as powerful when it's running on battery power (sometimes). It depends on what kind of batteries you are using and how much of a charge you have left in them. The display on the radio will let you know how many Watts you are putting out. This radio outputs 4 Watts max which is standard for all legal CB radios. This is a smaller and easier to use alternative to a mounted CB radio system. Don't think that your radio doesn't work just because you don't hear anything on the CB radio because sometimes,not a lot of people are using the radio, so there is nothing to here anyway. Also make sure your squelch is not too hight. The NOAA weather works well with both antennas. Also if you have extra cord for the external antenna, do not loop it in a circle. Loop it in a figure-eight. Looping excess chord in a circle can mess with the signal coming in. I put 9 EBL nickel metal hydride "NI-MH" AA batteries in the radio and I'm surprised how long the batteries are lasting. I generally will have them last for a couple of months before needing to recharge them. However most of the time I can just use the radio plugged in anyway. The magnetic antenna fits very securely to metal roof of the vehicle so even if your roof is slightly curved you won't have to worry about the antenna getting blown off at highway speeds. I do wish the cord coming from the antenna was a couple feet longer though. The radio is built well and the plastic feels relatively strong. Buttons are easy to feel and easy to push and there is a backlight button so you can see your screen at night. All and all I'm very happy with this radio. It was exactly what I wanted and is a great money and time saving alternative to mounting a CB radio and antenna, and then wiring them all together, and then buying a antenna tuner too tune the antenna, assuming you know how to do that, and, well, you get the point. By the way this is VERY IMPORTANT; do NOT ever start your vehicle with the radio plugged in and turned on! The sudden drop in voltage can damage the radio. I almost broke mine doing that. To fix it, I unplugged the radio, took out the batteries, and let it sit there in the turned on position for about 30 seconds. (a standard procedure used when repairing computers). Luckily I was able to get the radio working again! Now if you want your radio to transmit further, you can buy a long, tunable antenna and tune it to your radio. The how to videos talking about that are on YouTube if your interested. So in summary, get yourself a CB radio and open up a whole new world on the highways, or you can just use it to talk to your spotter when off-roading, either one. -
jmriddell24
Top Review
Works great down the interstate. No problems. radio is clear. I don't like th 9 AA battery set up because no one sells 9 MIMH in a pack, you have to get one more pack and have 3 left off, but other than that, this is a fine radio
I'm getting about a mile and a half i believe on the antenna, judging relatively from where the talk areas are coming from
So it's not bad at all. Sure, you can use longer antennas or a different brand, but the one this came with works. Weather bands also work here in KY.
Keep in mind this is no different than a regular desk CB, the only difference is this is able to be wireless. You can get an adapter and hook up this same CB to a home CB antenna if you want, and it will work just as well as a regular CB, as all CBs are FCC regulated to 4 watts. -
Scott
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Amazon Return Policy:You may return any new Cobra HHRT50 Road Trip Cb Radio - Emergency Radio purchased from Amazon that is "dead on arrival," arrives in damaged condition, or is still in unopened boxes, for a full refund within 30 days of purchase. Amazon reserves the right to test "dead on arrival" returns and impose a customer fee equal to 15 percent of the product sales price if the customer misrepresents the condition of the product. Any returned product that is damaged through customer misuse, is missing parts, or is in unsellable condition due to customer tampering will result in the customer being charged a higher restocking fee based on the condition of the product. Amazon will not accept returns of any product more than 30 days after you receive the shipment. New, used, and refurbished products purchased from Marketplace vendors are subject to the returns policy of the individual vendor.
