Radio Shack has a compact 40-channel handheld CB on sale,
the TRC-226. While it has all the power of the bigger
handhelds in the store (4W send, 5W receive), it's considerably
smaller -- a bit taller and slimmer than a PRO-34 scanner.
It costs $100, on sale from $140. It has an LCD display,
and a novel design: the bottom half slides off, and it's
supplied with two bottoms halves, one for regular batteries
and a slightly larger one for NiCads (since more are needed).
It has jacks for external mic, speaker, and power. With
external power, the bottom half can be left off entirely.
It's on the back page of the latest Radio Shaft flyer.
Does anyone know anything more about this unit? How does
its audio quality stack up against the larger (and generally
cheaper) handhelds? If it really functions as well,
I don't mind paying a little extra for the compactness.
This would be my first CB; I plan to use it both for mobile
purposes (hiking, etc.), and in the car, with external mic
and antenna, and maybe speaker.
A higher level question: does it make sense to try to use
a handheld as a ready-to-go-mobile car CB? Or, once I add
an external mic, speaker, and power adapter, have I spent
as much as I would on a cheap car CB, and compromised
on sound quality or anything else? I just read the positive
comments on the $39.95 GE radios, and it made me wonder
whether it's silly to make one radio perform two functions.
Thanks a lot,
-- Jamie Gray
--
Jamie Gray, jamison@Eng.sun.COM "I am the milkman of human kindness; Sun Microsystems, Mountain View, CA I will leave you an extra pint"
On Wednesday, May 5, 1993 at 7:38:46 AM UTC-5, Jamison Gray wrote:
Radio Shack has a compact 40-channel handheld CB on sale,
the TRC-226. While it has all the power of the bigger
handhelds in the store (4W send, 5W receive), it's considerably
smaller -- a bit taller and slimmer than a PRO-34 scanner.
It costs $100, on sale from $140. It has an LCD display,
and a novel design: the bottom half slides off, and it's
supplied with two bottoms halves, one for regular batteries
and a slightly larger one for NiCads (since more are needed).
It has jacks for external mic, speaker, and power. With
external power, the bottom half can be left off entirely.
It's on the back page of the latest Radio Shaft flyer.
Does anyone know anything more about this unit? How does
its audio quality stack up against the larger (and generally
cheaper) handhelds? If it really functions as well,
I don't mind paying a little extra for the compactness.
This would be my first CB; I plan to use it both for mobile
purposes (hiking, etc.), and in the car, with external mic
and antenna, and maybe speaker.
A higher level question: does it make sense to try to use
a handheld as a ready-to-go-mobile car CB? Or, once I add
an external mic, speaker, and power adapter, have I spent
as much as I would on a cheap car CB, and compromised
on sound quality or anything else? I just read the positive
comments on the $39.95 GE radios, and it made me wonder
whether it's silly to make one radio perform two functions.
Thanks a lot,
-- Jamie Gray
--
Jamie Gray, jamison@Eng.sun.COM "I am the milkman of human
kindness; Sun Microsystems, Mountain View, CA I will leave you
an extra pint"
Yeah, I know this post is from 1993 but what the hey, I just picked
one of these up for 15 dollars at a pawn shop. brand new.
On Wednesday, May 5, 1993 at 7:38:46 AM UTC-5, Jamison Gray wrote:
Radio Shack has a compact 40-channel handheld CB on sale,
the TRC-226. While it has all the power of the bigger
handhelds in the store (4W send, 5W receive), it's considerably
smaller -- a bit taller and slimmer than a PRO-34 scanner.
It costs $100, on sale from $140. It has an LCD display,
and a novel design: the bottom half slides off, and it's
supplied with two bottoms halves, one for regular batteries
and a slightly larger one for NiCads (since more are needed).
It has jacks for external mic, speaker, and power. With
external power, the bottom half can be left off entirely.
It's on the back page of the latest Radio Shaft flyer.
Does anyone know anything more about this unit? How does
its audio quality stack up against the larger (and generally
cheaper) handhelds? If it really functions as well,
I don't mind paying a little extra for the compactness.
This would be my first CB; I plan to use it both for mobile
purposes (hiking, etc.), and in the car, with external mic
and antenna, and maybe speaker.
A higher level question: does it make sense to try to use
a handheld as a ready-to-go-mobile car CB? Or, once I add
an external mic, speaker, and power adapter, have I spent
as much as I would on a cheap car CB, and compromised
on sound quality or anything else? I just read the positive
comments on the $39.95 GE radios, and it made me wonder
whether it's silly to make one radio perform two functions.
Thanks a lot,
-- Jamie Gray
--
Jamie Gray, jamison@Eng.sun.COM "I am the milkman of human kindness; >> Sun Microsystems, Mountain View, CA I will leave you an extra pint"
Yeah, I know this post is from 1993 but what the hey, I just picked one of these up for 15 dollars at a pawn shop. brand new.
Radio Shack has a compact 40-channel handheld CB on sale,i own a cobra hhrt50
the TRC-226. While it has all the power of the bigger
handhelds in the store (4W send, 5W receive), it's considerably
smaller -- a bit taller and slimmer than a PRO-34 scanner.
It costs $100, on sale from $140. It has an LCD display,
and a novel design: the bottom half slides off, and it's
supplied with two bottoms halves, one for regular batteries
and a slightly larger one for NiCads (since more are needed).
It has jacks for external mic, speaker, and power. With
external power, the bottom half can be left off entirely.
It's on the back page of the latest Radio Shaft flyer.
Does anyone know anything more about this unit? How does
its audio quality stack up against the larger (and generally
cheaper) handhelds? If it really functions as well,
I don't mind paying a little extra for the compactness.
This would be my first CB; I plan to use it both for mobile
purposes (hiking, etc.), and in the car, with external mic
and antenna, and maybe speaker.
A higher level question: does it make sense to try to use
a handheld as a ready-to-go-mobile car CB? Or, once I add
an external mic, speaker, and power adapter, have I spent
as much as I would on a cheap car CB, and compromised
on sound quality or anything else? I just read the positive
comments on the $39.95 GE radios, and it made me wonder
whether it's silly to make one radio perform two functions.
Thanks a lot,
-- Jamie Gray
--
Jamie Gray, jam...@Eng.sun.COM "I am the milkman of human kindness;
Sun Microsystems, Mountain View, CA I will leave you an extra pint"
i own a cobra hhrt50
In article <4a511808-b71c-4e8b...@googlegroups.com>, JeffGrant <jeffgr...@gmail.com> wrote:I AM HAVING A PROBLEM IN BARRIE AND NEED SOME HELP...CAN'T DEAL WITH CB RADIO ANYMORE.
i own a cobra hhrt50Yes, we know, but you should pull your head out of your ass when you talk on it so people can understand what you're saying. Just a suggestion,
Happy to help
Have a nice Christmas.
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