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It works just great. I had to provide 13.7 VDC power with an external supply of course. This is a pretty basic unit but gets the job done. A super price. I bought this to use as a base station in my home and to communicate with my portable CB in case of emergency when I'm working on the land. It feeds a homemade 18 ft half wave vertical dipole.
Looking back, the description doesn't indicate one, but I'm not sure "Easily installs" is accurate. It did not have a cigarette lighter attachment to power it. I just wanted others who may be looking for a CB for occasional use to understand that it doesn't come with a cigarette lighter attachment. The item looks great and arrived on time. The only surprise was that I had to permanently install the unit. I have to look up how to install it on my car, so haven't gotten a chance to use it yet.
This product was very well made, very good sound quality, and it was easy to install taking around 30 minutes or so to get the product installed into my vehicle.
The only annoying thing is you never know what channel it will be on when you turn it on. I wish it would just stay where you put it when you turn it off. Well worth the money.and very tiny. A $200 radio wouldn't work much better in the same situation. For $50 it's still a great radio. For $30, this is GREAT radio. You don't really NEED any more than this radio offers. Audio is good on rx and tx.
So each time I have to turn it manually to #19. Mine also has a squeal when I talk (people reply back, "hey your radio has a bad squeal.")You get what you pay for. This radio--when it comes on or is turned on, just picks a channel, in mine, usually Channel 33. When you start and stop allot it's a real pain.
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