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General Questions on CB Radios and Accessories

Do I need a license to use a CB radio?

What are the CB frequencies?

What is the range of my CB?

Is there any license I can get or buy that will allow extra CB channels or higher power?

Can I use my CB in my business?

Is Channel 9 an official emergency channel?

Is Channel 19 an official channel like Channel 9?

What are the "10-codes"?

Is there a CB made with a built-in police radio scanner?

What is sideband?

What is the roger beep?

What does the squelch do?

What type of antenna do I need?

What is the best antenna for my mobile CB radio?

Where should I mount my antenna?

What is a groundplane?

What antennas should I use on a fiberglass or non-metallic surface?

What is the gain for a particular CB antenna? What antenna has the best gain?

What is the impedance for a particular CB antenna?

How do I increase the transmit power of my CB?

If I want to use a mobile CB as a home base station, what will I need?

What's a power mike?

What is a noise cancelling mike?

Why do I get continuity between the whip portion and the center of my CB antenna, and between the whip and shield portion, but not between the center and the shield?

Questions on Specific CB Radios

210-1628 TRC-239 40-Channel 5-Watt CB Walkie-Talkie

- Is this a 5-watt or 4-watt radio? It is shown as 5-watt on the box, but it is listed as 4-watt.

- Is there additional information available on-line?

210-1645 TRC-207 40-Channel Walkie-Talkie

- What power supply do I need to use this with AC power?

- Is there additional information available on-line?

210-1679 Handheld 7-Channel Weather + Alert CB Radio

- Is there additional information available on-line?

210-1703 Mini Mobile CB Radio

- Is there additional information available on-line?

210-1704 TRC-504 40-Channel Mobile CB Radio

- How many watts does this unit put out through the PA jack and at what impedance?

- Is there additional information available on-line?

210-1710 Dual Watch Mobile CB Radio with Digital Compass

- Is there additional information available on-line?

940-1587 Cobra® AM/SSB Mobile CB Radio

- Is there additional information available on-line?

940-1588 Compact Remote Mount Cobra CB Radio

- Is there additional information available on-line?

Questions on Specific CB Radio Accessories

210-0534 RadioShack CB/High-Frequency Ham Power SWR Meter

- Is there additional information available on-line?

210-0802 Through-glass "Cellular Look-alike" CB Antenna

- How do you mount this antenna?

- How do you tune this antenna?

- What comes in the package?

- Is there additional information available on-line?

210-0969 CB / Ham / Commercial Radio, 10-meter Base Station Antenna

- What is the wavelength of this antenna?

- Is there additional information available on-line?

210-0972 CB/Ham Mobile Antenna

- What are the dimensions for this antenna?

- Is there additional information available on-line?

210-0989 Fiberglass Magnetic Mount CB Antenna

- What is the wavelength of this antenna?

- Is there additional information available on-line?

210-0994 Magnetic Mount CB Antenna

- Why isn't the cable the same length as listed in the catalog? How do I reduce the noise level of my radio using this antenna?

- What should this antenna's SWR reading be?

- Is there additional information available on-line?

210-1177 Noise-Canceling Pre-amplified Dynamic Microphone

- Will this Noise-Canceling Microphone work with my radio?

- I put this Noise-Canceling Microphone on my radio, and now the channels on the radio start changing on their own, and don't stop.

- Is there additional information available on-line?