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Cobra 29 LTD – 80 Channel Mobile CB Radio Review

28/04/2004 TM1 1

Ian Bellhouse investigates this interesting classic style CB radio. I have recently bought a new Cobra 29 Ltd CB radio, first impressions out of the box are very good, the radio resembles the old Cobra 148 which I am sure everyone is familiar with and Cobra have kept the original […]

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Understanding SWR – Part 2

28/04/2004 TM1 0

Jack investigates the effectiveness of Matchers. Are these devices a magical answer to SWR problems? So now you know about SWR you might be looking at adverts for CB matchers and thinking, “that’s the thing for me, no adjustments necessary”. So lets have a look at them and see if […]

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Understanding SWR – Part 1

28/04/2004 TM1 1

No matter how you look at it, SWR is the most important part of radio theory. Here you can put it into practice. So you have connected up your new CB and installed the antenna. Now you have to tune, or SWR it. You may have been told that this […]

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Team Transcom 8000

28/04/2004 TM1 0

Team’s latest mobile rig is put to the test. We check out this compact radio and see what it can do! The Team Transcom 8000 is the latest mobile rig from Team and imported into the UK by Nevada, Portsmouth. Acquiring one of these radios in a deal recently I […]

Astatic Echomax 2000

Astatic Echomax 2000 Review

28/04/2004 TM1 4

Transmission1 takes a look at one of the highest quality CB microphones around! The Astatic Echomax 2000 is an unusual desk microphone. For a starter, the weight of this unit is around 1.4 Kg(!) making it far more solid than the average CB desk mic. From the moment you take […]