[srlbotanical]

As stated a couple of times. the Uniden 510 is a nice little radio.

I have had several of them over the years.

Also, as you can see here, there is a lot of misconception about what is Legal with a CB.

The fact of the mater is this:

A legal radio can only DEADKEY 4 watts. Deadkey is the amount of power when the mic button is pressed WITHOUT talking.

Most radios will swing above 4 watts when talking and this is perfectly legal.

I like the Uniden 510/520's becuse they are consisitant. Every one that I have put on a meter has dead-keyed at 4 watts and swung to about 10 watts.

In comparison, a Cobra 29 (Same as a Uniden 76 and others) can be "tuned" to deadkkey at 4 watts and swing to about 20 watts stock. This is still a legal radio.

On a side note, I like the Wilson flex antennas for a trail rig, they are very flexy and they tune real well. A 4' wilson flex will run you less then $30. I'm not a firestick fan, but they work well for a lot of people.

I have had the best luck on a jeep with a 4' antenna and 18' of coax. If you can get your SWR down to 2:1 or below, you have a good set up.

You will hear and talk best with an antenna that has at least 1/2 it's length above the jeep.

Steve

[GlennA]

Originally Posted by Jerry Bransford

Glenn, the only thing a 520 adds over a 510 is the RF Gain control (not a needed control for a trail-use CB) and a PA (public address) function. Other than that, they are identical in performance, size, and how they operate. What do you mean by "set and forget"? I've been using CBs since the sixties and I'm not familiar with what you're decribing there.

Most people that have a radio with mic gain, delta tune, noise blanker etc "set them" to one particular setting and "forget them". I understand the difference between the 510 and 520. I turn down the rf gain (more like a recieve attenuator) when extremely close to another transmitter. It is probably not necessary for a trail rig and I'm not interested in the PA at all.

Hope this clears it up

[Motorep]

Check out rightchannelradios.com I just picked up one of their Jeep setups for less than $110.00 shipped. It comes with the 510XL and everything else you'll need. I did go with a teraflex passenger side antenna mount though.

Did the install today in a bit over an hour. I ran the coax under the rear cross member and up through the light harness grommet on the right side. From there I took it down the side and then in front of the drivers seat.

Tuned the antenna and everything works just fine. I'll know for sure on tomorrows run.