Uniden BEARCAT 980 40- Channel SSB CB Radio with Sideband NOAA WeatherBand,7- Color Digital Display PA/CB Switch and Noise Cancelling Mic, Wireless Mic Compatible

Good product only with the right antenna, the recommended antenna is very weak only giving one or two mile range. You will need 10 mile range to make it a good radio

Purchased for husband’s birthday. He installed and began using it pretty quickly.

The reviews about this radio are mostly accurate. Radio has little Modulation swing out of it using the Stock mic, but put an Astatic Road Devil noise cancelling power mic on it and it gets out very very well and is very has very clear audio out. The channel scan functions work very nicely for entire 40 channel scanning, or the Favorite channel scanning modes. SSB Frequency is dead nuts ON frequency right out of box which I have never had a radio which did that (not my 2510, or Yasu). Very easy radio to use on sideband because of that. I had to tune my Sideband power up a bit as it was only 5 watts out when I got the radio so I turned that up to the legal 12 watts and left the AM power side at the legal 4 watts out. I am using this radio as my Base station radio because it is so easy to use (for my wifey) and hooked up to my Antron 99 which is 36 feet high (Full wave height) I can talk barefoot 30 miles no problem. Running a little extra power (linear) is also simple with this radio and you WILL be heard using the power mic on the radio. I run a local Emergency Radio Club for emergency response team coordination and help and Typically NEED to be able to scan favorite channels members may be on during emergencies and this little gem of a radio fits that bill EXACTLY for that need... I am highly recommending this radio to all new radio team members because of its ease of use, dead on frequency, channel scan ability, and it is priced right here on Amazon as well IMO.

Must have for all truckers!

Horribly dim. I saw other people say it was dim but this horribly dim. Everything works …..at night.

Tiny speaker

this radio is great easy to use all functions work get a good antenna and your good to go i am using for a base station,buy a base station antenna and this radio will work like a race horse,power is good the built in swr is a great feature no need to buy one,check out the functions wow i talked to someone 30 miles away on am side band works great too if you buy this you wont be disappointed and the price is nice too get one.

Ive been a radio operator for over 40yrs and over time collected ALOT of equipment. Ive always done my share of research before making a purchase .Back in the day research was done mostly by making distant contacts and comparing how radios sound today we have the internet. This radio is very new in design and very compact which is a plus for smaller vehicles. Myself a truck guy it looks alittle lost in the cab. I have opened this radio and peaked it out . Mind you this radio doesnt have alot to really tune alittle power and modulation thats it .The best i could do with this radio was about 6watts dead key and just under 15watts on Sb audio maxed is clear crisp and loud but doesnt provide the big swing we look for. All in all this radio looks great and has many features. This radio is not my long range choice but i will keep it in my truck and put it though the motions. A great radio at the price But wait till the export radio becomes available that maybe a radio to compete with but till then my 959 Galaxy cant be beat. This radio would have been a 5 STAR radio if it had the punch like i said wait for the export radio that maybe the one 73s Rick

For the price, the radio is a good buy, but be warned, that the LED screen during daylight conditions, can be difficult to see.

The built in SWR meter is accurate and easy to use. I verified the reading with an external SWR meter. Power output is at specification when using a tuned antenna. The supplied microphone is adequate for mobile use but a good power mic does improve sound quality and reduce distortion. Good radio.