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Right Channel Radios We specialize in CB radio equipment for Trucks, 4x4's, and Commercial vehicles.

10/27/2026

Installing a CB antenna ball mount? Don't grab the wrong coax. 🔧

Ball mounts take ring-and-terminal coax: ring to the center stud, spade to a mounting bolt or bare metal for ground.

Drop your install questions below 👇

Most handheld CBs still eat nine AA batteries. This one doesn't. 🔋The President Randy III runs a rechargeable lithium-io...
10/26/2026

Most handheld CBs still eat nine AA batteries. This one doesn't. 🔋

The President Randy III runs a rechargeable lithium-ion pack and ships with both AC and DC chargers. That one decision is most of why it outsells every other handheld we carry.

It's IP67 waterproof, and the adapter for an external antenna is in the box. Carry it on foot, then hook it to the mobile antenna on your truck and it performs like a full mobile CB.

It's the only handheld we actively recommend: https://www.rightchannelradios.com/products/president-randy-iii-am-fm-fcc

Where would you use a handheld? 👇

10/25/2026

Rubber boot on your magnet CB antenna: leave it or pull it? 🧲

Leave it on. That coating keeps the magnet from scratching your paint, and you'll still get a solid ground connection.

We get this question a lot. What else do you want to know? 👇

If your budget is $200, don't put $180 into the radio. Flip it. 📻Here's the system we'd tell a friend to buy:• Uniden Pr...
10/24/2026

If your budget is $200, don't put $180 into the radio. Flip it. 📻

Here's the system we'd tell a friend to buy:
• Uniden Pro 510 XL ($79.99)
• 4' Firestik FS antenna ($33.95)
• Heavy-duty spring ($19.95)
• Quality RG8X coax ($24.95)
• SWR meter with jumper cable ($34.95)

Just under $200, all in. Mounted and tuned, it will out-talk a $280 radio on a cheap magnet mount, because every CB transmits at the same 4 watts. Range lives in the antenna, its height and its tune.

Start with the Firestik FS: https://www.rightchannelradios.com/products/firestik-fs-cb-antenna
Or get it all pre-matched in a kit: https://www.rightchannelradios.com/collections/cb-radio-kits

What's in your build? 👇

10/23/2026

CB or GMRS: which one actually talks farther? 📡

CB tops out at 4 watts. GMRS can run up to 50. With a good antenna, GMRS usually wins on range, but CB can skip a long way when the conditions are right.

Team CB or team GMRS? 👇

Fall trail season means low branches, and a mounted antenna is going to meet one. 🌲A heavy-duty stainless spring lets yo...
10/22/2026

Fall trail season means low branches, and a mounted antenna is going to meet one. 🌲

A heavy-duty stainless spring lets your antenna flex back on impact, so your antenna and your mount ride home in one piece. It's a tool-free install that threads right between your mount and your antenna.

At $19.95, it's on the short list of parts we'd put in any trail build we'd recommend to a friend. Cheapest insurance on the rig.

Add one here: https://www.rightchannelradios.com/products/firestik-heavy-duty-cb-antenna-spring

Running a spring on your rig? 👇

10/21/2026

Turning your Cobra 29 into a base station? Here's how to tune that big base antenna. 📡

Antron 99 or ProCom PT99, about 18 ft tall, pre-tuned for 75-100 ft of coax. Slide the tuning rings at the base up or down until your SWR is dialed in.

What base antenna are you running? 👇

10/19/2026

Think your CB or GMRS chatter is private? Think again. 👂

CB is open communication: anyone on your channel can listen. Privacy tones (CTCSS/DCS) help you tune out other people, but they don't stop others from hearing you.

CB or GMRS for your group: which do you run? 👇

10/17/2026

Can your truck CB pull double duty as a base station at home? Absolutely. 🏠📻

You'll need 3 things: an AC-to-DC power supply, a base station antenna, and low-loss coax (RG8X or RG213) for that long run.

Running a base setup in your garage or shop? Show us 👇

10/15/2026

What's the point of a CB radio when everybody has a cell phone? 📻

No license. No phone numbers. Just a radio, an antenna, and a whole convoy on the same channel. Trail rides, trucking, logging roads: CB still gets it done.

Do you still run a CB in your rig? Tell us below 👇

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