PRO505XL

Small and cheap. Bought for cousin just got his license and pickup. Always need CB in truck! He's happy with it and works as shood. Not in way of anything as small radio. Cant beat it for the price.

For how expensive other radios can be these work Great ... only used for jobsite truck to truck coms and quarry/ plant coms.

UNIDEN PRO505XL BEARCAT CB RADIO PROS: 1) Both the volume and squelch knobs work. 2) The mic is a standard mic connection. When will they go wireless on mics? 3) The signal and sound are loud and clear up to 2.5 miles with an non-tuned antenna. CONS: 1) The size is a bit larger (deeper) than what my available space will allow. 2) The power leads are terminated with bare wire instead of a plug to allow easy power connection to the cigarette lighter power port with a similarly modified cigarette power plug adapter. Some additional hardware and modification is needed to prepare the power leads to get this radio up and running if you only want to power through the cigarette lighter port. 3) The instructions indicate that a schedule must be established to measure and adjust the SWR antenna value and this seems overly complicated. I never had to gauge and adjust SWR on my cb radios decades ago and my radios were not harmed by not adjusting the SWR. 4) The reach of this radio was tested by me to be less than 3 miles in a flat stretch of highway. I drove to a truck stop and made contact with a truck driver who agreed to communicate with me as I drove away on a flat road to see how far the radio would reach. At 2 miles the signal was loud and clear. As I approached 3 miles static began to rise and at 3 miles the signal was lost. Again, this was using a non-tuned cobra antenna. SUGGESTIONS TO UNIDEN 1) Power lead: Replace the built in/hardwired power lead coming out of the back with a power port. Offer two power up options. Option 1 would bundle a power adapter that can be simply plugged into the back of the radio and then plugged into the cigarette lighter port. Option 2 would bundle a power lead that can be simply plugged into the back of the radio and then strung to the fuse box and/or battery. Buyer's choice. I would say that most people wanting a radio of this grade will want to plug into the cigarette lighter. Make it simple and quick to get this radio up and running. Replacing the hardwired lead out of the back with a plug will also make stowing the radio much more convenient. 2) Clarify the need to constantly be testing the SWR. Is this going to harm the radio if it isn't done? What type of harm will it do? As an option, offer the radio with an magnetic base-loaded antenna that can be easily adjusted to meet the SWR 1:1 requirement.

Simply put, for the size, this is the best CB Radio your money can buy. It is very well built, the device is encased in a very thick, and durable hard plastic shell and feels very very sturdy, the mic is very ergonomical, fits in the hand really nicely, doesn't look like some funky toy that half the other mics out there look like, and is also made of a very thick and quality plastic. This device is a little softer on output power though, so make sure you buy a good antenna. The dead key is only ~2.5 watts and the swing barely reaches over ~8 watts, but for the size, I understand why they may have had to lower these. The device will get a tad bit warm on the left side if you do a lot of transmitting (SWR of 1.3) and I would make sure you keep a good eye on your SWR for this reason, as I'm sure a higher SWR would burn this unit up as it does not have a SWR danger indicator, and seeing as how it gets a little warm even using a good antenna properly tuned. But I have heard of some users running these on SWR of 2.0 and higher and having no issues at all. Very well made internal components as well. All in all, I've been able to talk to some guys 10 miles away from me, and they report very good audio quality and decent signal strength. Perfect size and fits just about anywhere, very durable, easy to use. I couldn't imagine a better CB radio for the money. I'd get one while they're still dirt cheap. Best radio I ever bought for the price. OUTPUT POWER: Dead key: ~2.5 watts MAX Swing: ~8 watts MAX RECEIVE SENSITIVITY: 0.8microVolts per 10dB audio sound increase (most radios are between 0.5-1.0 microVolts) AUDIO DISTORTION: ~10% MAX MODIFICATIONS: None, there are NO adjustable pots inside, if you do adjust something, you WILL fry this unit. DO NOT tamper with the internals of this excellent product just to get more watts. It will NEVER be worth it. This unit does NOT have the same circuit board as the 510XL which does have adjustable pots.

Super nice item, worked. very clear sound.

Good starter radio for the price, got me into CB, pretty small and compact so great for smaller vehicles. Does need a power cord wired into it to work

no conozco mucho sobre estos equipos, pero se me izo de buena calidad y me dicen que funciona muy bien y tiene muy buena potencia con la antena correcta me lo digo quien me lo instalo

No te dejes engañar ni por el precio ni por el tamaño. Tengo 25 años de no usar un radio de banda civil y en esa epoca usaba un GE 14b muy bueno. Me compre este radio para regresar al hobby sin tener que invertir mucho y tambien tratar de hacer mi equipo un poco portatil para poder viajar con el. La calidad del UNIDEN PRO 505xl es de primera, se siente solido los plasticos son gruesos, el microfono es pesadito y de buena calidad. Este radio no pienso modificarlo, quiero operarlo 100% reglamentado y hacer contactos con esas condiciones. Tambien me compre un Baofeng uv5ra para operarlo aqui en mexico en las bandas libres de UHV, VHF alrededor de los 150 khz + (busquen la info precisa si lo requieren) Le doy cinco estrellas por el valor precio calidad.

Fantastic radio. 100% legal in uk. (The old AM is legal in uk since 2012) good clear display and is easy to use. Rugged construction and clear modulation. It’s a mid-block AM 11 meter radio so you don’t have to listen to all the UK channel 19 wallys. AM is where we started and really should go back to. Thanks Uniden!

Buen producto.

This radio does not work in the UK