The CB Radios Channel

Normally listed at $120, we’re having a sale on our Cobra 29 ARMY edition CB radios for a limited time!  Designed by Cobra to honor the men and women in uniform, the Cobra 29 ARMY radio features bold and impressive ARMY styling and colors, with “ARMY STRONG” in large letters across the font.  The microphone also includes a special U.S. Army emblem.  Of course, the radio has all the standard Cobra 29 series features including PA, an SWR meter, Delta tune and more.   This discounted pricing will apply only to our limited stock, so if you’re interested in an ARMY Cobra radio now’s a great time to pick one up.

It’s been an exciting week for new radios!  First the impressive Midland 1001 LWX radio, and now this.  Coming in October 2010 is the new Cobra 29 LX LE CB Radio, a limited edition radio from Cobra to celebrate the Company’s 50th Year Anniversary.

This radio isn’t being released until October 2010, but from the initial specs it looks like it will be a very popular item.  Most notable about the new CB is the MASSIVE color display.  It is apparently customizable via your choice of 4 different colors.  The display takes up the majority of the radio’s face and provides information on all radio functions.  The radio includes weather as well as channel scanning, which is a welcome surprise and not a feature that is available on any of the available Cobra 29 models.

As expected, the usual features such as PA, RF Gain, Delta Tune and others can be found on the radio.  While we’re still a few months away, we’ll be anxiously awaiting the radio’s release!  For full details and specs, please see our product page for the Cobra 29 LXLE on the Right Channel Radios website.

Midland has recently released their new Midland 1001LWX CB radio, which takes the popular Midland 1001z and improves upon it in a number of ways:

• Most notably, the radio now includes NOAA weather channels
• A completely digital and back lit display shows signal and channel information
• The radio has RF gain, ANL and PA functionality, similar to it’s little brother the 1001z

We’re excited about this new Midland CB for a number of reasons, most notably the incredible feature set at such a low price.  At $59.95 ($49.95 after mail in rebate), there aren’t any other radios on the market with a feature set that includes weather, PA, RF gain and a digital display anywhere near this price point.  Additionally, the radio comes in a very small package for easy installation in the most cramped of vehicles.

We’re excited to be carrying this new CB radio from Midland, and expect it will be very popular!  You can check out the full details by visiting the Right Channel Midland 1001LWX product page.

We’ve been meaning to create a complete Pickup Truck CB package, and we’ve finally done it!  The new Right Channel Cobra 29 LTD Pickup Truck Package contains everything needed for an easy CB install on your truck.

The package is built around the Cobra 29 series, the most popular radios on the market.  All six popular version of the Cobra 29 are available with this package, including models with Nightwatch, Weather and Bluetooth functionality.

A Firestik FS antenna is included with the kit.  As the most popular fiberglass antenna with pickup trucks today, this was an easy choice.

What we’re really excited about is the diverse mounting options available.  The kit includes more than a dozen mounting options, including proprietary mounts for Ford, Chevy and GMC, Dodge and Toyota trucks!  We provided as many choices as possible to make it more likely you’ll get the perfect fit with your specific truck make and model.

Finally, the kit also includes an easily routeable Firestik Fire-Ring coax connection which lets you route a small coax cable without having to soldered the end on!

Our kit is new, and we’re always open to ideas on how to improve it.  If you’d like to suggest some additional ways to improve it, please let us know.

Based on the popularity of our Jeep and Off-Road packages, we’re introducting a CB package created exclsively for Toyota’s FJ Cruisers!  More than likely you’ve seen these cool vehicles around.  Introduced by Toyota in 2006, these slick little rigs have gained quite the following in a very short time.  So, for the lucky new owners, we’ve assembled a FJ Cruiser CB Radio package complete with everything you’ll need to get up and running quickly.  The kit includes the choice of a Midland 75-822 or Cobra 75 radio, Wilson FLEX antenna and, most importantly the Bandi Mount.  Famous in FJ circles, the Bandi Mount allows FJ owners to easily mount a CB antenna without drilling any holes in their vehicle - a slick idea originally thought of by a FJCruiserforums.com member.

So if you’re in the market for a FJ Cruiser CB package, please make sure to check out our new packages at Right Channel Radios!

We want your CB radio reviews and are willing to give you up to a $20 gift certificate for them!  We’ve recently incorporated customer product reviews into the Right Channel CB Radios site and are soliciting candid reviews from individuals who have experience with the CB radios and antennas we sell.  It’s really simple:  For a limited time provide us with honest reviews of the products we sell and we’ll email you a FREE gift certificate for our online store!  You don’t even have to have been a customer;  you just need to have experience with the product in question.

For more information, please see the complete details of our CB radio reviews program.

CB radios are often written off as antiquated pieces of equipment only used today by professional truck drivers.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  CB radios remain the primary communication method used by a number of groups due to their cost effectiveness, easy of use and license-free operations.  One of the many groups to still consistently utilize CB radios is Jeep and Offroad vehicle owners.

CB radios are widely utilized today in the Jeep and 4×4 communities by drivers needing a way to easily communicate when traveling together over difficult terrain.  We often receive questions from Jeep owners asking what equipment would be best suited for their offroad needs.  Due to the large number of inquiries, we assembled a number of custom CB radio kits built especially for Jeeps and Offroad vehicles.  These kits were assembled specifically for 4×4 needs and include components that are built to perform well in demanding and rough conditions.  We wanted to make installing a CB radio as easy as possible for those new to CBs, so each kit includes everything needed for a complete installation.

If you’re in the market for a CB for your Jeep or 4×4 vehicle, take a look at the Right Channel Radios Jeep CB Radio Packages.  These complete packages are designed with your needs in mind and are priced extremely competitively.  For specific kit pictures and reviews, check out the Uniden Jeep CB Radio kit as well as the Cobra Jeep CB Radio kit reviews performed by Stu Olson of Stu Olson’s Jeep Site.

Cobra recently released a new Bluetooth enabled model of their highly successful line of Cobra 29 CB radios.  Designed with the professional driver in mind, The Cobra 29 Bluetooth model’s biggest selling point is the ability to make and receive cell phone calls through the CB radio.  When used with a Bluetooth compatible phone, incoming calls can be re-routed through the CB radio by simply clicking a button on the microphone.  Once connected, the entire phone conversation can be conducted through the radio with the CB microphone used to talk and the incoming voice being broadcasted through the radio’s speaker, making it easier for the driver to focus on the road.  Apart from its Bluetooth capabilities, the new Cobra CB model also includes a number of other popular features including talkback, RF Gain, PA functionality and a noise canceling microphone.

The radio, which retails for $189.99, is priced at a $70 premium to the base Cobra 29 LTD which is a nearly identical radio without the Bluetooth functionality.  If you spend a lot of time on the phone while driving, this Bluetooth model from Cobra may be extremely attractive.  However, if you’re not much of a talker, you would probably fare better saving the approximate $70 and going with the base model, or spending the difference to upgrade to the Nightwatch or Weather Cobra 29 models.