Albrecht AE-485 Radio

Albrecht AE-485 10/11m Review

28/04/2004 TM1 5

Jack ‘Axle Jack’ Cook tries out the new Albrecht 485 10m/CB Radio and finds it surprisingly good. I was impressed with my new rig, out of the box. It looks smart in grey and black with a large backlit orange LCD display. Like a “90s” rig rather than a styling […]

The 80 Channel Danita 608 Handheld CB

Danita 608 – 80 Channel Handheld CB Review

28/04/2004 TM1 0

We take a look at a low cost 80 channel handheld aimed at UK CB users. The Danita 608 is a compact 80 channel legal FM CB handheld radio. Over the past few years very little has changed in the way of CB radio design. Probably this is just down […]

Midland Radio Advert showing series of Radios

Midland Precision Series – A Retro Review

28/04/2004 TM1 16

Probably the most under-estimated series of radios produced in a distinctive colour. Back to the 80’s. This review was produced by Axle Jack in Australia. Any UK CBer who has been into the hobby for a while will have seen the old Midland precision series sets. The 2001, 3001 and […]

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Cobra 29 LTD – 80 Channel Mobile CB Radio Review

28/04/2004 TM1 1

Ian Bellhouse investigates this interesting classic style CB radio. I have recently bought a new Cobra 29 Ltd CB radio, first impressions out of the box are very good, the radio resembles the old Cobra 148 which I am sure everyone is familiar with and Cobra have kept the original […]

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Understanding SWR – Part 2

28/04/2004 TM1 0

Jack investigates the effectiveness of Matchers. Are these devices a magical answer to SWR problems? So now you know about SWR you might be looking at adverts for CB matchers and thinking, “that’s the thing for me, no adjustments necessary”. So lets have a look at them and see if […]