Will a CB Radio and a pair of Two-Way Walkie talkies work together?
I just bought a Cobra 19 Ultra III CB Radio and a pair of Cobra CX80 Two-Way Radios. Will these work together? if so, on what channels? and what kind of antenna should i be looking at for the CB Radio, is http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11974008&findingMethod=rr a good one?
Thanks in advance!
no, they will not talk to each other.
The Cobra 19 is on "CB radio", 26.96 MHz to 27.45 MHz. These are used on AM and you can talk to other CBers and truck drivers.
The CX80 is on "FRS radio". These are on 462/467MHz, they use FM and you can talk to other FRS users in your immediate neighborhood.
The antenna you show will work on the Cobra 19 just fine. It is not the best antenna, but it will work.
I think http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11974008&findingMethod=rr is good
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no, they will not talk to each other.
The Cobra 19 is on "CB radio", 26.96 MHz to 27.45 MHz. These are used on AM and you can talk to other CBers and truck drivers.
The CX80 is on "FRS radio". These are on 462/467MHz, they use FM and you can talk to other FRS users in your immediate neighborhood.
The antenna you show will work on the Cobra 19 just fine. It is not the best antenna, but it will work.
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I can’t seem to find literature on them but the CX80s seem to be FRS radio so the answer is no. Only CB radios are capable of talking to other CB radios. That Cobra antenna doesn’t look like anything special, especially since it doesn’t have ANY technical specifications. It just looks like a garden variety CB antenna, in other words mediocre.
If you really want a good antenna, get a Wilson 500 or Wilson 1000. REAL specs are hard to find. Apparently, many CB antenna manufacturers treat their customers like they are idiots.
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