Uniden PRO505XL 40-Channel CB Radio. Pro-Series, Compact Design. Public Address (PA) Function. Instant Emergency Channel 9, External Speaker Jack, Large Easy to Read Display. - Black

I've owned about 5 of these things and I always leave them in the truck I'm selling. So, I've had my current truck awhile but I'm installing these PRO520XL in it this coming weekend. Only complaint is, for it's compact size, which allows all kinds of places to install it in, I know there's room inside the unit itself to add Weather Channels (NOAA) I'm sticking with this radio because of the price #1...#2 it's always performed as advertised with no problems at all. Transmitting distance, with a CB Radio, ANY CB Radio depends on a multitude of things like, mountains, windy roads, elevation ("skip" is fun when you're on the top of an especially big/tall mountain, especially when it's the flat desert for hundred's+ of miles on the other side...Talked to MANY MANY folks from all over the SE, East, NE and I especially like "conversing" the Louisiana/Georgia area States. Man, those guys have accents that just won't quit and especially unique stories to tell...Like a different world over there and I want to visit it before I'm dead and gone and you just gotta love it! Thanks Uniden for keeping me posted while driving, and at home too! And, almost around the world. I started CB'n back in my late teens (16 once I got a license to drive...) and because I've used my CB in many occasons o an emergency, for usually less than $100, you can fire a CB up in your vehicle, talk to the truckers on your trip and just have peace of mind. You might think you're OK with just your cell phone...Uhmmmmm, ever been driving in areas where there is no cell signal, basically a NO CELL ZONE??? I rescued a family of 5 in a NO CELL ZONE in the mountains at 11pm. Car just stopped and it was about 40 degrees outside. Parents had 3 kids ranging from 7-12. Couldn't use my Verizon Cell so I fired up my Uniden PRO520XL and after a few minutes, I finally picked up a guy who lived in Georgia. The State of GEORGIA! I was just outside of Bend, OR, just a couple THOUSAND miles away rom the guy who answered my "May Day" Call...GEORGIA!!! Had a good clear signal so he took my info of where we were, approx. how many miles we were up on a specific mountain road and gave him my cell number too. What he did was call the local Bend, OR sheriffs' office, about 30 miles away from where "The Family" and we were. The police then relayed the message to a AAA towing company located in Bend, and within a little over an hour, up the road a AAA Towing Truck finally came! Family Saved!...We were there for about 2+ hours total, but it was great to be able to help this family. Literally, the "Dad" told me he was going to go buy a CB for his SUV and one for his motor home too as soon as he gets back home to Portland. Not only are CB's great in emergency's like this (Cheap insurance against a possible tragedy...) they're fun too. I also use mine when caravanning with a few of my friends who have CB's while driving together on our way to a camping or fishing destination. Easily coordinate Pee breaks! And, they're just plain fun, convenient too and you get quality at an affordable cost. PLUS, they're very very easy to install! Ken J. Nehalem, OR.

Well worth every penny I paid for it! Compact design looks and fits great!

This is a very good radio. When you factor in the price and the size, it's really great. The price does seem to fluctuate some, but most of the time it is only $10 more than the 510 but offers a public address function and more importantly adjustable receive (RF) gain. This is very important in my opinion. AM communication is very badly hampered by electrical noise. CB's can be very bad about picking up lots of noise from the vehicle, especially now with more electronics going into vehicles every year. Luckily this radio has a very good automatic noise limiter (ANL) which is very effective in reducing overall noise. Combine that with the ability to reduce the sensitivity of the radio by turning down the gain, and you can reduce the noise very much when you don't mind the sacrifice in picking up weak signals. When you are trying to pick that signal up out of the noise, you can then turn the gain up. You will increase the noise, but also amplify that signal, possibly making it readable.One thing to be aware of is that the hand mic for this radio is very small. Smaller than your standard CB size microphone. Swapping this out isn't necessarily the easiest affair either if you don't select a power (amplified) microphone. A standard non powered microphone such as an Astatic 636L will not work with this radio, you will have terribly low audio. Your best bet is to stick with stock or use a power mic like the Astatic Road Devil or D104 which will get the audio up loud enough for the radio. A replacement mic from a 505xl will also work well and is a large size, but still has the look of a cheap stock microphone which many people don't like.In summary, this radio packs a lot of performance into a small package that many other radios just can't match. Modern vehicles just do not have the space that the older vehicles do and the small form factor of this radio makes for an easy install. If you like the chromed out big radio look, this might not be for you. If you want a simple, small, clean looking, durable radio, with a good feature set then this would be a good fit for you.

Great radio easy to install for over head mount in a truck hooked it up and works great definitely worth the price and would buy another one if I ever needed to replace this one the unison pro520xl is a great radio dose all I need it to do