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.

This CB radio works perfectly! Clear audio, solid range, and easy to install. The controls are simple and responsive, and the signal stays strong on all 40 channels. Great value for the price — compact but powerful. Highly recommended for both beginners and experienced users!

Great CB on the cheap. I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could; it's not a full blown 'knock my socks off' 5 stars, but for what it costs it has performed fantastically. I didn't bother with a review before since there's well over 1000, but since I managed to finally break it, now is a good time to do a long term review. Purchase date was April 2013 so it's a little over 4.5 years old. (Edit 2018...it's now 5.5 years old and still works...except for the speaker) It's in my Jeep so no roof or doors most of the time. Tons of dust and occasional mud, water, etc. It's mounted with the speaker facing inward to avoid the occasional splash or direct rain before I can get the roof up, but that's about the only real preventive measure. Dang thing still works after 5.5 years, but the speaker died over a year ago. Got an external speaker. REALLY should have done that sooner. SO much better than the little one in the c.b. (when it worked). Great for a noisy Jeep. And as far as transmissions go, I'm told my setup is one of the clearer ones to hear. Anyway, for around 30 bucks and 5.5 years of abuse, I can't complain, and the little dude still operates...mostly. One other thing to consider: It's brother the 510 got the ANL option and this one has the PA option. Their more expensive sibling, the 520, got both. The clarity is pretty dang good so I'm not sure how much ANL would improve my noisy Jeep experience. Wish list: It would be nice if Uniden made a small format CB with NOAA weather, just a thought.

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

Good quality worth the money for a budget set up

I got this radio to add to my go box after weighing the price of this with the features of the PRO520XL. I've had access to both radios now for a little bit, and unfortunately regret not going for the PRO520XL. Aside from the style, the 520 is actually smaller than this lower-end model. This model forgoes an RF gain knob, which is essential for tuning down to the noise floor for distant stations. The issue is particularly compounded by poor mounting techniques such as clip or mag-mount antennas. Reading the specs for each radio before deciding revealed that the 520's receiver sensitivity was brilliant compared to this one, so in most cases distant stations hear me long after I stop hearing them. Another stark comparison of this radio with it's bigger brother is the weight. The 520's chassis is solidly constructed steel from top to bottom, where the 505 opts for cheaper plastic. After noticing an incredible drop in the noise floor when placing my magmount on top of the radio, I further realised another big "nono" in the radio's design; cracking it open revealed that there was no shielding whatsoever apart from the side mounting rails. I haven't tested for leaked RF yet, but I've already begun adding adhesive tin foil in an effort to provide some shielding and quell the noise this thing absorbs. It's a fairly simple process, but be sure to use a sheet of acetate (transparency film works) between the circuit board and the conductive metal to prevent shorts. If installing any CB radio permanently, I recommend wiring the radio directly to the battery or jump points. Be sure to install an inline fuse *at the battery*, or an electrical fire is a real danger. Since this radio has an inline 2A fuse, a 2A fuse at the battery would be ideal, but 2A blades aren't common. 5A is more common and will work fine for this wiring gage. Remember, the fuse at the radio will NOT protect you from a fire if the short is between the battery and the fuse. Using it this way instead of an accessory port adapter takes care of most alternator noise and interference issues.

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.

Working great.

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.