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Right! It seems that this niche is already filled with a very capable radio in that price range.

Is this why Cobra has not come out yet with the 148 GTL LX?

Well said. That was precisely one of my fears, and also probably why Uniden has not put out a ssb unit in so long. Making a unit that feigns to compete with the import market is the wrong direction IMO. But a basic, stable, ssb unit that doesn't try to be anything else, for a reasonable...

But seriously, I have nothing against the 980. What I'm disappointed in is the philosophy of the direction that Uniden has taken. In perspective: if you're in the market for a completely legal, un-hackable, CB SSB radio for just under $200, then that's your ticket.

I don't know... If you had to listen to those beeps all the time you'd probably think you were in Idaho.

I am definitely not opposed to SMT by any means. In fact I encourage it. It will take SMT to fit all that stuff into smaller packages, and that's a good thing. There is just something comfortable about simplicity-in-design that appeals to me.

It has occurred to me after reading some of the replies that the pro-xl series radios I'm talking about is the pro510,520xl. Not the 122 or any other. I'm saying that I would have preferred ssb in one of these units if it was possible. Rather than the 980.

I really didn't mean to say the 980 wasn't a good radio. My purposes for a mobile unit are that it is small, easy to use, and does what it is supposed to do. The pro 510,520 radios do this for me very nicely on am. I can just throw one in the glove box and take it out whenever I need it...

I knew that. But now that I've seen the new 980 I'm kind of disappointed. Maybe expected a little more, or even less from a new side band unit. I wrote the engineers at Uniden a couple of years ago if they were planning on making a new ssb. I told them that perhaps just a simple mobile...

Has anyone ever heard of the Uniden Pro522xl ssb?:tongue_smilie:

I see a lot of comments about people who have read about drift issues with the Galaxy radios, but I don't see many people who actually run them complain.

I own one of these radios and I like it. The price, size and capabilities of the DX979 is what was important to me. You can easily research the web to find out who has a good reputation for setting up these radios. The Uniden 980 seems like a great unit for the money, but those darn beeps...