Magnum 1012 handheld -- vendor recommendations

[unit248]

I'm thinking of buying one of the Magnum 1012 10/11/12 meter handhelds. A quick search shows that a couple of different distributors have them in stock, including:

- H &Y Electronics
- Copper Electonics
- Custom CB Radios
- Truckers-Store.com
- Walcott CB
- CB World (wearecb.com)

Does anybody have a particular preference/recommendation for any of these? I'm just looking to have the radio shipped in a reasonable time, unmolested.

-Bill

 

[Mudfoot]

Don't forget Ebay...

Scratch the top two from your list. Crappy customer service. Walcott would probably ship a good one, but they seem way high above retail on their stuff.

Can't vouch for others.

I had one of them radios when they first came out. I found it mostly to be a novelty item. I'm sure you've read up on it though.

 

[cbradiomagazine.com]

- H &Y Electronics * cheap but I'd avoid
- Copper Electonics * so so service
- Custom CB Radios * I'd avoid


- Truckers-Store.com * online retailer dealt with them - no problems
- Walcott CB * actual place with retail location - no problems
- CB World (wearecb.com) - I believe these guys are attached to an actual distributor warehouse so I'd say no problem with them either.

 

[unit248]

Thanks for the feedback so far, guys. I really appreciate it.

m42duster: yeah, I noticed that Walcott's price is a little higher -- cheapest price seems to be $219 while they're asking $239. But that's the total price: shipping is free and there's no tax, so it may balance out. And yes, I read up on the radio. I'm not expecting too much: mainly I just want it to bring to breaks with me.

-Bill

 

[unit248]

Just to follow up, I ordered the radio from Walcott. Got the shipping notice on Thursday, and it arrived today. No muss, no fuss.

Now I just have to wait until I get home from work to put the batteries in and play with it.

(As an aside, I've had incredible results sending stuff via the US Post Office lately. It seems like things rarely take more than 3 days to go from door to door. Whatever they're doing, I like it.)

-Bill

 

[VA3ES]

Magnum 1012 High Gain Ant.

You will probably want to acquire a longer antenna:

Most Magnum dealers have them.