Realistic ssb radio what is the best one made?

[Dr_DX]

My vote would be the TRC 457 and then a TRC-458. The TRC-449 is missing L6. With the original NEC 2SC1307 final. Do the Unit_399 mods, especially the receive FET and Tantalum changes. My best performing CB base is my modded TRC-457 with a DigiScan 400 sitting on top.

 

[LiL John]

I thin the Realistic TRC 453 was a pretty good radio, not a whole lot could be done with them but they were a great sideband radio, it needed some sort of amplified mic to help with the modulation but all in it was a pretty good radio

 

[AK321]

My favorite hands down, is the TRC 450. Same as the Cobra 140. Receive on this radio rivals some great HF rigs.

 

[Poohbear7663]

Really like my 457, awesome lil radio with a Turner CS-1 mic wired up for it

 

[AK321]

Uniden built many boards for Tandy Corp.. Although not the same part numbers, the boards were pretty much identical