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What happened to UNIDEN ??
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I could, but the design of that thing for Right-Hand-Drive countries is a pain! Can't win! lol
It would take more than a firm ware update to do that. The entire case is molded at an angle. Can’t remember if I can post this or not but there is good information at the radar detector forum.
I would say at this point Uniden has made a solid argument for the number one slot in radar detectors. Valentine One is right there at the top as well. Escort unfortunately has really dropped the ball and are fading fast.
On a side note unfortunately last year we lost Mike Valentine. He was the co inventor of the origin Escort radar detector in the late 70’s. He was the founder of Valentine One, and an avid ham radio operator for decades.
ARRL Philanthropist, Radar Detector Pioneer, Michael Valentine, W8MM, Silent Key
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources.
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Let's look at this from any manufacture’s perspective. Back in the day most people on CB frequencies used, well......CB's. Today, at least in my area, most people on CB frequencies use exports OR HF rigs like the Icom, Yaesu or Kenwood’s. It's a strange thing if you think about it. A majority of people on 11 meters do not have their amateur license but own and operate an amateur radio just on 11 meters (not to mention the few above 40 or below 1). I many cases it's like owning a race car for your daily commute to and from work. No judgement here as people can spend their money as they wish. But from a manufacturers standpoint there is really no basis to invest too much into the CB only radios as the market share is just not there with all of the other options that now exist at an affordable price. I do agree that it is interesting that Uniden did not enter the export type market heavy because they were already there. I will say that I do love what President is doing. They are trying to innovate where they can and that's cool even if you prefer someone else’s radio over theirs.
The other thing that I think about is that beside features, which are many in comparison to a regular CB, the export and HF radios are barely better at the ability to receive a signal than an old Uniden CB and outside of the additional power they do not necessarily sound better on air. I have restored a few Cobra 2000's, 139XLR's and 142XLR's as well as some Lafayette SSB 140's for my local community and when paired with a good mic they sound amazing. For just CB frequency use these radios are still able to hold their own when comparing them to newer equipment. That is, except for features. These newer radios are amazing with what they can do and if you have your amateur license, they start to make sense.
The other thing that I think about is that beside features, which are many in comparison to a regular CB, the export and HF radios are barely better at the ability to receive a signal than an old Uniden CB and outside of the additional power they do not necessarily sound better on air. I have restored a few Cobra 2000's, 139XLR's and 142XLR's as well as some Lafayette SSB 140's for my local community and when paired with a good mic they sound amazing. For just CB frequency use these radios are still able to hold their own when comparing them to newer equipment. That is, except for features. These newer radios are amazing with what they can do and if you have your amateur license, they start to make sense.