Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
I must admit, I'm a bit of a financial geek. So when Cobra announced their second quarter results about a week ago, I couldn't help but read through their earnings press release. What I found surprised me:
Net sales for the CB radio giant were $34.3 million, down from $39.9 million ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
The CB Radios Channel Blog has been putting out a series on CB antennas for indivudal vehicles. So far, they've discussed antennas for Cars, Pickup Trucks and Semi Trucks. While not overly indepth or detailed, they give a pretty decent overview of what to think about and consider when getting ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
Firestik makes some of, if not THE, best fiberglass top loaded antennas on the market. They're extremely popular and well regarded within the CB industry. What many people don't know is that they also host one of the most comprehensive resources for CB antenna information anywhere. The Firestik Technical Library ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
......this amateur radio blog is really neat to check out. The writer is, obviously, a HAM (not a CB user) and does an impressively detailed job of chronicling his radio interests and activities. Reading through the blog made me consider the primary advantage of 10 meter radios - the enhanced ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
If you spend much time online and are a Jeeper or offroad driver, you probably noticed that Right Channel Radios has been giving away a bunch of their custom Jeep CB radio kits through contests on many Jeep forums. Unfortunately, I think the contests are now over... ...so much for ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
We've all heard our share of (often bad) humor over the airwaves. Often, the stuff people send out over their microphones would be better left unsaid. In light of all that, I came accross this humorous CB post that I found pretty entertaining. If only all CB discussions were this ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Cobra recently released a Bluetooth enabled version of their extremely popular 29 LTD series of radios. Along with Nightwatch, Weather, Chrome and Celebrity models, they now offer a model that features Bluetooth functionality. Apparently, it allows you to make and receive phone calls through your Bluetooth enabled cell phone through ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Everyone is (painfully) aware of the high price of gasoline. However, what you may not of heard is that there are some initial stirrings in Washington by Sen. John Warner (R-VA) to revive the old 55-mph speed limit that was in place back in the 1970s.
Francis Volpe from The Sentinel ...
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