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Wheelco505
Junior Member
Username: Wheelco505
Post Number: 21
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 1:30 am: | 
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so far i've heard nothing good about the k40 radio.and on this forum,nobody has said they brought one, or they want one,or etc,etc.okay what gives???i see they are for sale at copper,so what's the problem with them?? what do they compare too??and why nobody is singing there praises? last but not lease who makes them for copper? sixkiller 505 |
Forummaster
Moderator
Username: Forummaster
Post Number: 450
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 2:31 am: |
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We bought the last ones that K40 had. They have been out of production for a while now. There will be no more. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 9281
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 5:46 am: |
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Wheelco505,
If you are looking for a GREAT LITTLE 40 channel AM Radio with a "Speech Processor" then the K-40 is the BEST Little 40 channel AM Radio around and has been for many years now.
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
N9CEF
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Wheelco505
Junior Member
Username: Wheelco505
Post Number: 23
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 11:43 am: |
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thanks i need something small for the war lords (xyl)car she has a big mouth,and needs something with plenty audio(opps!! did i say that!) 505 |
Kb9ryi
Junior Member
Username: Kb9ryi
Post Number: 33
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 10:45 pm: |
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I have owned a K40 for about the last 15 years. I bought it new as a set with a K40 antenna. I used it for my main radio in the car for several years. Now I have a New Cool blue Magnum 257 in the van and love it. Magnum has fixed the "no transmit in COLD weather problem" the older amber display 257s had. I have tested mine at -17 below ZERO this winter and even that cold it worked fine. Im using a 6ft fgls silverload or a 102" SS Whip on the van now.
I still have my K40-7 and it works just as good as it did when it was new. If I did not need a radio with SSB in the van I would have the K40 back in it. I keep the K40 for a backup radio now because I know it always will work when ever I need it.
I think for a basic 40 channel AM radio you can depend on to sound great and work well day after day, year after year you cant beat a K40. The K40 speach processor system gives you very near 100% modulation all the time.
73 for now and God Bless, John KB9RYI |
Johnbrowning
Junior Member
Username: Johnbrowning
Post Number: 28
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, October 07, 2006 - 9:14 pm: |
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If memory serves me right the base radio is close to a Cobra 19 or Cobra 21 back when they were made by Uniden. The power in watts is not that great on them wich is fine as long as you know this up front. They will do about 4-7 watts dead key swing to about 12-14 watts. I also belive that you have to use their mike with the radio I could be wrong on this but I thought you could not use another mike due to audio processor. The reason so few CB'ers like them is because you can not overmodulate them and be understood. You can not do super swing on them. You can not add channels. They can also be a bit dirty if you try running them into an amp. |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1479
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 8:06 am: |
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So.... Johnbrowning, what you are saying is that the radio does not deserve to be highly rated because it makes a poor illegal hacker's radio? Are you sure that is fair?
That is like saying a Mercedes is a poor choice of automobile because it won't accept a Hemi and 40 inch mud tires, a lift kit, and does not have 4 wheel drive. If you want a swamp buggy, don't buy a Mercedes 4-door sedan, buy a swamp buggy. - If you want a channel 6 splatterbox, buy a splatterbox.
As it comes to the consumer, the K40 is well known for maximum legal talk power, crystal clear loud audio, and is tops for reliability. How is that a drawback? For those of us who have no desire to hack a perfectly good radio and prefer to use as-is, the K40 is a top choice. Or am I wrong? Please let me know if I am. |
1861
Advanced Member
Username: 1861
Post Number: 577
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 6:33 pm: |
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HOW IS THE RECEIVE , COMPARED TO UNIDENS ? |
Akbowtie
Member
Username: Akbowtie
Post Number: 68
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 7:53 pm: |
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The K40 radio was and is probably one of the best plain jane AM 40 channel radios to be made.
Transmit and Recieve was always great on the ones i HAD  I kick myself to this day for ever letting go of them. |
Johnbrowning
Junior Member
Username: Johnbrowning
Post Number: 29
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 10:55 pm: |
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First I never said it was a bad radio!! I merly pointed out a few things that no one else added. It has been my experince that most CB'er like to have all of the facts not just some of them.If this guy is the type that might want to add channels or sound like he has a mouth full of cotton what I said might be inportant to know.If he has plans on running it into an amplifer it is also nice to know that they can sometimes put a lot of noise into the amp as well.
Please show me in my post where I said it was a bad radio. I guess you think I meant the same thing for the other radio's I compared it to as well. They are a decent small radio but they are nothing to get overly excited about. I do not see where they are any better then most of the Uniden radio's of the same size!!!I had a TRC835 that was talking beast but I would not rave about it and try to convince people that it was the best small chasis radio ever!!! I got lucky and got one that had a high output and loud audio not all TRC835's were talkers. It too was dirty if you tried to run it through an amplifer but bare foot it sounded great. It was what it was a decent 40CH AM small chasis radio.
Just my opion but I never thought that it's voice compressor sounded as good as the old SP-1a speech processor wich was readily available and could be installed on any radio with a mic.
I guess haveing a non-biased opion is a no no on this site? I have considered buying one my self. I need a decent small radio that is priced right. I think that this alone should be enough to sell the radio. |
Johnbrowning
Junior Member
Username: Johnbrowning
Post Number: 30
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 08, 2006 - 10:57 pm: |
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Does anyone have one they can take the cover off of? I am guessing it's main board was made by Uniden. It should have the Uniden model number on it. |
Unit199
Intermediate Member
Username: Unit199
Post Number: 370
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - 4:49 am: |
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YES, THE K40 RADIO HAS A UNIDEN BOARD IN THEM, BUT I DO NOT REMEMBER THE NUMBER. I THINK THEY ARE A GREAT LITTLE RADIO AND I FEEL THEY DO NOT NEED A POWER MIKE ON THEM. I HAVE TWO OF THE K40 RADIOS WITH ONE OF THEM STILL NEW IN THE BOX. I ALSO HAVE A K40 SSB RADIO THAT WORKS GREAT.
HARVE
UNIT199 |
Johnbrowning
Junior Member
Username: Johnbrowning
Post Number: 34
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - 10:21 pm: |
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Now I never knew K40 had a SSB radio. That would be cool! I bet you do not run into those every day. My point was that by knowing the model number on the board we could de-mystify any magical claims made for the K40. It can not be any better then the radio it is based on. Like the Stryker useing the same board as the Mangnum S series with a few items deleted and different final.
Their are some people that would have you belive that a GMC truck is better built then a Chevy truck. Never mind that they role down the same assembly line with the same parts from the same suppliers and are put together by the same workers!The guts are all that matters you can add audio compression to any radio you want but the guts of the radio is what counts.
P.S. If ever you see a K40 SSB for sale please let me know I would love to own one!If it is a good radio it is because of the board that Uniden designed and built for them. |
