10 Most Powerful CB Radios 2024

My list of the most powerful CB radios - Sept. 2024.

[@mostlypostie1]

It's a shame that high power, and high cost, does NOT equal high quality with most of these radios.

[@BEN-HUR_trucking6815]

Buy once cry once

[@CB-lz4zv]

The lack of a fan (minus the longhorn) makes them a ticking time bomb. Better off with the amp being separate.

[@raymondmelladoiii7800]

I dont know about that. I have the Longhorn and the N3 that has internal muffin fans. I have never had a problem with the heat sinks getting more than warm.

[@golden-balls-radio]

Get the facts straight they have fans.

[@raymondmelladoiii7800]

Thank you Dan, very nice and informative video. You covered it all!

[@pulsarcb]

Impressive TX performance. Most radios over 250 watts are not worth the one extra S unit. Reliability and longevity are not Ranger's strong points. Ive repaired many. I'd rather have a 1x4 and use that on any radio I want. Great video and chart at the end. 73s

[@iggystim]

Great information , I'm glad that I subscribed

[@raymondmelladoiii7800]

OK, well, as someone who currently has and runs both the N3 and the N6, Here is my personal preferences. 1. Performance,,, no question, it's the Longhorn. At over 800 w pep, I hang with the big boys when the DX rolls in on 17. They all compliment me on the way my station sounds, and all I have is the Longhorn, a D104 desk mic, talking out of an Imax 2000. Well worth the money. 2. looks,,, have to give it to the N3. The face plate configuration, the memory, split screen, being able to change the digits on the freq counter to adjust, and I also get good radio checks with it. At a constant 375 w pep, the Ranger N3 is the nicest CB radio I have ever owned.

[@ericofrunningsprings]

Excellent video my friend!

[@JustinPartridge-v3f]

I have iconx 3400 HP and I really like it it really gets out good everybody wants me to throw that ranger microwave phone away I'm not throwing it away the ranger microphone works great I don't care what everybody else says it actually all the truck driver said it sounds great over there I get new jumpers to my radio today thank God

[@arildoaparecidocosta5729]

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[@darrylperson9025]

Can these radios withstand the vibrations of being in a mobile car? Which of these radios are best suited to last a long time without a fan?

[@iggystim]

I would like to see you do the s unit test putting your base signal to the receiver to about an S3 instead of S8

[@3dtexan890]

All CB radios are only allowed 4 WATT transmit. What the hell is a POWERFUL CB? LMFAO

[@indianakid4050]

For the money buy ham radio ,like icom,kenwood, they are better then though radios

[@geraldfuller8668]

What does the law say that CB RADIOS max power level is…these are illegal radios to use on the 27 mhz CB BAND in the U.S.A.

[@gazzabyerun9048]

That's correct, none of these are actually true cb radios, all of these are for licensed ham radio operators. Not for the 11m band but people use them all the time on the 11m.

[@geraldfuller8668]

@@gazzabyerun9048 and they must be arrested and jailed

[@dedwards6145]

4 watts am ..........12 watts ssb......limit

[@RogierYou]

These are NOT CB radios

[@draza-x4b]

WHY ARE THEY EVEN MAKING CB RADIOS WITH SUCH HIGH POWER MORE THAN I AM ALLOWED TO RUN AS A HAM RADIO OPERATOR THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PRIMARILY FOR 27 MEG OPERATION THANK GOD THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN MY COUNTRY

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

What mode are they measuring the wattage? SSB, AM?

[@Kim-ww9ud]

Watching now hope you included the President Richard.

[@RadioRich100]

Those are not CB radios they are 10 meter amateur radios and you need a license.

[@stevedowney4936]

in your words a good tech to work on them

[@RadioRich100]

@@stevedowney4936 There not CB's there ham radios.

[@chublez]

Yea. No way anyone could or would ever modify these to run on 11m. That would be illegal! We know all CB operators stay to 4W carrier 12PEP. Lid.

[@SlipFitGarage]

Hello, can you explain the SWR Protection circuit / TX cutoff protection that you have listed for the last few radios in this video? I was looking at the PDF owners manual for the 69FFC6 and I can't find that feature listed anywhere. It's very possible that I just don't know what I am looking for... Can you tell me where you found that specific information? Thanks in advance.

[@franciscolopez3229]

If I may, the SWR Protection/TX Cut off is one of the best add on circuit on a radio. It either automatically lowers the power output or cuts off the transmit for the most part if you've got a bad to very bad SWR. Like what I have in my Anytone AT5555N, while I was testing an antenna, I forgot that one of my patch cods was shorted that when I keyed the mic it beeped and shut off the transmit. I just turned off the radio and turn it back on to reset and radio is fine. Now, if your SWR is too high, it lowers the power output to protect the finals. I hope this helps sir. 73....

[@SlipFitGarage]

@@franciscolopez3229 Yes, thank you for confirming what I thought the SWR protection circuit was intended for. That is a great feature. What I am now wondering is.... do the radios mentioned at the end of this video (the last 2 or 3 radios) indeed have this feature included from the factory? I can not find that specific information printed anywhere, other than in this video. I am just trying to verify this information for myself. Thank you. 🙂

[@franciscolopez3229]

What does it mean " when/if tuned "? Do you mean you have to have it tuned first to get the specified power output?

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

10 for 10 meters.

[@7-z7y]

Ham radio guys are extremely selective when it comes to something being legal / iilegal.....When they drive down the road do you always stay exactly at or below the speed limit? Didn't think so.... Then you have been breaking the law for years and should be thrown in jail according to your own self righteous nonsense

[@JustinPartridge-v3f]

You're only going to get it what what you want to get out of it you don't want to be a splatterbox like some people do not ever ever clip the freak the limiter inside the radio there's a guy on channel 6 is done it and he's running really high power he's bleeding all the way on channel 40 all the way to channel 19 last night

[@JustinPartridge-v3f]

It's too bad that everything's so expensive for CB radio now for 10 CB radio 3D Nicholas how expensive they are

[@dananderson2416]

Not c b s hello! Are you a real ham? Didn't think so😂😮😂

[@TheXanthoman]

Do any of these radios actually access cb without a freq expansion ? Thanks

[@tlqmac2012]

Over priced junk 💩

[@dananderson2416]

None of these are c b radios if you were a ham you would know that no 😂😾🤬😭🤣