Uniden BEARCAT 880 CB Radio with 40 Channels and Large Easy-to-Read 7-Color LCD Display with Backlighting, Backlit Control Knobs/Buttons, NOAA Weather Alert, PA/CB Switch, and Wireless Mic Compatible

So, far, so good. It installs the same as any other CB radio Ive installed. Here are a couple of nuances: SWR meter. I like the included SWR meter. However, it was not nearly as convenient as those with a hard switch. The reason is that one button sequentially toggles between RF/CAL/SWR. When tuning your antenna, you need CAL and SWR. Its an iterative process that requires switching between Channel 1 and Channel 40. Each time you go to a new channel, you calibrate and then measure SWR. But, instead of being able to go back and forth between Cal and SWR, you have to also cycle through RF each time. 33% more button pushes. I think I went between channels 10 times at least. So, I pushed that button 30 times instead of 20 times. Also it increases the liklihood that youre in the wrong mode when depressing the PTT button. Irritating. PA setting. I asked a question above about whether the radio would remember the mode it was in. That is, if you were in PA mode and turned the radio off, would it come back up in PA mode. The question was answered, Yes. This isnt correct. The radio always powers on in RF/TX mode. Unfortunately, Amazon doesnt let you answer your own questions, so this incorrect information will stand. Initially, I bought this primarily for the PA setting. I wasnt even going to install an antenna. However, if you operate a CB radio without an antenna (or a badly tuned antenna), you can damage the radio. Because the radio doesnt hold the PA mode setting, I risk accidentally transmitting in CB mode and, thus, risk damaging the radio. So, I installed an antenna to prevent this. Too bad. PA speaker becomes and external CB speaker. The radio has two 3.5 mm jack ports. One is for a PA speaker. One is for an external CB speaker. Presumably, the PA jack would only transmit what was said into the mic out through the PA speaker. Presumably, the external speaker would transmit received signals to the radio out through to the external speaker. In practice, the CB will also transmit received signals out to the PA speaker. Yes, I have it attached to the correct port. So, if you want to use the PA speaker, make sure the radio is tuned to a channel with no traffic. Otherwise, when youre done talking and release the PTT button, the PA speaker will begin transmitting whatever radio traffic coming through on the CB channel. I find this very annoying. I dont know if this is how all CB radios work. Im taking a star off for this. I have mine mounted to the top of my dash in the tray table. So, it gets maximum sunlight in the day. It gets pretty washed out. I have to go to the white setting to get any resolution. But, it is what it is. Im not faulting the radio for this. Built-in speaker is loud and clear. However, I the talkback feature is pretty quiet. I have it turned up all the way and the talkback report is still very quiet. No big deal. Microphone is nice. Looks good, works good. Also, I have to echo the fault of not putting beep settings in the menu. Not sure why the designers hard-wired the beep. Why not allow the customer a few choices on the beep?

I love everything about this unit. I can test my antenna, power, and rf out simple to setup nice display

This thing is really big. If you have a Tacoma, you will be hard pressed to find an installation spot for it. I never hooked it up due to its size. Looks like it has a bunch of features. I returned it to Amazon and purchased the President Bill.

Out of the box I couldnt get a radio check at all the truck stop at the base of the grape vine. When I got to Vegas, I saw my cb guy Irishman, and for 40 bucks he made is awesome. Works great, he pulled out stuff on the mic and opened the unit and added some stuff and POW it is excellent. So plan on upgrading when you get one.

The item is still sitting on the table, l decided to have it indoors , so Im trying to find a antenna for it. Was thinking of getting a base for the fire stick antenna.

Purchased as a refurb. Works excellently. Have had it in for about a month or two at this point.

Pretty impressed so far. The built in SWR makes it easy to tune your antenna. On a recent trip I was able to communicate with someone who was a few miles behind me when others in my group could not hear them.

I have owned one for over 3 years. When I needed another one for a different vehicle I bought the exact model.

I have this installed on top of my dash in Phoenix AZ. Put it on in October...Will be interested to see how/if it lasts the summer. I have a friend who lives here who has his mounted in the same location and has had it there for a couple of years with no issues yet...

My husband just installed this CB in his semi! He is just so excited to install his new toy!! Love that you can change colors depending on your mood?! Or the color of your truck?! All displays are digital. Now he’s ready for his next trip on the road!