Uniden BEARCAT 980 40- Channel SSB CB Radio with Sideband NOAA WeatherBand,7- Color Digital Display PA/CB Switch and Noise Cancelling Mic, Wireless Mic Compatible

I cant believe that I didnt review this a long time ago. It has been a reliable radio, I have been using this for several years in my Jeep without issues.

Awesome looking radio. Easy to adjust vr pots for best performance. Great on side band, no drift. You will not find a new radio with the features of the Uniden Bearcat 980. Now the 4 star comes from the SMT board this radio uses. There are NO MODS out for the radio because the radio is run by a cpu. The radio beeps EVERYTIME you push a button or change the channel. The beep can be turned off by removing a very small resistor on the smt board, hard to see but easy enough to do. There is no mod for extra channels. But for a first time ssb radio or a great sounding stable ssb radio this can not be beat. Get a power mic and your good to go. Size is about the same as a cobra 29 ltd but not as deep. If you want a LOUD radio to freeband with this is not for you. I love mine and will live without extra channels

Ive been a radio operator for over 40yrs and over time collected ALOT of equipment. Ive always done my share of research before making a purchase .Back in the day research was done mostly by making distant contacts and comparing how radios sound today we have the internet. This radio is very new in design and very compact which is a plus for smaller vehicles. Myself a truck guy it looks alittle lost in the cab. I have opened this radio and peaked it out . Mind you this radio doesnt have alot to really tune alittle power and modulation thats it .The best i could do with this radio was about 6watts dead key and just under 15watts on Sb audio maxed is clear crisp and loud but doesnt provide the big swing we look for. All in all this radio looks great and has many features. This radio is not my long range choice but i will keep it in my truck and put it though the motions. A great radio at the price But wait till the export radio becomes available that maybe a radio to compete with but till then my 959 Galaxy cant be beat. This radio would have been a 5 STAR radio if it had the punch like i said wait for the export radio that maybe the one 73s Rick

This is a nice radio, it talks well even without tweaking. Power output is close to legal output, 3.8 watts deadkey on AM, right at 12 for SSB. The NB and ANL are effective and the scan function in conjunction with the memory channels is a nice plus. The case size is about ¼ bigger then DIN top and bottom but I was able to fit it into a DIN pocket with an awful lot of modifications (Key word being awful). As another reviewer wrote, I wish they did make it DIN size, its so close I sure they could have. I did find two faults, the most important one being that the SWR meter is inaccurate. Anything below 3:1 reads as 1:1 on the radio. The meter is only good to tell you if your antenna has fallen off, not good enough to tune it. The other problem is that the display washes out in sunlight, regardless of what setting you use. All in all, Im happy with this radio and think the price/value ratio is high. I hope Uniden keeps them coming.

This can radio is very good. It is a great value considering the price point. There are better radios out there but this radio does the job as it is intended and has been of great use.

I like the sideband, but dont like that the course and fine tune you cant see what frequency it is tuned to. I like the sound quality is great and other people say i sound great. I dont like that I had to buy a external SWR meater to get a accurate SWR reeding . I give this radio a 4.

I like all the lights on front , plus Radio seems to receive very good just made contact about 14 miles away and other party sounded like he was in my front yard, very loud, Im getting 2 mod to 4 watts output. Im using 102 whip up about 30ft to tip of whip. cant beat whip for receive.. Other party said he had good strong copy on me also running barefooted radio. I just wish remote mike had squelch control on it would be great then. It even let me know my linear was ok during transmit ,later radio started loosing Audio at times. off & On problem sent back to seller for repair or refund, liked radio functions

Excellent price verses truck stops!!! Great product right out of the box

Im a trucck driver and really liked this radio untill the display screen started fading out. Did some research and found this is a common known problem. All functions depend on the display to operate. Shop wants 90 dollars to replace the screen. I cannot recommend this radio for the overall price you will pay.

good unit for the price I have been around cb for a number of years I like the colors and easy scan different channels only issue I am having is my aerial