Uniden Bearcat 980 40-Channel SSB CB Radio with 7-Color Digital Display

This is my second 980. The first one that I bought two years ago has a defective display that fades out when the radio warms up. As for this unit, so far, so good. Ive had it running for 48 hours now and all is working flawlessly. Regarding shipping I have to say that the seller shipped immediately and the radio arrived a day before it was scheduled. Needless to say, I would buy from this seller again.

*Update: I finally got the radio back after about 5 months. Ive now had it installed again for a few months and its working fine for now. I still never received any correspondence besides an email letting me know they replaced the unit with a new one and it was being shipped out. I updated rating to 3 stats since I did finally receive a new one. I had this radio for a while and everything worked great, but after about 9 months the display died and it seemed to not receive signal anymore. I sent the unit to Uniden for repairs, but after 4 months I have not received the unit back. I have sent several emails to get status updates, but no responses back. The unit is now out of warranty through manufacturer, and Amazon. Hoping to get a response from Uniden here since all other efforts have not yielded results. Poor customer service.

It broke within 3 days. Junk radio.

I’m not reviewing the radio as I have not used it yet. I noticed a lot of reviews stating that you can’t shut off the beeping noise when changing channels or using other button/knob functions. To remedy (turn offf beeping) press and hold the “ANL/NB” button for one second and no more beeps! It’s in the user manual although it’s poorly defined. No more annoying and unnecessary beeps.

Ok for price

The radio works fine and is what was advertised in the description.

Only fault I find in this radio is the weather band wont pickup very well. If I had the radio mounted higher in the vehicle, it would do better, I discovered. Programming can be kind of aggravating because of the way the manual is written. It really pulls in signals.

I wanted a SSB radio for the new van but didnt want to spend a fortune. This radio fit the bill nicely. I paired it with a K-40 antenna and once I got it matched I started talking. Its not the biggest radio out there but I have made many local contacts and have talked with several on 27.385 lsb

Radio worked good for little over a year. The volume/power knob would randomly not turn the radio on and now it doesnt work at all. At least I got it on sale, but still kind of crappy that it stopped working right after warranty expired. Radio shop told me repairing it wouldnt be worth it. Feels like a ripoff.

The radio itself is decent for the price, however the backlit display keeps going out after the radio is on for a while. I returned the radio due to this issue and was sent a replacement. Unfortunately the replacement does the same thing.