The TYT TH-9800 is a CB radio -- sorta

[WRTC928]

The TH-9800 has the capability to receive AM CB channels, so ever since I got one, I wondered if it could transmit on those frequencies as well. With a minor software tweak, you can "unlock" them, but the radio doesn't have the hardware to transmit AM. I finally got around to checking it out, and the answer is yes, the 9800 can transmit on CB frequencies, but only in FM mode. It works great in FM mode, both transmitting and receiving. Not that it really matters, because literally nobody in the US uses FM CB, but it's kind of cool anyway. I only keyed up for a few seconds 3-4 times because on my 2m/70cm antenna, I was getting an SWR around 19.  Obviously, to use it I'd need a different antenna. However, the radio has 10 meter capability, and when I start using it, I may be able to find an antenna that will do 11 meters as well. As I said, not likely to be useful, but if the capability is there, you might as well be able to use it should you want to.

[marcspaz]

That radio is a clone of a Yaesu FT-8900r.  It does 2m/70cm/6m/10m.  Diamond made an antenna especially for the FT-8900r, call the CR8900A.  I had the setup and the antenna worked great on all 4 bands.  Th only thing I didn't like was that if you wanted to use the radio on the top end of 10m, you had to shorten the whip, and if you wanted to use the bottom end of 10m, you had to lengthen it.  There was no such thing as putting the adjustment in the middle and getting a good match across the 2MHz range.  Also, the whip wasn't long enough to cover 26MHz.  So, even though it was a good radio/antenna combo, you either need to be flexible about tuning it manually or spend a few hundred $$$ on a 12v automatic tuner.