Uniden Bearcat 980 SSB - (Overview) New AM-SSB radio from Uniden
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www.cbradiomagazine.com - This is a product overview of the new Uniden Bearcat 980 SSB.
The Most Trusted Name in CB Radios. It's tough and powerful with a large easy-to-read display and exciting new features including Single Side Band USB/LSB, Clarifier, 7 Color Display Backlighting, Noise Cancelling Mic, and Wireless Mic Compatibility.
SSB USB/LSB
7-Color Backlighting
Noise Cancelling Mic
Noise Canceling Mic
Variable Talkback
Radio Diagnostics
Wireless Mic Compatible
Large Digital S/RF / SWR Meter
Frequency Display
NOAA Weather
Dynamic Squelch Control
ANL / Noise Blanking
ANL / Noise
Memory Scan
Clarifier
Volume/Squelch Control
RF Gain Control
Instant Channel 9/19
CB / PA Switch
Mic Gain 4-Position Control
40 Channel AM Operation
Laser Etched Keys
Extra Long Mic Cord
Channel Indicator
Includes 6 Pin to 4 Pin Adapter
Dimmer Switch Day/Night - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Cb still popping where im at. Guess it depends where you are at. now finding intelligent conversation that's another thing lol
intelligente. lol. Find me in laguna hills. H-1
Nissan9934 CB pop in at the pickle park 🤣
Old buzzard 2815 will be activated and active 2 weeks . 73s to all from the old buzzard 2815 from North Wes Alabama.
Getting back into cb after being on the hf ham bands for 16 yrs. Everybody into D-star & DMR. Not me just to talk over the internet. Found quite a bit of activity still on cb since I left in 92'. Started on cb in 1978 at 14 yrs old. Interested in this radio because of Sideband. Sideband was cool back in the late 80's when the sunspot cycles were hot. Local cb shop says this radio not a big seller. Wants me to buy a $300 Galaxy. Not gonna spend that much just for cb. Tune this Uniden up, get about 20-25 watts out of it on sideband and I'll bring it home. You'd be amazed at what a good antenna and 20-25 watts will do on Sideband. Used to do that on 10 meters. N4TCM
I run old school radios and this one. This is a sweet radio, period !
Nice overview...from 8-1/2 years ago. I received my 980 SSB today, 01/19/21, and I'm looking forward to making it a part of my EMCOMM "arsenal". Thanks!
Love my Bearcat 980 ssb! After My mild tuneup : I made a contact 550 miles away on lsb 38. The report was loud and clear. ZERO DRIFT. BEWARE GALAXY!!!
Just got this radio! Thank you for basic and + comments very useful for me who last time was in cb as a teenager 30 years ago!! Hope to make local contact soon.
I have this radio with the beep removed and it preforms great! I did the mod my self in under 5minutes. Of course its all bout the antenna. I use an Antron A99 with GP on a 50ft mast. I recieve from all over the country, well over 2000 miles.
Nice my good buddy I have the 3 piece fibreglass steel whip by thunder Pole and I am well chuffed got Hi gain and swr
Is 100percent 1 to 1. 10 10 for now I will be on mid block channel 25 for any contact well 73s. Dw78
I'm glad i watched this. I have one of the cables in my junk drawer and I did not know what it was far.
Hello I just bought a uniden 930 SSB pretty excited cuz it is my first CB radio I've had the handhelds but this is my first real CB. I just wanted to thank you for showing me how to work everything and test everything everything passed with flying colors. Only thing is is I have a tram 1499 antenna
50' recommended cable RX8 I believe I am also on the third floor it's the highest house in my whole neighborhood.. I'm in a wheelchair so I can't get up to the roof and it's winter time here in upstate New York so I figured if I was going to hook up a better antenna it was going to be in the spring summer. I have not got one single transmission I just had the radio for a couple hours now. My weather station comes in perfect. Like I said everything passed with flying colors. my SWR is 1.0 and then as soon as I calibrate it it goes up to 1.6 or even up to 2.6? And then sometimes it'll switch back to 1.0?
IDK what I'm doing wrong I live fairly close to the highway so I figured I'd be able to get at least truckers? Or anybody out there I hear nothing it's not like I'm in the middle of nowhere I'm in a suburb of Buffalo New York. You got any suggestions or tips for me? Thank you very much thank you for your great videos I'm going to check out whatever else you have on uniden 930 SSB. Please get back to me every question I ask people just keep leaving me hanging thank you very much God bless!!! I am using the pyramid power supply 13.8 volts 4.5 amp I use the ashtray plug to power the CB this is a base station for me. Thank you
Love the look of this radio!
Thanks for doing a video on this my mind is definitely made up now and this is what I will be getting
Damn! Good to see Uniden made a CB like this!
I'm getting this paired with the Stryker sr-a10mm antenna. Can't wait to install it in my 2004 XC70 Volvo Overland. Thanx!
Have an sra10 with my 980 on my kw l. Love it
You have answered all of my questions in this one video.
You hit on the output input weather band ssb frequency counter it will not take extra channels and so much more.
Thanks
Great overview! Just picked a new one up with a DM-452 mic.
I love the scan feature.
Great radio, no drift, loud and very clean clear audio. Mine keys 3.5 watts and swings to 15 watts AM 15 watts ssb. Wireless mic has superb audio as well with a range of 200+ feet from transceiver.
Great radio. Mine was made in Vietnam surprisingly. I heard you here in Vancouver a month ago or so making your way back home. 73s RC417
I do have one of these radios, but this radio was to take me back to the eighty.s I had a rad shack back then.
Just bought it. Love it! Sounds great. Buy this radio, use a Wilson 1000 Magnetic.
Very nice radio, well thought out. Especially the mic adapter, thanks for posting.
It's a great radio, the thing I like best about it is you can scan all channels.
My Cobra 18 WX ST 2 is on its death bed and I'm planning on upgrading to the Uniden BC-980 for my base station and then the Uniden Pro505XL for mobile. I have a Uniden Bearcat BC355 scanner. I'm big on Uniden because their prices are great and the product you get is top of the line. I have 6 years of experience using Uniden marine radios, CBs and scanners and I recommend Uniden to new and seasoned operators and hobbyists.
Just got my Uniden 980 that I ordered off Ebay for $135 brand new,it's the version 2 the latest one where the beep can be turned off via a button in the front,looks like a nice radio!
I just order one thanks to your review. Thanks again and I will send you some feed back on what I see and find.
I bought one of these radios last week. I have been using it for a week now with an RM Italy KL-503, and an RM Italy 203P. I have been talking all over the country and get very clear receive an transmit modulation. I have tested my radio by leaving one on at home and recording my voice as I drive way out into the country. I can hear it clear for over 20 miles with the cheapest RM Italy. I can hear it over 30 miles with the big bad boy RM Italy.
The options on this radio are what sold me. I love the scan feature the most. I also love the fact it is a true 12-watt SSB Lower and Upper. The radio is actually very big. It will not fit in all car dashes that is for sure. I have to slide mine between my seats and that works just fine for me. I have a big space between the driver side and passenger side and it slides right in there nicely. Also, the SWR meter is very acurate. I compared to my Workman and they give me almost the same exact numbers back. So, you can trust what the SWR meter is telling you on this radio. I also like the diagnostic features. I can check my antenna and RX as well. It also checks the voltage. I was surprised mine was a little low, 13.44 volts and should be 13.8 volts. It is still within specifications, but nice to know my car battery is not throwing out quite the full voltage. I am looking at rerouting my power cable. Currently plugged into the cigerette lighter which should work fine, but maybe not?
That is my 2 cents on this radio. Great buy on Amazon for 105.00 dollars. The Galaxy SSB radio is 170.00 by comparison. I do think this competes with the Galaxy but maybe not the President SSB radio or the Stryker. I like it better than the Cobra models I have seen and owned. 73
Any radio can be heard a long ways away with an illegal amp. Just don't get caught.
Purchasing this radio tomorrow for cheap! Includes speaker and it mod to 50 watts. I am new to CB and this is going to be first base station. I have been using a Cobra HH35
Great unit I am new to this and works fine.
Thank you for the great review.
Great radio. Great receiver, low on watts out of the box, but you can turn it up to the legal power. Get a good microphone and a good antenna and your sounding great! My plans with this radio is to get one as a base as well, using one of my studio mics with it, equalizer and compressor, woah! Can't hardly wait!
A lot of people complain about the mic but that can be fixed pretty easily. When I first tried it I didn't hear anything even with mic gain all the way up, then tried a different mike with the adapter cable and it worked OK so I took it apart and removed a white plastic disc that covers the front and blocks the sound. There is a black fiber disk that just keeps light out and can be left in place but the white disk has to be removed.
I was able to figure out the S-meter VR .If your incoming signal bar graph is too tight or inaccurate try this tuneup: RT 400 is for AM,and RT401 IS FOR SSB .Turn slightly clockwise to increase s-meter recieve. My nieghbor should be at 30 db he was reading S8 .After this tuneup he was moving the s-meter graph to exactly 30db .Everything is clearly printed on the board.
This makes the radio more accurate on incoming signal strengths,and is easy to do.
Good luck.
Great radio! Have had it for 2 weeks now. Only thing it needs is a power mic. If you want it to really shine tune it down to 1.5 watt dead key on am and 8-10 on ssb and get yourself a small linear amp.
I got an adapter to use it with a Cobra power mic.
I set the knob at about 6.
That is one SHARP looking radio!!!!!!!
I have this one. Fun little radio.
Excellent video. Thumbs Up!~John
Back in my day (mid 70's and 80's) the most desirable radios were the phase locked loop JC Penny's and Sears single side band radios which were very easily modified. I used to modify these radios to go above channel 40 and below channel 1. It was as easy as cutting a trace on the circuit board and installing a couple of SPST switches. I also modified the transmitter to swing with the clarifier to keep the radio on frequency. I ran one of these radios as my base station with a 250 watt linear amp. I drilled a hole in the top of my radio and inserted a tuning wand into the oscillator to swing it either up (above channel 40) or down (below channel 1). I generally would ask the person if they wanted to go above channel 40 or below channel 1 and adjust the oscillator for them. I always ran a Fluke freq counter on my base station so I could stay just below the 11 meter HAM band and I would usually talk to more HAM radio operators than CB radio operators. I met and talked to a lot of HAM operators upstairs on channel 60 upper side band as that was our (my parents and I) favorite channel. A lot of cool HAM operators wanted me to get my HAM ticket but back then Morse code was a requirement that I could not pass. Electronics was easy but code wasn't. Now they have dropped that requirement. Guess I should get my HAM ticket now. I also ran an SWR (standing wave ratio) meter on my base station and checked my SWR's daily as that was key to talking around the world with my 1/2 wave ground plane antenna. I tried to keep it at a ratio of 1:1. Do they still use RG-52 coax?
to shut off annoying beep simply hold the ANL/NB button for few seconds you will see bp on or bp off select bp off
no more beeps its on page b_8 of the manual
+bruno gallizzi not on mine
+orange70383 they changed the main pwb you will have to remove the surface mount resistor
There is a you tube video on that.
@@orange70383 mike radio repair got a video 980SSB Channel King board would take place of del beep it off/on on the board
@@orange70383 main thing that video of Channel King board you do not have remove the surface mount resistor need it all control in menu same way like when you buy radio plus it give lol more feature plus extra channel on reg side plus weather side plus pa mod can be for power amp the beep have to work on it
On the first series of this radio you can not turn it off. The upgraded version they offered it. The quickest way to tell what version you have is on the back. A screw is near the antenna jack, if it is just a hole, you have the new version.
NOT BAD RADIO FOR THE PRICE THANKS NAGIZINE GREAT 20 MINUTE VIDEO :)
Thanks for the Video. BTW, How did you adjust the weather squelch? What is it labeled?
I think that is the sharpest looking radio on the market today. It does not look gimmicky. It looks like a pro radio.
Great video, Now I want one! I have a few SSB radios but these supposedly kick ass and are SMALL. I had the 29lx and the beeps are way quieter in the vehicle than they sound in this video. They don't even bother you.
Uniden Bearcat 980 is really hard to beat for the price. I added an Astatic D104 hand mike to boost audio a bit. I use Wilson Little Wils on both vehicles. Best value antenna I have used. It equals my old K40 but is much shorter, able to go in parking garages. I can hear the comments now, but a 36" Wilson talking to Bahamas, Fla, Canada, Tx, Maine, on SSB is no joke. Also has lower SWR than my K40. Like the 980, the low price is not a factor to me. It is the performance. You can pay much more and get more, but the Wilson and Uniden combo is a winner. Astatic 636L mike is a must for the 980. The mike has real noise canceling by proximity. Clear and loud. Just get close to the mike for good audio. The stock 980 mike is junk. Low output. High noise. Thanks for the video.
No I have not peaked my 980. No need.
Nice,... Im running pair of co-phased 102" SS whips & little sp100 Texas star
I have one of these radios love it all the other base stations around me hate me and try to stop me but can't do it even when they run power I'm barefoot
cool love that radio thank you
Great. I hope Uniden add FM and more channels and get it sold in the UK ASAP. :)
Sounds like im at the Aldi checkout lane with all them beeps 😂
se escuta os bip e porque quer . precione ANL--NB. UNS SEGUNDOS, APARESE BIP ON -OU OFF, XAU ABRAÇO
Tooòoo many beeeps man 😁
Lovely radio..you need 2 antenna for 27 mhz and a antenna for 134.00-174mhz vhf....a smal antenna tuner also helps..giving better reseption on weather
Very nices looking radio
which pot on the board adjusts the squelch on the weather channel?
Yes, activate rf gain button and then hold. Local icon will flash : adjust with channel selector and press rf button once more.
In the memory scan mode can you also program in what mode you want to listen as well as the channel? i.e. program channels 9 and 19 in AM and channels 35 and 38 in LSB so when you scan these 4 channels, you do not have to change the operating mode manually.?
What trim pot did you adjust to get the weather channels to come in better? :)
So how has this radio's reputation been? It's been a few years has it gained a solid rep! Great channel!
I know its been years since your post, but i have one, love it love it. The new tech is so much better that the old school tech. I replaced a cobra 29 classic for this uniden. The static is controlled so much better with this radio in comparison. It has a decent transmit audio sound, it's clean. It would make a good chassis for a studio mic and equalizer combo. Mine came 2.5 watts stock. I had to turn it up to 4. Don't turn it over 6 otherwise your audio quality decreases.
How did you adjust for sensitivity on the Weather Band reception, like you mentioned in the video? I need to do this adjustment to my 980. Thanks!
how did you know which pot on the inside was for the squelch for the weather channels? that's basically what's keeping me from buying this radio, it has everything I want but I expect to do a little bit of tuning and I haven't found a diagram that shows which pot controls which function on the inside
What's the "talkback" function for? I didn't have that feature on my old CB from years ago. What Antenna do you recommend for this radio?
;) this does. If the user that is receiving is located a good distance from the WX transmitting tower, it does matter. Every db counts.
Fourty channels only? Nice Radio !!!
how to set up the tx offset?, if the clarifier and the coarse has already on 12 o clock position
how do I adjust the Rf gain on the 980 ssb ? I have tried what the book said but with out success .
Is there any way that,you can supply the wiring for a Turner Super Sidekick.I have tried all that I can think of.
thx dude
On the Uniden Bearcat 980 SSB radio how can the beep sound be turned down as to not be so loud
i purchased one of these radios because i thought I had blew up my old 148 gtl. it was in the antenna actually it was the seal at the bottem of the old army stick. I painted it green and thinking about putting it back up.
In the older models they had the pot labeled as RF Squelch, but now it's not. It's labeled RF Ref, or something similar. Is that the same pot that you adjusted, or is there something else?
Is Amber option for the display color as show on the packaging?
What 2-Meter antenna are you using? are you using ground radials on your CB antenna?
12/2019. Pilot has these for $89.99. Sweet deal!
can't find one
The antenna your using is set up for C.B.Band, that is why the weathers not receiving well. Unscrew the coax an pull out from radio just a little to disconnect the ground side of the wire, and your weather will come in clear and load....it is a long way from 27.205 form 162.500, so by losing the ground side of the antenna connection, the antenna then acts as a dipole & will pick up any frequency clear. :~)
Hi I'm new and I want one cb radio what do you recomended a cb radio or a cb ssd ? I want to get 6 miles of range maybe a little more .
witch direction do i tun the pots form stock to add power?? clockwise or counter clock??
Looking for amp for my radio in Columbus ga help
Have you been able to unlock the clarifier?
Is there a service manual available anywhere for this 980?
I have this radio and the only thing I dislike about it is the brightness of the screen. I've set it to 15 and that's as high as you can go. Am I missing something? I've tried several times and nothing. Ant advice you can give me will be more than appreciated. Thanks
Can you turn off the obnoxious beep when you touch any button?
I wonder where on earth can I find a schematic diagram or service manual for this radio
Its good to see Unden BC back in the ssb Game, I would like to see some mod's where you could" tweak" WX rec it is weak when you run it mobile......73's good report
What is the best antenna to pair with this unit for home use?
Been 20 years since I did any trucking, so either I forgot, or never thought about it, but will the external speaker jack on the back work for headphones?
Hi there, can this switch from 27 Mhz to 26mhz for New Zealand use?
I hope it will fit my HAVIS console :)
the cb radio band is in the vhf low band frequencies, yes you should use a cb radio antenna with weather radio
Hey there, why does the inside of the Uniden SSB 980 in your video does not look exactly the same as the inside of my Uniden SSB 980 ????? 🤔🤐🤨🤨🥲🥲
Last Friday at a pilot station this radio is on sale for less than $100! May be as the new McKinley USA is out....
I just bought this radio 2 months ago it's already jumping frequency when you key up on the mic
I have a one forty gtl cobra . my army stick went bad and I think I burnt the finals out of it. I picked up a cobra forty channel radio. it is really nice and it told me that I had antenna problem. but I miss the side band. i think that I might get one.
What about dsc and if it has it does it work well?
This seems to be the only SSB radio with Weather on the market so far
President McKinley also does it.
Question: Does the WX receive have an "Alert" feature? Is there a way to tweak the WX section's receive?
Also, a gripe I have long had with Uniden and especially Cobra radios concerns the cheap pots they use for things like the Volume and Squelch controls. Those things get dirty and scratchy VERY quickly and easily. Most of these radios I have owned would be excellent, save for the cheap control pots.
Great video! question, does the weather alert goes off even with the radio off?
thanks
+Humberto Ginesta yes do like reg weather radio
Which way do you turn it to turn it up?
Is this a good radio for a beginner to get? Im just starting out and been looking at this one.
What about the inability to read panel while in sunlight? I've seen one star reviews for this reason
Depends where you have it mounted in the vehicle.
Is it capable of any channel expansions?? also can the clarifier be opened up?? thanks I want
I ma getting a new radio. Is it better to get one with SSB than not? Thanks
In my opinion buying a radio off the shelf, you may be getting a detuned average rig. Best results, buy a radio from a vendor that has a good tech. Request a tune & alignment. Sure it will cost some money but you radio will perform better than before. I bought a Uniden 980, got the caps upgraded, clarifier unlocked, protection diode, beep sound removed, tuned & aligned. This is a sweet performing rig. Not a powerhouse by any means but an amp can cure that! WX works as it should, Bulldog.
Beep sound removed? Don't you mean turned of in the menu?
@@rogerhancock8732 1st version didn't have the option to turn off the beep. Mod only on those. Upgraded (2nd version) has the option to turn off.
It doesn't have an FM swjtch? Can you get an AM/FM/SSB radio? Is ir worth having FM on a radio?
Hello, i had a question, i just bought this radio, but mine on channel 19 the bar is usually at 5 or so, only way to bring it down is in local mode, and i noticed yours is down in normal mode.
Is this normal or is there something wrong on mine, any info would be helpful
Mine does the same thing