4x4junkie
Explorer
Though it would be nice, I just can't see the likes of Icom or Yaesu getting into the CB market. Such a unit would likely have to come through Uniden, Midland, or Cobra. All three of them have had exceptional radios at some point or another... Someone simply needs to do the market research and design one (taking some cues from existing ham unit designs). Doesn't have to have SSB (though it would be nice), but I think one could be had for a price just short of 3-figures. If it performs anything like the 510XL does and is convenient to use, I think they'd have a real hit.
Buddy of mine put his atop the dash in his Ranger pickup (though I never understood why, when in that truck there are numerous other more-traditional places to mount a radio). 15 years of So. California sun doesn't seem to have bothered it, though he often keeps it covered with a towel to hide it, so maybe it's not as bad for it as if the sun was hitting it directly.
My DD is a 1996 Saturn SC1. I have run "big" radios like my President Jackson under the steering column/dash. Surely most SUV's and trucks have more room... I do advise not to mount a radio on top of dash, the heat will kill it.
Buddy of mine put his atop the dash in his Ranger pickup (though I never understood why, when in that truck there are numerous other more-traditional places to mount a radio). 15 years of So. California sun doesn't seem to have bothered it, though he often keeps it covered with a towel to hide it, so maybe it's not as bad for it as if the sun was hitting it directly.