"Did the company that won the bid to make the 79-290 also win the bid to make the Uniden Bearcat 980?"As others have commented before, this is a good looking radio - right out of the box, but doesn't have that "rugged" feel to it

This is a nice looking radio but that's not the reason I purchased it

would recommend this radio for any trucker looking for a wonderful radio

I hooked this beautiful looking cb up and tuned my antenna, once I set it all

Good looking unit

Everything about it looked new except the face plate...had scratches and dull looking

Nice features and modern looks, goes great in today's vehicles

I was excited to see such a cool looking radio something that looked modern and crisp from this century other then the classic 70's style they've all had for years but don't let the cool looks and neat features be

Works great! real quality product and a modern look.

Like you, I wanted a more modern looking unit so it didn't look out of place in the front of the cab as well as a built in calibration too because when it comes to optimizing radios for signal and transition strength

This is a great looking unit that takes a little getting use too

This is a great looking unit but unless you are going to mount it in a place where the sunlight does not shine on display you cannot see the display in daylight hours

I bought this radio recently because I wanted to upgrade to a modern looking radio with USB and LSB

Nice looking unit.

Unless something good smaller and sleeker looking comes along I will buy a second one for my second car soon

I'm impressed very sleek look

It's worth a look

It is a good looking unit and it performs equally well as a base or mobile radio.

I started looking for a new CB and wanted something with the same features and a little more modern looking to match the new RV

Defnitely one of the best looking cb's on the market.

Very sharp looking cb.

Personally I like the look of the

Initial impressions (just looking at the pictures) are that it looks like the typical cheap looking chinese stuff I've seen pushed on us for decades

Overall, its a great looking, solid functioning radio !!!!

The radio is a real sharp looking piece of equipment, the controls and buttons have a good feel, and the price is good for being both an AM and SSB radio.