Top 5 Bookshelf Speaker Brands: Best Models Compared
Powered vs passive — read this before you buy. One speaker here, the Edifier R1280T, is powered: it has an amplifier built…
Gareth Axelsson • 16 Jun 2026
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5 Best Soundbars With Optical Input: Top Picks
What an optical input can — and cannot — do. An optical (Toslink/S-PDIF) port is the right choice for any TV without…
Gareth Axelsson • 16 Jun 2026
Best 10-Meter Radios: Top Picks (Ham Licence Required)
Read this first — “10-meter radios” are amateur radios, not CB radios. Every radio on this list operates on the 10-meter amateur…
Gareth Axelsson • 16 Jun 2026
Best Stryker 10-Meter Radios: Top Picks (Licence Required)
Read this first — these are amateur radios, not CB radios. Stryker SR-series radios operate on the 10-meter amateur band and output…
Gareth Axelsson • 16 Jun 2026
Best External Speakers for a CB Radio: Top Picks
The speaker built into most CB radios is small, buried under the dash and easily drowned out by road noise – which…
Gareth Axelsson • 16 Jun 2026
Best CB Radios for Motorcycles: Handheld & Compact Picks
A CB is still one of the most useful things to carry on a long ride – it reaches truckers and other…
Gareth Axelsson • 16 Jun 2026
Best Firestik CB Antennas: Top Picks by Vehicle
On a CB, the antenna – not the radio – decides how far you reach, and Firestik’s tunable fibreglass whips are the…
Gareth Axelsson • 16 Jun 2026
Best CB Radios for an RV: Top 5 Picks
A CB radio earns its keep in an RV the moment the cell signal drops – flagging a road closure ahead, swapping…
Gareth Axelsson • 8 Jun 2026
Best SWR Meters for CB & Ham Radio: Top 5 Picks
An SWR (standing wave ratio) meter is the one tool that decides whether your CB or ham setup actually reaches anyone. It…
Gareth Axelsson • 6 Jun 2026
Cyberpower UPS Turns Off on Power Failure? Causes and Fixes
A UPS has one job: keep your gear running for those few seconds or minutes when the mains drops. So a Cyberpower…
Gareth Axelsson • 5 Jun 2026