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i'm not very familiar at all with the uniden 68, but just on cursory spec search, it appears that the main difference is that the PC122 has upper and lower sidebands.
also - since it is quite similar to the PC244 (similar to the Cobra 148), parts are easy to come by and there are many documented mods, including tuning for swing, increasing modulation, etc... should you decide you want to mod it a little.
i would guess that the problem would actually be finding one of these units (PC122) since i heard that they've been discontinued for some time now. i got the last one for sale on the island at our local cb shop (well, our ONLY cb shop) about 10 years ago, and haven't seen one since. even the old timers at breaks are surprised to see someone still running one, and not one of the high power exports or full-size Cobra 148s, Superstars, or Galaxy radios.
it's a great little radio - most people can't believe i'm using a barefoot PC122 with an Astatic power mike until they see my setup. i would have gone to a full-size rig, but it doesn't fit in the DIN slot in my dash, and it probably wouldn't have sounded much better.
the PRO series small-chassis radios are supposed to be pretty good, but the local techs here don't like to open them up and mod them. supposedly, space is tight in there and it's hard to get in and replace components, tune things, etc... while this would seem to make sense based on their small size, i can't say anything with firsthand experience.
anyway... just my .02. hope this helps narrow down your choices somewhat.
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