You went to General Sam's? Are you going on the Splendora run? That is what I am wanting one for. Would you want to sell the hand held when you get the new one?

 

x2 don't want to mount a CB. Has anyone had any luck with a handheld and if so what model?? Cobra makes a few of them.

 

Handhelds "can" be made to work fine. There are a number of after market rubber duckie antennas that provide a little extra gain over the stock one.

You can also get an adapter for where the rubber duckie goes that will allow you to run an exterior antenna....such as a small mag mount. This will make a huge difference in performance, and you will still have the convenience of a portable CB.

 

HH will work for trail use, the only thing wrong with them in a vehicle is the fact that they don't have anl or nb on them so you just have to deal with the noise or squelch it out and lose some of your receive range.

Cobra make a good one with built in weather channels in it that is the most quiet one I have ever used in a jeep, almost as good as a mobile radio. Uses as bnc antenna connector so you can get an adapter and hook it up to a mag mount antenna if you want more range. I have talked on it up to half a mile range on low power which saves the batts using the rubber duckie antenna.

I also bought one of the old style metal ones with the center load that extends the range quite a bit since it is about 10 times as long as the rubber one.

So yes for trails the HH cb will get the job done and is sure better than nothing at all.

 

I have the midland. Good xmit/recieve. Works great as a trail spotter for long runs too.
Comes with a rechargable and AA refillable battery pack. Works well in camp.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...2-Handheld-CBs
post #18 has picks of my midland.

I wanted a completely removable cb because there are times when my Jeep is parked overnight where it would get stolen. nothing left behind except a nub on my 3rd brake light for an antenna.
Good luck on your choice.

 

i have the midland 75-822 too and it works great. works great with being a hand held and even better if connected to a larger antenna. here is what i did with mine.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...y-CB-today-YAY!!

 

I'm new to this so I was borrowing one from Sapper! I bought the one that several others had recommended. I like the removal hand held part. My 2 cents!

 

I ran with the hand helds for my first two runs and got tired of looking for the handheld every time I wanted to talk but it works. Now if you want a hand held thereis nothing wrong but just like most people have said the range is limited, if you do want the hand held get it but make sure you buy a bigger antenna for it. The bigger antenna will help you when you are broadcasting from the hand held, radio shack sells longer antennas for like $15 or go to Fry's like I did.

 

...broadcasting...???

Is that anything like "transmitting" or are you using it to do your own radio talk show now...??? ....lol, just razzin' ya...

 

If went with a mounted cb, where have yall put them? I don't have a lot of room (im 6'4" and 275).