You didn't "ramble on", you made an excellent video, simple straightforward talk about this radio.

3 years later and still the best review 👍

I drove up to Dallas from Austin the other day and it was rain and lightning most of the way. I wanted more lead info and decided I needed a cb for this length of trip and Jeeping. I got this one. This was the most useful video on this radio I found. Thank you.

I got off the road 12 years ago and started driving for a lumber company delivering lumber to new housing projects. Considering the places I go, having a cb radio is literally pointless. But recently with the housing market crashing down to all but a stop, my boss decided to have me deliver loads Monday for the department that goes out further. The place they have me going is Garland, and I'll be coming from Cresson (SW of Ft Worth). I do NOT want to drive in Dallas without a cb, so I wanted to get a handheld. This way when I get back to my own department, I can just store the cb and not have to leave it in the company truck. Your review of this really helped out, and I think it will do for me what I want it to do.

I recently purchased that same radio kit from a pawn shop for $30 bucks... I'm more of a SSB guy but yeah, I was more than willing to buy it for that price! It works great. I even hooked it up to my Stryker antenna and crystal clear 10 miles away!

Great video. I am also a big Cobra handheld CB. I got an external mike for it. Also, I use rechargeable batteries. I have a huge antenna on top of my car. This is super useful when talking to truckers going the other way when there is a road emergency to find out what is going on. I love taking long cross country trips for pleasure.

Hi there from chickasha Oklahoma hay I watched the video on KZfaq and I went an bought one an it was a good idea thanks for telling me to get one I'm glade I did it keeps me in contact with friends and truckers friends

This is by far the best review of a product I've seen on KZfaq. Thank you

Really cool set up I get it I understand what you're talking about and you can hide that radio or take it with you you don't have to worry about so many breaking in your truck and stealing your radio there's a lot of advantages with it thank you for sharing the video is great really appreciate that

In my car I have a Uniden PRO401HH hand held with the same BNC to PL-259 connectors you have, and the Wilson Little Wil antenna. I had a cheap Scoshe magnet mount antenna but the SWR's were so high I could only listen or else I'd risk burning out my radio. I just made a 4700 mile road trip across the US and back but I didn't get much range from the cheap antenna. I just got the Wilson antenna today and I heard people talking 8-10 miles up the highway from where I was. The CB came in handy on my road trip, we got directions to bypass an accident that had traffic at a stand still and also the trucks called out a few police that were not visible until you passed them. Even Waze didn't have those cops marked. I wish I would have had this better Wilson antenna on my trip. In my truck I have a PRO505XL and a firestik mounted to the front fender with a hood channel mount. The only problem with these hand helds is they are weak. Mine is .5 watt on low and 1 watt on high. Not much range to get out. I plan to put a small Radioddity CB-27 in my car since it has more power than these hand held radios do. These are good in a pinch or if you are in a rental, or let a buddy borrow it when he is driving near you so you can keep in contact.

I got a cb from a buddy who passed away and I hope to get it working soon, but I bought one of these for work going in and out of mines gotta have communication cb and I believe this is the best choice for that specific reason or application.. learned a lot here thanks for the video this def helped just received my hand held literally today so haven’t played with it much

Thanks for the objective review with real-life experience input. I agree with you on the portability advantage of the hand-held. Rechargeable batteries are nice, I've had good luck with AA ni-cads.

CB Radios are a very valuable tool. I think they should be mandatory for Truck drivers. They can be life saving. Thanks for the video.

just bought this today havent heard anyone or any truckers yet :x and we get alot of those around here

I ran a uniden pro401hh hand held to a mag mount wilson 1000 for a little bit. Actually did really good for a $50 hand held. Glad it came with a 12v car plug. It will go through batteries if you talk a lot. If you don’t want to mount a radio or antenna this is a great option. That new hand held president has that comes with a rechargeable battery and basically everything you need to hook it up to you car is a great option also. What matters the most is the antenna. The Wilson little will does good for its size. But since you’re going with a magnet mount and it’s not going to be there permanently you might as well go for the mag mount Wilson 1000. I’ve had both the little will and currently have the 1000. There is a pretty big difference between the two. The receive is a lot better and gets out a little further also.

I was hesitant to watch this.... but glad I did. Great info and great talking points

Man, very educational! I am a full-time RVer and got caught on a two lane highway where a horse trailer pulled by a pick-up jack knifed in the mountains. Both rigs were pinned between rocks on both sides of the highway. They had to get another horse trailer up there, offload the horses, before they could even start working on removing the vehicles. 3 hours later!!! traffic was finally moving again. Turns out the driver had a medical emergency so they had to deal with that as well. THAT was the day I decided to get a handheld CB because for 3 hours I knew nothing. Fortunately I was hanging out in the RV waiting to hear traffic move again. So now I have a handheld CB and can't wait to use it. I'm watching videos to learn all I can. So question, you pulled off the stubby antenna and put a coaxial cable on the antenna mount -where does that cable go to? (An antenna on the roof of your truck? If so, I would have liked to see that.

Don`t Touch The Antenna While You Are Tranceiving, It's Not Good for the Range or interference, Maybe You Ain`t Getting That Problem. With Your Setup, But I Always Have It. Such A Cool And Informative Video! You can Use That radio As A Car radio, So Brilliant

Hi from the U.K. I’m contemplating a similar set up to yours with a President Randy 111 and a K40 mag mount so it can be moved between my truck and my wife’s Subaru can also use on my ATV. Good informative vid, thanks 👍🏻🇬🇧

The rubber ducky antenna is basically a dummy load and is the worst possible antenna to use. A good mag mount antenna (lil Will for example) would be the best. And yes, you should still check your match, even with a walkie talkie! The average real world output of most CB walkies is around 1/2 watt on low and 2 to 3 watts on high. All that said, this is a really good video!

Wow what a miracle it didnt use 12volt till hit the key genius right there ty would never guess the 12v only works with the 12 turned on thanks homeboy

Yeah you can get nine double A rechargeables and you all you have to do is charge them up yeah plus you can run it with the cigarette lighter adapter it's pretty cool radio thank you for sharing

Thanks! Your video solidified my justification for getting this radio before the trip to Lake Tahoe!

Good advice. I received mine today and will be using it during my travels.

Was big in CB back in the day. Did twin co phased duals on one car. Right off the back bumper on top of the tailpipes! Tuning SWR was tricky! Two HQ27s. QDs. Um, and I didn't say I had a 35W linear... ;)

Im about to start mentoring students on my truck, I already have a CB Setup on my truck. I think I’m gonna grab one of these to use for verbal commands when I’m outside the truck helping them backup, in addition to hand signals.

I just got one today, and I am happy that I came across your channel.

I have 90 degrees right angle antenna adopter works good so not to bend cable to top of radio, good info video.

You people are so informative

I very much appreciate the content you are providing and its very helpful to get such good info from a professional driver.

Great video! Thanks for sharing! I needed to see this, because I just got one.

BNC to SO-239 adapter. Those rubber duck antennas are great for surviving getting whacked on things but are just about the worst possible antennas. Getting the antenna outside the vehicle will be a big improvement even if you use the included rubber duck with a mag mount. A normal size CB antenna will give even better performance.

And I also like the radiology 27 it's real compact and small and it's got a cigarette lighter adapter I think you would like that one too it's a tiny mobile 4 in x 4 in

Great video I just picked up one using your affiliate link, I hope you see that 18 cents👊🏼

I use the same set up. Walki Talki cb with a magnetic mount. Stryker a10 antenna I've gotten up to 6 miles away when I'm parked.

Hi, saw your video as I needed something smaller in my crowded half-ton Frontier pick up. I was concerned about your comment that even the Wilson antenna gave you only a mile or two transmitting distance. Technically that shouldn't be the case as the specs say it's a full 4 watts which is the maximum legal power for any CB radio. I still went ahead to purchase it through the Cobra site for only $89 as you said. I think you may need to check the SWR and adjust your Wilson to match the Cobra better. I fully expect this to perform as well as a full-size CB with my K40 magnet mount antenna after I adjust the SWR. Transmission propagation can be tricky. If your in a hilly or mountainous area expect little results. Even the type of vehicle makes a big difference. My bigger pickup truck has more metal under the antenna so my understanding is that the ground plane is better as opposed to a small subcompact car.

wish you had talked more about the buttons and knobs... I have one but don't know much about the ways to use it.. good review though on optional accessories

Just got mine too and it is very handy and reliable

I run this same setup but with a president New York pre-tuned antenna and it does pretty good.

Thank you so much. I'm at TA in Morris and they have the exact one you got so I wanted to look it up.

you should really use a BNC to SO239 PIGTAIL adapter, this route that you have can put strain on the BNC connector on the radio, and break the solder connection.

thank you for the review! much needed info!

Great video, all the best from Ireland 🇮🇪🇺🇸

great job man, made me go outside install a cb in my truck! also i gotta get a straw hat too, lol

Very cool,I got a midland 75-822 hand held and I'm waiting for president randy fcc...

Thank You. Answering questions I have.

Very informative video, thanks

Very helpful and informative video!

Yea i love it.

thanks

Excellent review! great advice thanks for sharing. Appreciate the links, too.

Good Information and very nicely delivered. Thank You

So I've bought the same one for the exact same reasons portable!!! I've been using the mag mount that came with ...looking for seriously good antenna

Nice setup ! You should also get an Rm Italy Kl - 35 to go between your handheld and antenna it'll give you about 50 watts of transmit power , it'll help ya get out on the radio farther

I did buy one & the magnet mount, but I think I need to go with the Wilson. Thank you

Today we have 2k21 .. but in euroope CB and Habdheld CB are very important like Emcom for normally people. In polish mountiain we have 7 channel like Mountain info . On europe is more Parrot and Links Internet gates . CB--internet--CB . Handheld is Sure . Many people have 19 channel on the road . 16 on the offroad 4x4=16 . 9 channel Ham radio amateurs RX like Emergency CQ ... CB handheld is Alive in Europe .. we have to crossbander CB/ UHf /VHF on the high buildings or Mountain like Tatra or Karpatia. CB is alive from 1970's to Today . 73!

Been wanting to get one of these (or the most recent version anyway) to lend to my buddies when need be to communicate with the mobile unit in my car.. but man oh man, they're like $175 at Canadian Tire.. that's in CAD of course but Jesus I don't know if I could justify paying that much.. I'll just stick with the used stuff I have for now. Just ordered a male RCA-to-female UHF adapter to use my old Realistic walkie talkie with a mobile antenna

Good tips, appreciate the real world advice, great content

Thanks for the information looking to get one for my truck doing overnight.

Thanks for all the advices Great video

I have a Midland handheld hooked up to a wilson 1000 on the balcony on my 4th floor apt I can talk to people at the truck stop 10 miles away

Some excellent information there. Thanks.

In Canada I just paid 250. For the cobra road trip. No where’s near 89.

I like the original 38WXST handheld better. Thankfully president makes the Randy handheld now. Amazing little rig.

We use a 19 meter Ham Radio also have CB

Thanks! Very Helpful.

Hey thanks for being the awsome dude to explain how I can get my cheap ass cb a little more rangento talk to

Very good video thank you sir.

I hope after three years you have found the Midland 75-822 handheld is the way to go. It has a dual pigtail connection with a cigarette lighter plug and PL256 adapter for connecting to an external antenna. Operates very easily, just get a good mag mount antenna like the, Wilson 1000, K40, or Tram 3500 to get max range. So far I have been using a K30 antenna for a number of year's and can get across town with no problem.

Very good presentation.

Thank you, great 👍 video

Ty for this informative video

Very informative, thank you ✊

Great review. I am trying to decide if I want to go with this setup or a cobra 18wxst ii. I was originally leaning towards that radio but now that I found this one with the antenna. I might go with this one since it’s portable.i just want it in my pickup truck. Not a semi.

Very cool. I enjoyed the video. If you have a channel you prefer to use, let us know. I've been finding number 6 and number 19 fun to listen to.

Thank you. This helped answer some questions I had about mine. So does it only work while connected to the 12v? Because mine doesn't work on battery only.

Super Helpful!

Very helpful!

Thank you sir

Hell yeah I need one

Good presentation

Just got a president randy, 4 watts, smaller and rechargeable

Nice video, and thanks for the links.

Get a speaker mic for it.

Thanks good info

Good Video Man.

Nice review. Thx

Haven’t been able to find any info about how the magnetic mount antenna is wired. Is it hard wiring that has to be installed (do I have to drill?)

12 rechargeable AA batteries cost about 40 bucks. You can’t buy only 9.

Can you do part 2 with your antenna install?

they should put external mic jacks on them

How far will I be able to talk to someone? Can I talk to someone real far away?

Does this model have a caddy you can mount in the truck? Glad you mentioned the RF to BNC adapter.

Is it ok to run the coax from the roof mount on the side of the door and close it or will that damage the cable and reception?

Adapter looks like BNC --> SO-239. Nice setup. Do you use SSB at all, or is CB radio more a utility on the road for you?

How do you run wire for intena. Out the window???

Great information in this vid...thank you, TRUCKERS. Is there a way to test the mic on these? I keep asking for radio check and get no response. This is when I have the rooftop antenna hooked up as well. Thanks"

How do you set the squelch on it. do you want it quiet or to have static

Do you have to tune this thing at all?

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