Recommendations for Handheld CB Radio

Your radio came with the 12v adapter? How much did it run you? And I am most definitely going to do this! Was it difficult to tune it, do you have to rverytime you put the antenna on?

 

Not 100% sure what you mean by 12v adaptor, but it comes with the cigarettelighter plug in..so I'm going to say yes? haha. very easy to tune, all you're tuning is the antenna though really (the firestik has a tip on it that you twist up or down depending on the signal on the meter). the radio was like 35$, the antenna wire was like 15$ and the firestik was whatever they run, I got the wiring and antenna at a truck stop and ordered the radio off of Amazon (some truck stop do offer the midland hand held though). YOU WILL NEED AN ADAPTER that will plug in between the radio and the antenna wire (the antenna wire does not have the proper connector that fits the radio). I think firestik offers the connector, its about 1.5" long, only a few bucks. but that's all you need. you can buy a meter if you want, but I would just use a friend or a radio shop if you have one around. No I do not need to retune the radio every time I use it. I tuned it once and its worked just great ever since.

 

haha yeah that 12v is the same as the cig lighter haha just doesn't heat anything up. So the radio will come with a plug for power and a plug to go to the wire? So nothing runs directly to the battery huh? Sounds like a great deal! Plus ill probably buy one of the cbi radio mount for the rear with a fold down attachment! Thanks a bunch

 

Yes to the power plug, no to the wire. If you were using the antenna that came with the radio, youd be all set, but since I ran the 18'+ antenna wire, I needed an adapter that would fit that particular radio to the wire. Search this in Amazon.com
Cobra Antenna Adapter for Handheld CB

 

Also looking for some good recommendations on handhelds. Looking at either the Rugged Radio or Cobra HHRT 50 or BaoFeng BF-F8HP.

$92 Cobra HHRT50 Road Trip CB Radio - 2-Way Handheld Emergency Radio with Access to Full 40 Channels & NOAA Alerts, Rooftop Magnet Mount Antenna and Omni-Directional Microphone, Black, 6.3" x 2" x 1.75"

https://www.amazon.com/Cobra-HHRT50-Handheld-Rooftop-Channels/dp/B0794H67JP

Rugged Radios RH-5R 5 Watt Dual Band (UHF/VHF) Handheld Radio with Antenna, Battery, Belt Clip, AC Charging Dock and Earpiece with Lapel Mic

https://www.amazon.com/Rugged-Radios-Handheld-Charging-Earpiece/dp/B07FSS85XF/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3073VFJ53XGC&keywords=rugged+radio&qid=1570113209&s=electronics&sprefix=rugged+radi%2Caps%2C188&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFRSlpETzdaR1E4Q0ImZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAzODk4OTJOMTVEVlVVWTBESUUmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDQyNTE5NDJWRUsySzIwVVNQMDQmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

$63 BAOFENG BF-F8HP (UV-5R 3rd Gen) 8-Watt Dual Band Two-Way Radio (136-174MHz VHF & 400-520MHz UHF) Includes Full Kit with Large Battery

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MAULSOK/ref=psdc_912322_t1_B07FSS85XF