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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2007 21:56    Post subject: Hand held cb? Reply with quote

has anyone had any experience of hand held cb's? i'm looking into a cb but was thinking about a handheld, main reason is i've got a few electrical upgrades already (ipod, phone kit etc) didn't want attract too much attention with the aerial and running out of space to fit things!!
any advice gratefully recieved.
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PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2007 22:35    Post subject: Reply with quote

They cost a lot more but work just fine, just make sure its not an old one with a 6ft long telescopic ariel  Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:05    Post subject: Reply with quote

markymoan wrote:
They cost a lot more but work just fine, just make sure its not an old one with a 6ft long telescopic ariel  Laughing

I've got some of those, and the accessory rubber ducks which clamped on the collapsed ariel!  
The handhelds only work for short range though, so you may find you would like a vehicle mounted ariel.  
Cobra make a set which the controls are all mounted on the mic, so the box can be mounted out of the way somewhere and if you got a mag mount ariel, it only need to be fitted when you need it.
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PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 22:24    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the replys guys, i'm gonna look into what's out there. It'll only be for off roading so magnetic aerial a good idea,  I do a bit of marshalling and wanna start using my troop instead of my mates la#@y hence the need for a cb.
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PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 22:29    Post subject: Reply with quote

In that case, cheap normal cb with a cig lighter plug and a mag mount.
It will work out cheaper and better than a hand held  Smile
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PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 23:05    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have a word with Jim @ 4x4CB.com ... he'll sort you out Wink

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 19:01    Post subject: Radios CB Reply with quote

The little PMR'S 466 are good...cheaper about same range distance and no nutters on them. Well not yet anyway.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 19:35    Post subject: Reply with quote

erm not keen on mag mount there er fall off often when green laning /tesco /tip run etc  Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 21:54    Post subject: Reply with quote

My mag mount wont fall off, the arial would snap off first  Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 22:06    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've used one of these hand-held cb radios and found it great. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 22:49    Post subject: Reply with quote

markymoan wrote:
My mag mount wont fall off, the arial would snap off first  Wink


Shocked blimey drilled my roof and got one of those quick detachable things for the areal for mine
my mag mount was ****
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 22:55    Post subject: Reply with quote

I took the rig laning in January (stuck it in Sam and Pauls truck) The thing may as well have been welded to the roof  Shocked
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:32    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hand-helds are fine for laning purposes, I have a mate who comes laning with me in his Landy lightweight, he has no CB  (and it's a bit difficult to put a magmount on a motor made of aluminium - and with a canvas roof a DV mount is out of the question!)  but I lend him my hand held and away we go.  It's an old Alba I paid £20 for, 3W output, UK 40 Channels, clamp on rubber-duck, still good for about 4-8 miles range.

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