All of them have essentially the same features. They all have 40 channels controlled by PLL (Phase Locked Loop) circuitry. The all have ANL (automatic noise limiting), and they all have the FCC regulated max 4 watts of power. They all have short "rubber duck" antennas, which limits their range. All the antennas are detachable, which allows you to use an external antenna. The differences are in the types of batteries and whether they have NOAA weather channels, and their convenience features.
Nope. Maximum is 16 watts and the president easily swings 12 and has better electronics inside that blow the others away in range surprisingly. The thing gets out very well.
The number 1 limitation of a hand held 11m or cb radio is the short antenna. The second limitation is the low power . The third is they eat up batterys quick so a re chargeable set up is best .
I have two 40 channel Radio Shack handhelds from the early 80’s. Used them for hunting. They still work great. They have telescoping antennas but I use the rubber duck attachments as well. A little heavy but I would rather use these than FRS.
Very Good point, considering how jumpy and pulsey a SSB signal could be just inches from your head. But I did modify one of my old 80's era Realistic TRC-217 handhelds with a BFO circuit so I could, at least tune in sideband signals on ch 38.
As an oversized escort, we often have to get out of our vehicles with a handheld to communicate with the driver and other escorts while dealing with traffic or making turns. Prior to 2021, the Midland and Cobra Options were all that was available. The introduction of the President Randy turned our business upside down. For those who use their handhelds on the ground repeatedly and often daily, there is absolutely no other option!
The range far surpasses any other as well. Even with the stock antenna it's amazing how it gets out. Pop the HYS 51 inch telescopic on it and you can talk really far away.
Yea, I have a Midland, 8 AA battery or vehicle powered. Works great but, I get better reception with a car top roof mounted antenna, and it still gets average reception with it's small antenna it came with. The weather emergency broadcast cast station is great also.
I had one. Used it is a small flat area small town in North Carolina. Picked up only a few transmissions even though there was a small truck stop about 2 miles down the road from me. I could never get anyone to answer me, was being polite just wanted a radio check. Was using it in my back yard. I was less than impressed with it. But did pick up an interesting conversation from two guys, one was on a very powerful system way out in the south west desert (Arizona or Southern California cant remember exactly ) the other guy he was talking with said he was in the mid west somewhere. I was in North Carolina. So I was impressed that I was picking up these guys from across the country ☺️, even though no one in my own town could hear me.
I have been on the very dull and drag of a ship ,The Queen Mary 2 , across the Atlantic 3 times . We have sailed out of Brooklyn New York to England , there is not much to do on the ship .I would love to have a strong CB Radio on the ship, to see while I am out on deck , how far out I can speak to someone on land .
I really was looking forward to a pros and cons of the Midland 75-785. I have one. It's about as basic as they come but with a better rubber duck it surprised me. I talked almost 3 miles to another mobile. The factory antenna really sucks. I was lucky to get half a mile
Any suggestions for A long range handheld that can be used as a CB and a Ham? Also needs to be waterproof. Price only matters as far as I hate paying alot for things that are not worth my hard earned money. Ill pay for something good, but it has to be worth the money. I've always had mounted CBs in my semis, my squads and my personal vehicles so I'm new to handheld and HAM radios. I need to learn about HAM and get a license I guess. . After my dad passed away, (trucker his whole life), I now have his very peaked and tuned CB. Cant find the amp he had, but sure its around somewhere. He used to drive in extremely desolate areas every night. He wouldn't see another vehicle for hours sometimes and this was before cell phones. Wouldn't have mattered because there was no signal where he drove every night for many years on a bid run. I followed him in my semi one time and have no idea how he did that every night. 550 miles per night,, but home every other day.. Anyway That radio is a Galaxy and I know very little about anything regarding it. I've always used peak and tuned Cobra 29s, with I think fran antennas. In the squad it was whatever antenna they had in it. Stopped using CBs eventually because they were totally interfered with by all the other signals the squads were getting from radio, GPS, imputed and so on. Sorry, long story, what is the very best all around handheld CB?
Radio shack made a water proof hand held it was yellow and it worked great. I like the old hand held with the large telescopic antennas for the best range
@@daniellickel9867 the president Randy Is water resistant but not water proff It good Walcott got free shipping right now n president has a 20 rebate right now but get a better antenna the oem one go's bad fast But get your ham license I use talk every night whith a trucker He ran from the twin cities to Chicago he Halled can flats down N punch out bottom of cans for coke we were on 2 meters on a repeater
@@indiana146 mite b because it has not been made for over two decades n Did not have a good receiver n is 10 METER radio that could be modified to work on cb
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While doing a recon of some property as a potential paintball field, I gave a handheld CB radio with a rubber duckie antenna to a friend and took the other one with me as we ascended the hill on each side of a clearing. He later asked me why we needed two-way radios to talk to each other when we could see each other in line-of-sight? I told him that, although we could see each other, we were a couple of hundred feet apart. Do you want to be able to simply talk to me or do you want to try to yell as loud as you can, across the hillside, in the hopes that I’ll understand what you’re yelling to me?
I would avoid anything with those "rubber ducky" antennas, they are near useless for getting any kind of decent range. Modern convenience and marketing pushes those but really don't work well at all. Make sure the radio can use a longer telescoping type too and has one available.
Just used the Cobra for a trip, front end of receiver got totally shut down by dashboard computer, so useless. My old analog crystal sets never get blocked out. The old sets with the big antennas still work the best but are inconvenient. Or, just hook up a wire dipole and talk to another state on skip. Have fun!
A major CON of a handheld is that they don't output 4 watts that a mobile CB or base does, the reason being the AA batteries will not last long at 4w output, the high power will usually only output under 2w, and the low under 1w, and at even at that power output the AA batteries do not last long.
Thanks for posting about batteries. I hadn't thought much about it, I'm just window shopping, but I can see how quickly these would eat them at full wattage.
@@waterhead1027 now if the handheld uses a lithium ion, or lithium poly battery they'll usually hit the proper power output. Take those Baofeng Ham radios as an example as they use a lithium battery, they can hit 4-5w output, but even then they won't last long especially if you're a motor mouth, but those will last longer than a handheld that's using AA on a radio that outputs at 4w. I'm not sure if there's any CB handheld that uses lithium batteries. But I know most handheld CBs can be hooked up to a 12v battery or a cars 12v system and run off that for quite a while, but I'm not sure if doing that also increases the power output of the handheld.
That midland is a pos. I have it and wanted to throw it out the window. Dont even know where I put it, maybe in the garbage. I drove truck with well over a million miles. I was also a deputy sheriff for a whole career. And boat/fish in the ocean. I have Used CBS all the time. Guess I'm used to mounted ones, but junk! So if that was number 2, I think I'm not gonna find a good handheld/portable radio. I have an RV, 3 trucks, a boat and a motorcycle. I was hoping to find one radio I could use in all apicatoons without needing a different one for each. Appears I will not find that if the pos I have is the second best on the list and actually number 1 according to what was said. If it is the best, how is it #2 on the list? Anything I can get good range with it's own antenna and can be plugged in to cigarette lighter. Also need emergency channels for the boat. Appears I have to just get several built in radios. Maybe just need to get my HAM license and get a HAM that can be used as a cb. Maybe its a power issue, think that radio says 4 watts. But more like 2. Thats not even close to enough power where I go boating.
All of them have essentially the same features. They all have 40 channels controlled by PLL (Phase Locked Loop) circuitry. The all have ANL (automatic noise limiting), and they all have the FCC regulated max 4 watts of power. They all have short "rubber duck" antennas, which limits their range. All the antennas are detachable, which allows you to use an external antenna. The differences are in the types of batteries and whether they have NOAA weather channels, and their convenience features.
Also, the "mobile" feature of the Midland 75-822.
Nope. Maximum is 16 watts and the president easily swings 12 and has better electronics inside that blow the others away in range surprisingly. The thing gets out very well.
Since when? FCC permitted output power is 4 watts. @@kishascape
hey the second one fits in a RV.
The number 1 limitation of a hand held 11m or cb radio is the short antenna. The second limitation is the low power .
The third is they eat up batterys quick so a re chargeable set up is best .
Thanks for sharing!
I have two 40 channel Radio Shack handhelds from the early 80’s. Used them for hunting. They still work great. They have telescoping antennas but I use the rubber duck attachments as well. A little heavy but I would rather use these than FRS.
Why CB over FRS/GMRS? Popularity of the latter?
@@Cadericbecause it's what they want to do. Not everything has to be some mindless fad consoomer NPC decision based on gimmick advertising.
@@kishascape Cool, thanks for not answering the question.
I like the old ones with the large telescopic antennas, the range was a lot better
You can still buy telescoping antennas.😊
@@RKingis I was about to say the same thing.
Amen! I have a 40ch TRC221 in Toronto Ontario
I would love to see a future SSB capable CB handheld radio, I live on the west coast of Canada, SSB is a must if you want to get into CB over here.
yes it would be great eventhough probably it wouldn't be that healthy long term
Very Good point, considering how jumpy and pulsey a SSB signal could be just inches from your head. But I did modify one of my old 80's era Realistic TRC-217 handhelds with a BFO circuit so I could, at least tune in sideband signals on ch 38.
@@WhollyOutdooram's use up to 1500watts, so 4-6 is not gonna kill ya.
Main feature to look for is lithium ion batteries. A plug in mic, and antenna will get better range.
As an oversized escort, we often have to get out of our vehicles with a handheld to communicate with the driver and other escorts while dealing with traffic or making turns. Prior to 2021, the Midland and Cobra Options were all that was available. The introduction of the President Randy turned our business upside down. For those who use their handhelds on the ground repeatedly and often daily, there is absolutely no other option!
The range far surpasses any other as well. Even with the stock antenna it's amazing how it gets out. Pop the HYS 51 inch telescopic on it and you can talk really far away.
I am very happy with my Pres. Randy.
Yea, I have a Midland, 8 AA battery or vehicle powered. Works great but, I get better reception with a car top roof mounted antenna, and it still gets average reception with it's small antenna it came with. The weather emergency broadcast cast station is great also.
Thanks for sharing!
Antenna works better out of a metal cage.
I had one. Used it is a small flat area small town in North Carolina. Picked up only a few transmissions even though there was a small truck stop about 2 miles down the road from me. I could never get anyone to answer me, was being polite just wanted a radio check. Was using it in my back yard. I was less than impressed with it. But did pick up an interesting conversation from two guys, one was on a very powerful system way out in the south west desert (Arizona or Southern California cant remember exactly ) the other guy he was talking with said he was in the mid west somewhere. I was in North Carolina. So I was impressed that I was picking up these guys from across the country ☺️, even though no one in my own town could hear me.
The Randy will output 10 Watts when it's connected to its mobile adapter and a mobile antenna like a K40 or Wilson 1000. It's in the menus.
Are you serious? Cause that's illegal, but awesome.
@@CadericNo they are not serious. I have adjusted the service menu of my President Randy and it will max 5w on the meter but thats pushing it.
what do you consider the long range reference?
@Richard Conte thank you
@Richard Conte do you think it applies to this videpo?
I have been on the very dull and drag of a ship ,The Queen Mary 2 , across the Atlantic 3 times . We have sailed out of Brooklyn New York to England , there is not much to do on the ship .I would love to have a strong CB Radio on the ship, to see while I am out on deck , how far out I can speak to someone on land .
Well you could ham it or GMRS
what about the QYT (or ZASTONE)-CB58 ?? The model on this video have CTSS tones ? (as it have the CB-58)
I believe the FCC hasn't allowed talk codes yet.
7 watts of input?
I really was looking forward to a pros and cons of the Midland 75-785.
I have one.
It's about as basic as they come but with a better rubber duck it surprised me. I talked almost 3 miles to another mobile. The factory antenna really sucks. I was lucky to get half a mile
Knuckle cadmium batteries? I don't think you can find nickel cadmium batteries anymore they have been replaced by nickel metal-hydride batteries.
Actually they are still available but not as widely and before nimh batteries. My local ace hardware has them
Looking for an 18650 battery used in a CB hand-held application.
Any suggestions for A long range handheld that can be used as a CB and a Ham? Also needs to be waterproof. Price only matters as far as I hate paying alot for things that are not worth my hard earned money. Ill pay for something good, but it has to be worth the money. I've always had mounted CBs in my semis, my squads and my personal vehicles so I'm new to handheld and HAM radios. I need to learn about HAM and get a license I guess. . After my dad passed away, (trucker his whole life), I now have his very peaked and tuned CB. Cant find the amp he had, but sure its around somewhere. He used to drive in extremely desolate areas every night. He wouldn't see another vehicle for hours sometimes and this was before cell phones. Wouldn't have mattered because there was no signal where he drove every night for many years on a bid run. I followed him in my semi one time and have no idea how he did that every night. 550 miles per night,, but home every other day.. Anyway That radio is a Galaxy and I know very little about anything regarding it. I've always used peak and tuned Cobra 29s, with I think fran antennas. In the squad it was whatever antenna they had in it. Stopped using CBs eventually because they were totally interfered with by all the other signals the squads were getting from radio, GPS, imputed and so on. Sorry, long story, what is the very best all around handheld CB?
Radio shack made a water proof hand held it was yellow and it worked great. I like the old hand held with the large telescopic antennas for the best range
@@kevinstarner7929ok, thanks
@@daniellickel9867 the president Randy
Is water resistant but not water proff
It good Walcott got free shipping right now n president has a 20 rebate right now but get a better antenna the oem one go's bad fast
But get your ham license
I use talk every night whith a trucker
He ran from the twin cities to Chicago he Halled can flats down
N punch out bottom of cans for coke we were on 2 meters on a repeater
Albreçht ae 2990 afs am fm
USB LSB why you not got this as best
@@indiana146 mite b because it has not been made for over two decades n Did not have a good receiver n is 10 METER radio that could be modified to work on cb
If I added my Cobra 🐍 antenna…would it improve quality and range?
The question is too veage to answer. Cobra makes many antennas.
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Hold on albrecht ae 2990 afs am fm USB LSB AND AMATEUR BAND YOU DONT GIVE A FULL VIEW
While doing a recon of some property as a potential paintball field, I gave a handheld CB radio with a rubber duckie antenna to a friend and took the other one with me as we ascended the hill on each side of a clearing. He later asked me why we needed two-way radios to talk to each other when we could see each other in line-of-sight?
I told him that, although we could see each other, we were a couple of hundred feet apart. Do you want to be able to simply talk to me or do you want to try to yell as loud as you can, across the hillside, in the hopes that I’ll understand what you’re yelling to me?
thanks or sharing!
My new hand held Uniden has a mud duck antenna lol 😂
I would avoid anything with those "rubber ducky" antennas, they are near useless for getting any kind of decent range. Modern convenience and marketing pushes those but really don't work well at all. Make sure the radio can use a longer telescoping type too and has one available.
Do they even make a handheld that doesn't have the rubber-duck antenna? And you can by an aftermarket telescoping antenna.
Just used the Cobra for a trip, front end of receiver got totally shut down by dashboard computer, so useless. My old analog crystal sets never get blocked out. The old sets with the big antennas still work the best but are inconvenient. Or, just hook up a wire dipole and talk to another state on skip. Have fun!
Thanks for sharing!
What does that even mean, "...the front end got shout down by dash board computer..."?
Knuckle cadmium?
A major CON of a handheld is that they don't output 4 watts that a mobile CB or base does, the reason being the AA batteries will not last long at 4w output, the high power will usually only output under 2w, and the low under 1w, and at even at that power output the AA batteries do not last long.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for posting about batteries. I hadn't thought much about it, I'm just window shopping, but I can see how quickly these would eat them at full wattage.
@@waterhead1027 now if the handheld uses a lithium ion, or lithium poly battery they'll usually hit the proper power output. Take those Baofeng Ham radios as an example as they use a lithium battery, they can hit 4-5w output, but even then they won't last long especially if you're a motor mouth, but those will last longer than a handheld that's using AA on a radio that outputs at 4w.
I'm not sure if there's any CB handheld that uses lithium batteries. But I know most handheld CBs can be hooked up to a 12v battery or a cars 12v system and run off that for quite a while, but I'm not sure if doing that also increases the power output of the handheld.
Why don't they make walkie talkies with SSB??
New sub !
Yay! Thank you!
The magnet mount antennas should at least be a long steel whip antenna.
Albricht ae2990 am/fm/SSB with a aftermarket antenna. I've talked skip on it. Condition's has to be just right though.
Thank You!
You're welcome!
That midland is a pos. I have it and wanted to throw it out the window. Dont even know where I put it, maybe in the garbage. I drove truck with well over a million miles. I was also a deputy sheriff for a whole career. And boat/fish in the ocean. I have Used CBS all the time. Guess I'm used to mounted ones, but junk! So if that was number 2, I think I'm not gonna find a good handheld/portable radio. I have an RV, 3 trucks, a boat and a motorcycle. I was hoping to find one radio I could use in all apicatoons without needing a different one for each. Appears I will not find that if the pos I have is the second best on the list and actually number 1 according to what was said. If it is the best, how is it #2 on the list? Anything I can get good range with it's own antenna and can be plugged in to cigarette lighter. Also need emergency channels for the boat. Appears I have to just get several built in radios. Maybe just need to get my HAM license and get a HAM that can be used as a cb. Maybe its a power issue, think that radio says 4 watts. But more like 2. Thats not even close to enough power where I go boating.
Get a amplifier 300 watts lol 😆
Is a cobra 138xlr a good radio 😢
Nobody wants to fix my cobra 138xlr anymore
New in 1977 never been opened it finally stopped transmitting 😂
Probably capacitors and final 😮
“N, O, double A”
Usually pronounced Noah (from the Bible)
Needs a better script
Handheld CB Radio's are completely useless without a good Antenna. The stock ones are junk.
Alex jones sells radios now?
Yep Aliens gave me this mission! hahaha
Knuckle batteries? WTF? Who made this garbage? Seriously!! 7W input? Someone is high over there at Wholly Outdoor.