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Hand-held CB. Are they any use?

 
 
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Buddha
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:05 pm    Post subject: Hand-held CB. Are they any use? Reply with quote

I use my D1 for greenlaning and am keeping my 110 tidy and any mods reversible, so no holes in the roof etc as yet.

Living in mid Essex, phone signal isn't usually a problem in the event of an emergency. But I do want to communicate with others when laning. Most round here use CB rather than PMR, so I want something that I can use on club trips, but that I can easily share between the two vehicles.

I'm thinking handheld CB. Am I wrong?

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Might help you
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Absolute pish.......In standard form. You ant my midland one.

However, if you hook it up to 12v power and also an external aerial then it's perfect. But if you do that, you may as well use a standard one from your cubby box and just not bolt it in Smile

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can do you a good deal on a Maycom one. Drop me a pm if you want a price.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I found my handheld not much cop in the motor maybe attaching to an external arial may have helped but obviously it was good for guiding people through a dodgy bit or strolling up a lane on a recce so I still use it.Like you I have an aversion to drilling holes in my motor though the outside is covered in dents and gouges so have my in cab cb screwed into an aftermarket cubby box.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You could always use a gutter mount aerial if you don't want to drill holes
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use Gutter mounts on the range rover works very well on CB and Ham.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ideal when out spotting/winching with a mate in the cab

otherwise you need an external aerial - 3 or 4 feet with mag mount, and battery eliminator accessory for the hand held

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They are great. Decent distance if you are line of sight, and very handy for spotting.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks all - think I may look at gutter mounts for each car and the Midland 42 to swap between them.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 7:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

good guy, lots of info here

http://www.4x4cb.com/index.cfm

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