I am buying a midland cb transceiver from a cb friend, , as used to be on cb from age of 11_17 then sold my portable 40 channel walkie, still got cb radios as my dear dad passed couple years ago he spoke all around the world got many many postcards etc so got all his radios I like to get back into it again :)
Good video. Those are good radios, I have a couple of them myself. Good tip on the function buttons. Good to see a young person interested in cb. Let's keep it alive brother!
Joe Scopa Without am externally mounted antenna you will struggle to get comms with anyone. There are plenty of mounting options for trucks and cars that make it easy. Magnet antennas and hood channels are the most popular.
The rubber ducky didn't work for you because once you connect the mobile adapter the BNC connector for the rubber ducky is disabled. You have no choice but to use a mobile antenna. Also if you hold down the "F" button for 2 seconds to the radio will display the frequency. Thanks for the video.
I recently bought a firestik to increase range… I get a lot of interference and what sounds like ham radio shows or something… not really sure. Will tuning the antenna fix these issues? I haven’t tuned it yet. Waiting on SWR meter. Also not sure if improper ground will cause that or if it’s not grounded properly would I not hear anything…? Any info would be appreciated. I’m new to CB’s. Got this for the quarry. It seems to work close range, but I feel it should work much better than it does…
I recently attempted to setup the Midland and it wouldn’t work with the external power cable. I’m guessing the cable is bad even tho it’s brand new🤷🏽♂️ I did check the fuse and it’s good. I attempted to use it in two different vehicles with no luck🤦🏽♂️
Well you mount your antenna on the truck somewhere and run a standard cable into the cab which connects to that same plug. Same way a normal base CB works. Amazon has the cables for like $20 I believe.
@@nicholascurrymaciel761 but in your video, the connection where the rubber duckie goes is left empty. I assumed the external antenna has to connect to where the rubber ducky goes? But would that make using the radio awkward? You have the power cord connected to the bottom of the radio and the antenna cable connected to the top of the radio.
@@cadd9511 oh no sorry! So the bottom of the radio can either be a battery pack OR a 12v connect to the truck AND antenna. At the end of the cord it splits in two. One end plus into your accessory plug and the other is a cable attachment!
Good video Nicholas. Your comments (and others) were a deciding factor in me ordering this one. It's supposed to arrive Friday and I'm looking forward to playing with it. Was it hard to tune your antenna with that SWR meter? I've got one of those coming too. Thanks.. Joe
Ham radio is similar. We all talk about radios and antennas. I guess it's what we all have in common. The nets are better and there are traffic rag chews in our srea
CB radio has had its ebbs and flows over the years.. you had the unbelievable CB radio culture in the early '70s right up into the '80s and sort of an ebb.. then in the early 90s a Renaissance of CB radio... Another ebb in the CB radio culture came in the early 2000s many people left the radio..
With the rubber ducky it comes with...not bad, but don’t get too far away, but add a small external antenna and you’ll be happier. With the stock setup on both bikes, same radio, same stock rubber antenna (actually even same type of bike), we were lucky to get 2 miles out of it. I picked up an 18” cobra magnetic mount antenna, and built a bracket for my rear trunk of my 07 Kawasaki KLR 650, and the range changed dramatically. When my buddy added the same to his KLR, the game changed all around. I had to move mine to the side to make room for my Ham antenna, but even offset, and dropped 8” because it’s no longer on the top of my box, we’re still getting 7-8 miles. May not seem like a lot, but with the limited metal of a motorcycle, that’s impressive.
Just bought one in case shit hits the fan. Tried the handheld but couldn’t get anybody to respond. Herd talking but when tried to interact, doesn’t seem like the heard me? Bought a new antenna for the truck but bought this for the handheld when shit hits the fan on Jan 6th. Any advice?
Without a good antenna you aren't going to get much distance. You probably heard someone who has an amp so his signal travels farther, but your signal can't reach him with low power and a crap rubber duck antenna.
@@Britspence381 I really did buy one after this video and I agree with you. I do like the radio and it will serve it's purpose as an off road CB. But I do wish it was made in the USA
@@billybo889 Good, glad to hear you're getting good service. I've been messing with mine this morning and it's doing pretty good off of my truck power and external antenna. I ordered some ni-cads for stand-alone power; I've had good luck with AA ni-cads in the past.
@@billybo889 Well, I've had the radio about a week now and, after becoming used to the features, I do like it. I received the ni-cads- only $1.95 each- and it's great for in and out of the truck use. I re-conditioned an ancient 38" magnet-mount whip I've had and it puts out pretty good.
I was able to go online and figure out the modification which is a solder bridge. Two spots on the circuit board then using a jumper wire to temporarily jump 2 spots turning the radio on and off.. mine now has capability for the free band.. this is the unused unassigned space above channel 40 just below the 10 m BAND.. in the unused space below channel One just above the 12 m BAND... People have been talking on free band for years without any problem from Uncle Charlie... I recently purchased a 46 in flexible folding antenna which will get me much better range... If you want to get good range out of this walkie-talkie purchase a long telescopic or a folding 46 in flexible antenna.. I have talked with a telescopic antenna up to 15 miles to my friend and a pickup truck one quiet evening
Waving a hand from south east Michigan That’s a big 10-4 hope the CB make a comeback I’m back out reading the mail Ty
Actually a good radio. I used one and was installed onto my motorcycle. It was installed for several years in all weather enviornment and worked well.
Thanks for that review. I’m wanting to buy a couple of good hand held CB radios for hiking and bug out bags. So far this is my number one option.
Great video. Honest and well spoken.
I have this radio, works well for a slip seat cb, can't leave radios on our trucks so this compact deal works well
I am buying a midland cb transceiver from a cb friend, , as used to be on cb from age of 11_17 then sold my portable 40 channel walkie, still got cb radios as my dear dad passed couple years ago he spoke all around the world got many many postcards etc so got all his radios I like to get back into it again :)
Good video. Those are good radios, I have a couple of them myself. Good tip on the function buttons. Good to see a young person interested in cb. Let's keep it alive brother!
Stephen Digs History can I get two of them and use them as walkie talkies?
@@Truthjesus yes
I bought two but I can’t get them to connect!
@@Truthjesus Any luck yet? It should be as simple as powering up, being on same channel and talk with squelch knob adjusted...
truck57us no luck man. I can’t find any videos showing either. I have them on the same channel. Still nothing
I've always wanted a CB. Don't really w
anna hard mount one in my truck.. so this might be a fun option. Thx for the review.
Joe Scopa Without am externally mounted antenna you will struggle to get comms with anyone. There are plenty of mounting options for trucks and cars that make it easy. Magnet antennas and hood channels are the most popular.
The rubber ducky didn't work for you because once you connect the mobile adapter the BNC connector for the rubber ducky is disabled. You have no choice but to use a mobile antenna. Also if you hold down the "F" button for 2 seconds to the radio will display the frequency. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for taking the time posting your good honest review.... LM
I recently bought a firestik to increase range… I get a lot of interference and what sounds like ham radio shows or something… not really sure. Will tuning the antenna fix these issues? I haven’t tuned it yet. Waiting on SWR meter. Also not sure if improper ground will cause that or if it’s not grounded properly would I not hear anything…? Any info would be appreciated. I’m new to CB’s. Got this for the quarry. It seems to work close range, but I feel it should work much better than it does…
I’ve owned a CB radio for a couple of years now and yet to hear anybody talk on it…
I recently attempted to setup the Midland and it wouldn’t work with the external power cable. I’m guessing the cable is bad even tho it’s brand new🤷🏽♂️ I did check the fuse and it’s good. I attempted to use it in two different vehicles with no luck🤦🏽♂️
Question: you took the rubber ducky antenna off the radio. How does the antenna from your truck connect to the radio? (sorry newbie here).
Well you mount your antenna on the truck somewhere and run a standard cable into the cab which connects to that same plug. Same way a normal base CB works. Amazon has the cables for like $20 I believe.
@@nicholascurrymaciel761 but in your video, the connection where the rubber duckie goes is left empty. I assumed the external antenna has to connect to where the rubber ducky goes? But would that make using the radio awkward? You have the power cord connected to the bottom of the radio and the antenna cable connected to the top of the radio.
@@cadd9511 oh no sorry! So the bottom of the radio can either be a battery pack OR a 12v connect to the truck AND antenna. At the end of the cord it splits in two. One end plus into your accessory plug and the other is a cable attachment!
On the bottom of the radio there is a coiled cord that has a cigarette lighter plug for power and an adapter to screw on your external antenna.
I had the same question, Cadd. Thanks for asking it. And thanks for answering it nicholas.
Good video Nicholas. Your comments (and others) were a deciding factor in me ordering this one. It's supposed to arrive Friday and I'm looking forward to playing with it. Was it hard to tune your antenna with that SWR meter? I've got one of those coming too. Thanks.. Joe
Did you tune the antenna for SWR ?
Ham radio is similar. We all talk about radios and antennas. I guess it's what we all have in common. The nets are better and there are traffic rag chews in our srea
CB radio has had its ebbs and flows over the years.. you had the unbelievable CB radio culture in the early '70s right up into the '80s and sort of an ebb.. then in the early 90s a Renaissance of CB radio... Another ebb in the CB radio culture came in the early 2000s many people left the radio..
Do you have to tune antenna to radio?
There's mods you can do I'd them to mine and tuned it got 40 up and 40 down from normal 40 channels and tuned it to do 18 watts
How was your SWR on it with the antenna
Wonder how well it'll work with the stock antenna on a motorcycle in a group ride?
With the rubber ducky it comes with...not bad, but don’t get too far away, but add a small external antenna and you’ll be happier. With the stock setup on both bikes, same radio, same stock rubber antenna (actually even same type of bike), we were lucky to get 2 miles out of it. I picked up an 18” cobra magnetic mount antenna, and built a bracket for my rear trunk of my 07 Kawasaki KLR 650, and the range changed dramatically. When my buddy added the same to his KLR, the game changed all around. I had to move mine to the side to make room for my Ham antenna, but even offset, and dropped 8” because it’s no longer on the top of my box, we’re still getting 7-8 miles. May not seem like a lot, but with the limited metal of a motorcycle, that’s impressive.
Up to about one mile you're fine
Awesome video! Thank you.
Just bought one in case shit hits the fan. Tried the handheld but couldn’t get anybody to respond. Herd talking but when tried to interact, doesn’t seem like the heard me? Bought a new antenna for the truck but bought this for the handheld when shit hits the fan on Jan 6th. Any advice?
Without a good antenna you aren't going to get much distance. You probably heard someone who has an amp so his signal travels farther, but your signal can't reach him with low power and a crap rubber duck antenna.
Just to let you know, CB is not Amateur Radio. Not even close.
Do you have any idea how to change frequency on that cb radio? Thanks
There are up and down buttons on the left side of the radio by the transmit button.
You hold down sc and lcr then turn on. Then release buttons and use side buttons up down to select frequencies then select by pressing lcr button
Which cb radio works without an antenna
A CB radio will essentially function, but will have zero range when transmitting or receiving without an antenna.
I dont know much about radios but can I use this on an 4 wheeler ATV ( Polaris Sportsman) if so what would I need to make it work?
Thanks for the review. I'ma go order one right now
I received one yesterday, seems OK so far, but, made in China.
@@Britspence381 I really did buy one after this video and I agree with you. I do like the radio and it will serve it's purpose as an off road CB. But I do wish it was made in the USA
@@billybo889 Good, glad to hear you're getting good service. I've been messing with mine this morning and it's doing pretty good off of my truck power and external antenna. I ordered some ni-cads for stand-alone power; I've had good luck with AA ni-cads in the past.
@@billybo889 Well, I've had the radio about a week now and, after becoming used to the features, I do like it. I received the ni-cads- only $1.95 each- and it's great for in and out of the truck use. I re-conditioned an ancient 38" magnet-mount whip I've had and it puts out pretty good.
I was able to go online and figure out the modification which is a solder bridge. Two spots on the circuit board then using a jumper wire to temporarily jump 2 spots turning the radio on and off.. mine now has capability for the free band.. this is the unused unassigned space above channel 40 just below the 10 m BAND.. in the unused space below channel One just above the 12 m BAND... People have been talking on free band for years without any problem from Uncle Charlie... I recently purchased a 46 in flexible folding antenna which will get me much better range... If you want to get good range out of this walkie-talkie purchase a long telescopic or a folding 46 in flexible antenna.. I have talked with a telescopic antenna up to 15 miles to my friend and a pickup truck one quiet evening
You to hook up your antenna
What is the actual name or number of that antenna?
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