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abtj04
05-27-2009, 09:23 PM
any one have one these?
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10603644

If so what do you think of them?
I'm thinking about getting one.

Its for the tow rig and i don't want to wiring up a cb permanently. Just looking for something i can take in and out as i please.
Will_M
05-28-2009, 04:17 PM
Handheld radios usually don't perform as well as those with external antennas. This could be useful if you hook it up to a mag mount antenna.
abtj04
05-28-2009, 06:37 PM
yeah that's what i was planning to do
CrawfishStu
05-28-2009, 06:55 PM
I had one and it almost never worked well enough to even talk to the rig in front of me at rausch.
abtj04
05-28-2009, 07:13 PM
I had one and it almost never worked well enough to even talk to the rig in front of me at rausch.

was that with a external antenna?
CrawfishStu
05-28-2009, 09:12 PM
Yes. The same firestick my cobra wound up attached to and working just fine.
abtj04
05-28-2009, 09:55 PM
yeah maybe i'll get that cobra 75 something.... the one where its mic and speaker all in one.
i'm just looking for something small that wont take up alot of space