It is no powerhouse but with a good, name brand antenna you should be able to transmit a few miles

Was really interested in this as it could be used as a hand held or mobile unit, as I could have a window mount antenna on the second car and not worry about trying to figure out where to install the huge mobile unit on a sedan.

Of course, invest in a good antenna, more important than cb itself

The range was superb - even in the mountains - with an inexpensive antenna installed

Never got it set up, with a better antenna then what was provided

I tuned the antenna and this cb works great on the trail.

The range, while I haven't really tested its limits, seems great when it's on external power with an external antenna (even the cheap $15 magnetic antenna I

A proper external antenna on your vehicle would increase range

a good quality antenna mounted to my

I have hooked up another portable using the same antennas and did not get the

My only gripe is that there is not a black cap to put over the silver portable antenna outlet for a cleaner look when it's mounted in a vehicle.

Must be used with the Midland 18-2442 portable magnetic antenna

When used as a mobile with a roof top antenna it is just as good as one mounted under the dash.

If you are going to keep it in your car you can get an inexpensive magnetic antenna and adapter very cheaply on Amazon as well

The antenna are CHEAP and separate and come off above the quick disconnect.

I use an external antenna and it works fantastic!

did,nt work even with a better antenna

I even bought an external antenna and it still did not work this is by far the worst product I have ever bought

Even with a GOOD antenna you can barely hear signals nearby

Get a separate antenna and works great.

The range in my car with a cheap no name magnet mount antenna is 12 miles which impressed the heck out of me

To increase your range beyond what the included flexy rubber antenna will provide, it's highly recommended that like with every other CB radio you use a CORRECTLY INSTALLED external antenna.

Very usable product, small, light, with right antenna a great option to a hard wired/installed CB when you moving from Truck, Car, or Motorcycle.

I used this for running trails in the mountains in my off-road vehicle and it works great with a decent antenna

The range I have gotten using the rubber ducky antenna has been good

Many of the negative reviews here have to do with connecting this transceiver to bad antennas

The fact it can be a walkie talkie is nice, but hooking it directly to power and a magnetic antenna make it work just like an installed radio.

With a great antenna this will work good

I just ran a external antenna and this little radio works like a charm

Piece of electrical tape over the external antenna connector on the bottom does work to disable the car antenna adapter and have it use the built in

Buy the portable antenna if using in your vehicle.

Great little unit......works great as handheld n even better when in the car with my mag mount antenna

On the Jeep I hook up an external antenna and it works great for what I use it for

Any radio can only do so much so the higher the antenna the better.

Even hooked to a portable antenna it has a poor range.

For mobile operation, I would strongly recommend an antenna.

It's important to note that the external antenna connection does not work well unless the portable antenna on top is removed and replaced with a BNC terminator.

I also wish it would have come with a better rubber ducky antenna, but that is how it is with all handheld radios

Handheld radio does not work well without the hood mount antenna

I bought a good antenna, tuned it and had it working.

I use a midland magnetic antenna and it works really well for me.

weak antenna

With a cheap 14" antenna I added, I tested it in a fairly open area with a trucker

Back in the day the old CB handhelds had 6’ retractable antennas

Handheld radio does not work well without the hood mount antenna

(a 3' antenna would work almost as well.)On the Negative Side, the radio is Not Waterproof

think i may need to fine tune with a meter or get a better antenna.

With 4 watts of output power, a good antenna and good propagation conditions you could even talk to europe for free.

It works well, however I did not receive the stubby antenna to use as a handheld.

The range of the unit I received, using a proven vehicle antenna and the portable antenna that came with the radio or no antenna at all (a no-no),, was identical...about 25-50 yards.

I did go buy an external antenna to boost reception ($15)

I guess when it's plugged in, it disables the antenna on the walkie and requires an external.

Nice to have in emergency, bought it to bypass hardwiring a cb into a truck, the only problem is the range is almost non existent, you need a real cb antenna to get any real Use from it, if you put a good antenna on ot though it's a great little radio

The CB works but not well using the connected antenna

The portable mode with the rubber duck antenna works with the 8 battery rechargeable compartment and actually picks up local channels

It worked well in the mountains as well as on flat terrain

It worked well in the mountains as well as on flat terrain

Could have been a bad one, but the review, I think, should be about an item that works as it should, not about delivery or broken issues.

Like I said disappointed as I have had other Midland products that were

Works as I expected.

as for the button operations... its really bad at night and hard to navigate thru

It worked well in the mountains as well as on flat terrain

It worked well in the mountains as well as on flat terrain

Could have been a bad one, but the review, I think, should be about an item that works as it should, not about delivery or broken issues.

Like I said disappointed as I have had other Midland products that were

Works as I expected.

as for the button operations... its really bad at night and hard to navigate thru