What is the Range of a HAND HELD CB?

[Brake Weight]

Saw this on the cheap gift rack at Target. It's to plug in your cell phone speaker jack and claims it's PTT. Doubles as a speaker for music or whatever, too.

 

[DualAntennas]

Does anybody make a UHF SO-239 to Threaded Stud??? Adapter

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Not sure. I made my own about 30 years ago. Can't find it now. :laugh: It pays to be handy with a tap and die set in this hobby.

 

[DualAntennas]

When My adapter Comes in the Mail Would a 5 ft Fire Stick get me more range on a Handheld to keep it still some what portable??? Hooked up with one foot of coax

 

[w9cll]

When My adapter Comes in the Mail Would a 5 ft Fire Stick get me more range on a Handheld to keep it still some what portable??? Hooked up with one foot of coax

Would be very inefficient, the fire stick would need a ground to work off and the HT would not provide enough. You could rig up a "tiger tail" counter poise but it would need to be five feet long and fairly awkward to use hand held. Honestly you could make it work but it would not be worth the effort.

 

[Robb]

What is the range of a handheld CB?

Oh, I can probably chuck it about a hundred feet or so . . .

 

[DualAntennas]

The fire stick would need a ground to work off and the HT would not provide enough.

This setup is for my lawn mower it would be grounded to that
would it work???

Looking for something to do mowing while the lawn
as I mow 37 acres... LOL with only a 46 inch deck lawn tractor
Would I get anymore range with a hand held hooked to a FireStik???

 

[222DBFL]

Get a mag mount, a k40 or wilson 1000, JMO.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

This setup is for my lawn mower it would be grounded to that
would it work???

Looking for something to do mowing while the lawn
as I mow 37 acres... LOL with only a 46 inch deck lawn tractor
Would I get anymore range with a hand held hooked to a FireStik???

Anybody want to take a guess as to how much RFI he is going to get from the ignition?

 

[Lil'Yeshua]

What is the range of a handheld CB?

Oh, I can probably chuck it about a hundred feet or so . . .

I can get a half mile on my FRS/GMRS wallow talkies.

 

[psycho]

If you can eyeball the person, you can talk to them.

 

[Lil'Yeshua]

Do trees in the way count?

 

[w9cll]

Anybody want to take a guess as to how much RFI he is going to get from the ignition?

You might get a tiny bit more range but you wont hear anything because of what CK said above.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

I can get a half mile on my FRS/GMRS wallow talkies.

My Motorola FRS/GMRS talkies say up to 32 Km which is about 20 miles. :laugh:

 

[Blackcat630]

1,288 Mile 10 Meter Hand Held Ham Radio Contact by WD0AKX - YouTube This probably doesn't happen every day....mother nature helped out along with a 2 1/2 foot antenna.