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Midland CB Radios

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Midland 75-785 40-Channel CB Radio
(Electronics) Midland

One-year manufacturer's warranty
ANL (automatic noise limiter) and squelch control for improving reception/eliminating noise
Charge jack allows NiCad batteries to be charged without removing them from the radio
Power with nine AA batteries or included cigarette lighter adapter for mobile use
Full 40-Channel Pll


Price: $69.99

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can i charge nimh batteries in a hand held radio that was designed to charge nicad batteries?

about 15 years ago i purchased a uniden pro340xl hand held cb radio. this was before the advent of nimh AA batteries. the radio was designed with a charging port so that it could charge AA nicad batteries in about 12 hours. my question is can use the radio to charge AA nimh batteries or will it cause problems ie blowing up or catching fire?


no the batteries will expolde

Review of the Radioshack handheld CB radio


This is just a quick review of the handheld CB radio from Radioshack. It costs $100 and comes with a 5in rubber duck antenna (although a ...

I have a hand held cb radio.can u buy a long antenna and how much would it cost?



If it has a antennae outlet plug,then yes.you can buy a magnetic mounted antennas ready to go for about $35.00 bucks.You ll get a little more range,but not much,maybe about 2-3 miles out.You'll recieve abouy 5 miles,without the squelch tuned all the way up listeneing to the constant hiss.

Midland 75-822 40 Channel CB-Way Radio
Midland CB Radios

Price: $119.99

Portable CB radio with 40 CB channels, 10 NOAA channels, and 4 Watts of output power
One-year manufacturer's warranty
Instant access to NOAA Radio, channels 9 and 19; Dual Watch monitors channel 9 and additional channel
Power with six AA batteries or included cigarette lighter adapter for mobile use
ANL (automatic noise limiter) and squelch control for improving reception and eliminating noise

I have a hand held CB radio (Cobra) It will transmit, but does not receive why? what could be wrong?



I assume you have the antenna on the radio...

You may be too far from those on the radio to receive from a small antenna.

If you have a large, ground based radio...try to see what kind of signal you are getting from other people on the radio.

Most likely you are just too far away from them.

Cobra HHROADTRIP 40-Channel CB Radio
Cobra CB Radios

Price: $109.95

Mobile Mag Mount Antenna Included
SoundTracker System
NOAA All Weather Emergency Radio
10 Channel Weather Reception
4 Watts Power Output

what is the best hand held cb radio?



For hand held, probably realistic (radio shack).
If cobra still makes a hand held, it would be better but cost twice as much.

Do hand held CB radios get better range than Walkie Talkies?



Depends on the antenna. Regular handheld radio could have a strong signal for long distances if used on a repeater system.


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