NewSDScanner
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I'm new to CB but I have 2 scanners and use handhelds at work so I'm not new to radio. I'm asking on here because I looked through radios on Amazon.com and none of them seem to have 5 star reviews and they all seem kinda marginal. I have a small coupe and was mainly looking for a radio to pull out every so often and listen to while on the road. Would a handheld with a decent direct antenna (one connected directly onto the handheld rather than an external vehicle-mounted antenna) be ok for this? I was told that a whip antenna is needed for serious CB usage but how would a plain old handheld do on the freeway and stuff like this? Thanks.