Handheld to Handheld CB Radio Range Test - Midland 75-805 Walkie Talkie

[@DebbieClemmer]

Thanks finially range rest vidio

[@steve_niceguy]

another GREAT video, thanks for doing these..... I want to do some similar video's.... but there's a lot more to it than it looks!!!... the video editing took me a lot of time to figure out..... tripods... 2nd camera.... looking at the camera ...remembering what you wanted to say...........lot too it... but you make it look so easy! I did one on Memorial Day with 8 different handhelds... I went out 1 mile... 2 miles... 3 miles... 4 miles... and 5 miles.... it was SUPER windy and the wind kept blowing my tripod over... on the 3 miles location the wind blew my tripod over and smashed my expensive phone!!!!! I kept going and finished the tests without the now smashed phone....got home and found the Purta Rican Superbowl was on channel 14 when I was doing my test!!!!!!... and they were putting a 9 on my base meter... I never turned up the volume on my handhelds so I never knew it.... what a wasted day! as I said you make it look easy and it's a pleasure to watch you

[@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715]

Thanks! and thanks for watching.

[@williamnichols2067]

Those telescoping Hirosrika antennas, at least the one I have works great with a VSWR of 1:1.25. What I did to make it tougher was to put some really heavy duty shrink tubing on the tapered end, an inch to and from the tapered end. Left a lil metal above the tnc connector to put my finger on it. This is because of the way these antennas are designed, your body is supposed to be the ground plane.

[@musicman364]

Yes, definitely echoing thanks from niceguy below. I love your vids. I'm just about done with a video testing the Realistic TRC-226, 216, 99C, 100B, and 101 (won't be as good as yours though). When I did the range test it was a very noisy day, so my 1.25 mile check did not go well. I'm going to try it again at one mile and see what happens. I love the old Midlands too, I have the 13-861 & 77-861 and they get out crazy good - never could figure out if you could classify them as "walkie-talkies" though. In my mind they are. Enjoy your Labor Day, God bless.

[@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715]

good luck with your test. test can be good one day and bad the next because of noise and atmospheric conditions but I do em as they happen. one day 2 miles or more is doable then the next its hard to get a mile .

[@KandiKlover]

The president randy handheld has much better audio processing to overcome the noise in AM mode. Like a 30% range boost when switched on to the FM mode though.

[@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715]

@KandiKlover yes, as these are 25 year old walkie talkies. Still great radios though.