Thanks for posting these antenna results! For highway travel,even the rubber ducky antenna is fine for listening to truckers to find out about traffic issues. A mag mounted antenna works great too. 73,WR4i
I used the duck a lot with a Midland 75-785 when I was in high school so much and did fine in suburban California out to like a mile. With the Cobra HA-TA I got as an upgrade it was able to do 2 miles easy over all the houses.
Great video, excellent test. I purchased a Uniden pro HH401, CB handheld, and I didn't waste time, I purchased the same Hysaykra 4ft+ telescopic antenna, and 2800mh rechargeable batteries my radio getting awesome range now.
I have an old radio shack walkie-talkie 40 channel it's got a huge final in it which has its own heat sink! It has a telescopic antenna and I was able to talk one quiet night to my friend in this pickup truck 15 MILES AWAY!
Fantastic video!! VERY helpful. I appreciated your extremely informative testing. I was also actually surprised by the rubber duck antenna and not very impressed with the cobra but extremely impressed with the Hyshikra. Thank you for your efforts!!
Why not try a longwire like the ham radio guy's use, cut the wire to match the frequency you're using then if you can put an antenna tuner into it with an swr meter to tune it perfectly......moonraker mirical whip is good antenna tuner i use one with the correct adapters to fit some of my radios.
I bought one of those Hyshikra antennas for my cheap uniden handheld and was very surprised at the difference in both transmit and receive. It’s like night and day compared to the rubber ducky it comes with. I can have the rubber ducky on and not hear anyone then put the hyshikra on and start picking up people. For the price you can’t beat it.
The radio makes a big difference. Testing with president randy especially in FM mode and it puts out a far stronger signal than the radio in this video and most other handhelds surprisingly. The thing performs amazingly well. At 7 miles with hyshrika to base it pegged like s6 to 7.
I just purchased a 46 inch foldable flexible antenna for my Midland walkie-talkie.. I have a telescopic antenna for my Cherokee walkie-talkie.. both walkie talkies have been modified to transmit on free band! (Above channel 40 just below 10 m... And below channel One just above 12 m).. people have been transmitting on free band since the 1960s without any problems from Uncle Charlie
NIce! I too have a Midland that has low and high bands on it. 120 channels . I plan to do a video on it some time. Actually I have 2 , a 77-810 and a 75-822 both with 120 chnnels. thanks for watching.
NOTE: While range testing & antenna design/efficiency is interesting and very important, the quality, level and clarity of modulation is extremely important. Some CB walkie talkies have horrible/substandard microphones and they should be weeded out as well.
It's always good get out there and field test antennas cb or Ham portable. The rubber duckie antennas are good for convince within a mile or less.. If you attach a thin piece wire 9ft wire onto ground side of BNC connector ( outter side) let it drape down to ground. this will give you a counter poise and will bring up TX/RX signal on all antennas transmissions. Hey keep up good work you can also set up mini 40 Mobil on a 7 amp hour 12v gel cell battery at camp sight onto a vertical 102 fiber galss whip with homemade 3/8 bracket add some ground planes and take walk with talkie! Thankz for video.
Trans Canada radio 5322 Rob is the name I live in Toronto Ontario Canada I'm in the Danforth village I have a 40ch hand held TRC221. With that radio I made a contact with a base station at Pape and Mortimer which is about two and a half miles by way the crow flies from my house it doesn't seem as impressive as you would expect but in a city like Toronto there are 120 houses between me and that base station and I still hit his meter 9.5 s units ya whoo! So in closing don't give up on cb radio it's very much alive in Toronto so keep on breaking 73s to all of you listening
Yes those longer antennas work great but I can't be walking around with a 4 foot antenna sticking out of my backpack or off my belt. Is there anything in between these like a longer rubber duck? It would not be as good as the 4 footers but at least it would be usable to use while on the trail. Thanks for taking the time to make the great video!
I wonder if there would be any improvement if you attached a wire to the bnc connection to act as a ground plane. I've watched other videos and they say it helps. Would be nice to see a comparison done like you did here. Great job!
I just ordered an Albrecht ae 2990 and plan on using it portable whenever I'm outdoors. I'm either going to buy or make a T2LT antenna to pair with it. They are very popular in the UK for portable DX. Haven't seen or heard of it much here in the US. I don't know why, seems like a fun way to communicate to me.
Great test, thank you. A lot of videos on yt but very little real testing from outside. I only recommend to put radio microphone as close to the mouth as possible. Have a nice day!
A home made wire diapole antenna will really do a great job if your stationary or at camp..Vert. for local and Hoz for DX.. Super Easy To Build and Use
I have all those antennas and I am not impressed with the Cobra Overpriced 27" Antenna at all. I consider it a Rip Off but the 51" Antenna just works best.
@@ChrisOakesCOit's more than likely just his base station antenna height. As when talking handheld to handheld when I used to use one alot 10 years ago it bumped my range from 1-2 miles to 4. I like the 27 inch flex whip Bell's cb offers as an add-on option for the hh50wxst listing (though you can actually buy it separately). More durable so I don't have to worry with it as much.
Shep 73‘s have a good test it all depends the location the wire around buildings that was a good test though I like it I go by shepfc1 on side band I live in Indiana
Back in the day you'd never use channel 14 for something like that. Channel 14 was the calling channel and there was just too much traffic. I can't imagine what the big cities were like but I was out in the countryside and channel 14 was full of people calling all day and all night. PS would I be right in thinking handheld CBs have drastically improved? We had a 40 channel handheld with rubberduck and we had a base station with Thunderpole aerial strapped to our chimney with bailer twine. The rubber duckie radio only had a one-mile range, as you say. But the base station (which was actually a car radio with adaptor) easily reached 5 miles all around and as far as 12-15 miles on occasion.
@@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715 I want to get back into CB so I’ve been looing at stuff. No base stations anymore, just handheld or mobile. The handheld I was looking at by Midland acts as a mobile if you remove the battery pack and plug it into the carI can’t have a rooftop antenna but I do live near a big hill, so I’m thinking of getting a handheld with a huge telescopic antenna... do you think that sounds like the most sensible choice? Can’t spend more than about $150, to translate into American figures. I loved CB back in the day. I’ve heard loads of other people are getting the same idea, I wonder why? I’m not an Armageddon “prepper” but radio is a good option when the phones go down...
@@ZadenZane Cb is a good choice...when a disaster happens (here in NC were have hurricaines) you can reach truckers and find out stuff. I have the 75-822 midland with extra channels. I just havent done a video on it yet. I use it in my truck with a wilson ant and I can reach 15 plus miles. it can be a walkie talkie It can be a walkie talkie as well.
Curious how well Hyshirka to Hyshirka distance testing would work. Using handhelds of course. I have a cobra 50 wx st and will be ordering one of these antennas for it.
Thanks for the info! Doing research to find a way to communicate with the roommate nearly 4 miles away, for emergencies; our cell service went out recently heh
@@3nertia you may be able to do it with a handheld depending on the terrain. if you cant a dipole antenna Horizontal higher off the ground hooked to a handheld.10-30 feet would surely get you 4 miles.
@@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715 We live in city and while we don't exactly have skyscrapers, there are buildings. But I don't have my ham license yet, we don't have a vehicle, and it would be really nice to be able to communicate the 3.8 miles as the crow flies should our cell network go down again :
Why doesn’t the CB band perform as well now as it did in the 1960s. Is it the number of electronic devices we have now or what ? I’m sticking with FM GMRS. Cheaper and no need for a long antenna. Good for 3 to 5 miles.
You will get better performance if you hold the radio closer to your mouth. Signal strength is useless if you have low volume due to crappy modulation.
A base station with an antenna 40 plus feet high can go 20 Miles easy if not in the mountains...a handheld no as even with a longer antenna it is still less than 10 ft off the ground
Useful video! If nothing else, it demonstrates that CB is just not reliable. I would like this gentleman to compare an FM walkie-talkie to the CB radio with the various antennas and the same distances.
All I like to see more CB radio guys do these kinda test and CB stuff must Jordy time it’s ham radios I build antennas for CB radios I don’t have my ham license but I do have 2 m radios and I built antennas but I don’t test them but I’m in the Moseley CB radios I like talking on side band radios 73 do you enjoy that enjoyed that that was a good
@@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715 I don't remember the exact site but all I did was check under ah27f and one of the listings says 119 $ dollars for one
You keep the radio too far from your mouth with older devices, modulation is poorly used. The maximum distance from the microphone is 2 inches. Health for you :)
Great video, great comparison of antennas, nicely done! Thanks for making this!
Thanks for posting these antenna results!
For highway travel,even the rubber ducky antenna is fine for listening to truckers to find out about traffic issues. A mag mounted antenna works great too. 73,WR4i
I used the duck a lot with a Midland 75-785 when I was in high school so much and did fine in suburban California out to like a mile. With the Cobra HA-TA I got as an upgrade it was able to do 2 miles easy over all the houses.
Great video, excellent test. I purchased a Uniden pro HH401, CB handheld, and I didn't waste time, I purchased the same Hysaykra 4ft+ telescopic antenna, and 2800mh rechargeable batteries my radio getting awesome range now.
Good choice!
I have an old radio shack walkie-talkie 40 channel it's got a huge final in it which has its own heat sink! It has a telescopic antenna and I was able to talk one quiet night to my friend in this pickup truck 15 MILES AWAY!
Nice !
Glen M I would like to know the model number of your Radio Shack unit if you are willing to share that information.
what model is it??
Got myself a HYS 27MHz 51in on a Randy II and I love it! The longer the better for long distance local
TRUTH
I have the hys also on my Randy 2 and yes big difference.
Great review! I just received the Hyshikra yesterday. Looking forward to trying it out. Cool to see someone else using one.
Fantastic video!! VERY helpful. I appreciated your extremely informative testing. I was also actually surprised by the rubber duck antenna and not very impressed with the cobra but extremely impressed with the Hyshikra. Thank you for your efforts!!
Thanks! Mack
@@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715 You are welcome. I used the link on this page to purchase that Hyshikra antenna. Be well, stay healthy!
Why not try a longwire like the ham radio guy's use, cut the wire to match the frequency you're using then if you can put an antenna tuner into it with an swr meter to tune it perfectly......moonraker mirical whip is good antenna tuner i use one with the correct adapters to fit some of my radios.
@@b57ecv Thank you for the recommendation. I'll give it a try.
2 wires 102" insulator to insulator with center on 1 and shield on the 2nd one Insulator on ends with rope it can be put up anywhere and talk well ⚡
I bought one of those Hyshikra antennas for my cheap uniden handheld and was very surprised at the difference in both transmit and receive. It’s like night and day compared to the rubber ducky it comes with. I can have the rubber ducky on and not hear anyone then put the hyshikra on and start picking up people. For the price you can’t beat it.
tks for the input Jay.
With the nice pro401hh it basically performs like a barefoot mobile.
The radio makes a big difference. Testing with president randy especially in FM mode and it puts out a far stronger signal than the radio in this video and most other handhelds surprisingly. The thing performs amazingly well. At 7 miles with hyshrika to base it pegged like s6 to 7.
I just purchased a 46 inch foldable flexible antenna for my Midland walkie-talkie.. I have a telescopic antenna for my Cherokee walkie-talkie.. both walkie talkies have been modified to transmit on free band! (Above channel 40 just below 10 m... And below channel One just above 12 m).. people have been transmitting on free band since the 1960s without any problems from Uncle Charlie
NIce! I too have a Midland that has low and high bands on it. 120 channels . I plan to do a video on it some time. Actually I have 2 , a 77-810 and a 75-822 both with 120 chnnels. thanks for watching.
Them hys 50 inch telescopics are great. Best you used to be able to get before then was the Cobra HA-TA so this really ups the game.
NOTE: While range testing & antenna design/efficiency is interesting and very important, the quality, level and clarity of modulation is extremely important. Some CB walkie talkies have horrible/substandard microphones and they should be weeded out as well.
Very good video.Ive done similar testing.Not all rubber duck antennas are the same.Thanks
John, Thanks for watching!
Thank you. I just bought one with your link. I also signed up to your channel. Thumb up.
thanks Joseph, if you like to fish ckeck out my fishing channel. Macks extreme river fishing.
Very good test! Love to watch those things work. Did you have someone special at home to help you complete your testing?
no just me and a camera. Tks for watching.
It's always good get out there and
field test antennas cb or Ham portable.
The rubber duckie antennas are good for convince within a mile or less..
If you attach a thin piece wire 9ft wire onto ground side of BNC connector ( outter side) let it drape down to ground. this will give you a counter poise and will bring up TX/RX signal on all antennas transmissions. Hey keep up good work you can also set up mini 40 Mobil on a 7 amp hour 12v gel cell battery at camp sight onto a vertical 102 fiber galss whip with homemade 3/8 bracket add some ground planes and take walk with talkie!
Thankz for video.
I will have to try thta. tks mack
You're getting more "Fars" than I get with my Wouxun 905G.
Fars, LOL notarubicon luv that channel
Trans Canada radio 5322 Rob is the name I live in Toronto Ontario Canada I'm in the Danforth village I have a 40ch hand held TRC221. With that radio I made a contact with a base station at Pape and Mortimer which is about two and a half miles by way the crow flies from my house it doesn't seem as impressive as you would expect but in a city like Toronto there are 120 houses between me and that base station and I still hit his meter 9.5 s units ya whoo! So in closing don't give up on cb radio it's very much alive in Toronto so keep on breaking 73s to all of you listening
Extremely Helpful! Thank you! Subscribed! Greetings from Germany!
Thanks for watching! Greetings from the South.
Yes those longer antennas work great but I can't be walking around with a 4 foot antenna sticking out of my backpack or off my belt. Is there anything in between these like a longer rubber duck? It would not be as good as the 4 footers but at least it would be usable to use while on the trail. Thanks for taking the time to make the great video!
They are telescopic
I wonder if there would be any improvement if you attached a wire to the bnc connection to act as a ground plane. I've watched other videos and they say it helps. Would be nice to see a comparison done like you did here. Great job!
Thanks! I plan on doing that.
I just ordered an Albrecht ae 2990 and plan on using it portable whenever I'm outdoors. I'm either going to buy or make a T2LT antenna to pair with it. They are very popular in the UK for portable DX. Haven't seen or heard of it much here in the US. I don't know why, seems like a fun way to communicate to me.
Excellent video and advice, answered my questions, thank you!!!
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Thanks!!!
Great test, thank you. A lot of videos on yt but very little real testing from outside.
I only recommend to put radio microphone as close to the mouth as possible. Have a nice day!
Thanks!
A home made wire diapole antenna will really do a great job if your stationary or at camp..Vert. for local and Hoz for DX.. Super Easy To Build and Use
they will, I actually have one that I will do a video on one day where I take it out with a handheld and see how far I can talk.
Hard to believe not much difference between the rubber duck and the longer much longer cobra extended antenna
Very little difference which did surprise me. tks for wacthing.
I have all those antennas and I am not impressed with the Cobra Overpriced 27" Antenna at all. I consider it a Rip Off but the 51" Antenna just works best.
@@maddog57ful agreed. Tks for watching , Mack
That tells me that either longer antenna is low quality or the rubber ducky is good quality OR both!
@@ChrisOakesCOit's more than likely just his base station antenna height. As when talking handheld to handheld when I used to use one alot 10 years ago it bumped my range from 1-2 miles to 4.
I like the 27 inch flex whip Bell's cb offers as an add-on option for the hh50wxst listing (though you can actually buy it separately). More durable so I don't have to worry with it as much.
Shep 73‘s have a good test it all depends the location the wire around buildings that was a good test though I like it I go by shepfc1 on side band I live in Indiana
Great video, well done, very informative. Very impressive, great work.
Thanks for watching!
Back in the day you'd never use channel 14 for something like that. Channel 14 was the calling channel and there was just too much traffic. I can't imagine what the big cities were like but I was out in the countryside and channel 14 was full of people calling all day and all night.
PS would I be right in thinking handheld CBs have drastically improved? We had a 40 channel handheld with rubberduck and we had a base station with Thunderpole aerial strapped to our chimney with bailer twine. The rubber duckie radio only had a one-mile range, as you say. But the base station (which was actually a car radio with adaptor) easily reached 5 miles all around and as far as 12-15 miles on occasion.
dont know if they are better now as the trc's were really good but antenna height is more imortant than watts.
@@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715 I want to get back into CB so I’ve been looing at stuff. No base stations anymore, just handheld or mobile. The handheld I was looking at by Midland acts as a mobile if you remove the battery pack and plug it into the carI can’t have a rooftop antenna but I do live near a big hill, so I’m thinking of getting a handheld with a huge telescopic antenna... do you think that sounds like the most sensible choice? Can’t spend more than about $150, to translate into American figures. I loved CB back in the day. I’ve heard loads of other people are getting the same idea, I wonder why? I’m not an Armageddon “prepper” but radio is a good option when the phones go down...
@@ZadenZane Cb is a good choice...when a disaster happens (here in NC were have hurricaines) you can reach truckers and find out stuff. I have the 75-822 midland with extra channels. I just havent done a video on it yet. I use it in my truck with a wilson ant and I can reach 15 plus miles. it can be a walkie talkie It can be a walkie talkie as well.
@@ZadenZane try and get a used 75-822 and lil wilson antenna. I can talk 20 plus miles on mine. it can be a handheld also.
Mack... great vid, but get yourself a ham licence as backup, VHF, HFand of course UHF goes a lot further if you want serious comms 🙂
Thanks for the test, I know what to get now
Thank you!
Great video value, on the cb walkie talkie antennas !! Nice !!
Glad you liked it!
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Curious how well Hyshirka to Hyshirka distance testing would work. Using handhelds of course. I have a cobra 50 wx st and will be ordering one of these antennas for it.
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Great info on your gear I can tell the 51in works the best of the rest Ty for sharing
Right on
nice video ！ professional test
thanks for watching!
Nicely done. I’ll get the HS antenna. Thanks
thanhs for watching.
Would love to see 2 handheld with the hyshrika or hys 51inch of a range maybe 2-3 miles?
Not a bad idea for a video.!!!
I'm running the Hyshikra on an old Cobra HH40. Should be way better than the rubber duck antenna.
Thanks for the info! Doing research to find a way to communicate with the roommate nearly 4 miles away, for emergencies; our cell service went out recently heh
4 miles may be pushing it with a hh
@@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715 Don't have any other option ...
@@3nertia you may be able to do it with a handheld depending on the terrain. if you cant a dipole antenna Horizontal higher off the ground hooked to a handheld.10-30 feet would surely get you 4 miles.
@@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715 We live in city and while we don't exactly have skyscrapers, there are buildings. But I don't have my ham license yet, we don't have a vehicle, and it would be really nice to be able to communicate the 3.8 miles as the crow flies should our cell network go down again :
Im gonna get a base station antenna for my handheld
I just ordered a TRC 463 mobile kit ! Can you only use the car antenna with it?
it has a RCA ant port. you should be able to hook up any ant you want to with some adapters.
Awesome video. Thanks
thank You!
Why doesn’t the CB band perform as well now as it did in the 1960s. Is it the number of electronic devices we have now or what ? I’m sticking with FM GMRS. Cheaper and no need for a long antenna. Good for 3 to 5 miles.
I am gettting them to perform as well as they used to.
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You will get better performance if you hold the radio closer to your mouth. Signal strength is useless if you have low volume due to crappy modulation.
Your exactly right! Long ya don't do like so many people an hold it right up to thier mouth where it sounds distorted.
Will the Hyshika work on the uniden pro501HH
yes it will.
very helpful, thanks!!
thanks for watchin!!
Is there anything that goes to 20 miles from base?
A base station with an antenna 40 plus feet high can go 20 Miles easy if not in the mountains...a handheld no as even with a longer antenna it is still less than 10 ft off the ground
Useful video! If nothing else, it demonstrates that CB is just not reliable. I would like this gentleman to compare an FM walkie-talkie to the CB radio with the various antennas and the same distances.
All I like to see more CB radio guys do these kinda test and CB stuff must Jordy time it’s ham radios I build antennas for CB radios I don’t have my ham license but I do have 2 m radios and I built antennas but I don’t test them but I’m in the Moseley CB radios I like talking on side band radios 73 do you enjoy that enjoyed that that was a good
i like SSB as well got 2 radios that have SSB. Tks for watching. Mack
I think you need a Cherokee ah27 or an ah100 hand held
I do. you know where i can find one?
@@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715 I don't remember the exact site but all I did was check under ah27f and one of the listings says 119 $ dollars for one
The way this world us going they should get a chance radio asap
You keep the radio too far from your mouth with older devices, modulation is poorly used.
The maximum distance from the microphone is 2 inches.
Health for you :)
I have heard that....I may do a video and see the difference ..tks for watching
The largest antenna is really very efficient.
You guys want to use the albrecht ae 2990 afs handheld it's am fm USB LSB and ham bands
good review...best ive seen....!!!
Thanks! and thanks for watching.
I'll keep cellphone them hand held not much rang
cell phones may go down 1 day.
There worthless them hand held in City
Just a toy
nope , not at all.
Great video, thank you