I have used and held CB radios since the 1970s. I have currently been using a Randy II FCC for several months and I can say without any hesitation that is the best handheld CB I've ever used. Allowing for the usual limitation of a handheld CB's portable antenna, performance has been superb and far exceeded anything I expected. One of the things I wish they would come out with is a new back + larger capacity battery.
@@-Nobody-1 How many FARS depends upon terrain and other factors. Receive-wise I receive skip from all over just like my anytone mobile. Transmit range typically won't be great with the rubber duck but I have carried on a conversation with my buddy in a mobile, Urban terrain, over several miles. I was on the third floor of a house and he was in his car. We were both kind of shocked. Hands down, this radio has the best receive and transmit of any of the handhelds I've used in the old days. I have one of them still and it performs nowhere near as well as the Randy II.
@@jamesTBurke We are blessed in our location to have CB traffic. Not all areas do. I encounter areas completely dead of all traffic; both on my mobile radio and handheld. I haven't heard skip roll in for a while when I have been listening so the conditions weren't right. It's quite possible you have no traffic, or if you do, they just choose not to answer. TL;DR You might not have any CB activity to listen to in your area. Get with a CB friend and test the handheld. ETA: Even with my good mobile on the highway, truckers don't often answer. They aren't as open to do so these days it seems.
Thank you for the video. Can you please tell me the size of the plug for the dc charger and the car charger going into the radio? I want to see if I can connect to a portable solar panel for charging. Thank you.
With that 8 in duck that radio might talk almost as far as you could throw a rock even outside your car, Kids toy prob puts out 3 watts, why do they bother manufacturing this stuff, How about they make a new Magnum 1012 with am/fm/usb/lsb and 8 watts with a 4' telescoping antenna that does 10/12 meters and 11
You are very wrong I used mine with the little rubber duck antenna and I got 2 and a half miles of range with it then I hooked it up to my wilson 1000 and got around 7 to 8 miles of range with it
@@OhDatsHarrison2732 Don't lie you did not get 2 and a half miles with that thing why does everybody have to lie. Pats Johnny on the head Run along johnny.
@@Lightning-bol the little antenna it comes with sucks but if you upgrade to a big wilson 1000 or 5000 with a 66inch antenna you can get 2 to 3 miles of solid performance
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I have used and held CB radios since the 1970s. I have currently been using a Randy II FCC for several months and I can say without any hesitation that is the best handheld CB I've ever used. Allowing for the usual limitation of a handheld CB's portable antenna, performance has been superb and far exceeded anything I expected. One of the things I wish they would come out with is a new back + larger capacity battery.
Whats your range with stock antenna?
@@-Nobody-1 How many FARS depends upon terrain and other factors. Receive-wise I receive skip from all over just like my anytone mobile. Transmit range typically won't be great with the rubber duck but I have carried on a conversation with my buddy in a mobile, Urban terrain, over several miles. I was on the third floor of a house and he was in his car. We were both kind of shocked. Hands down, this radio has the best receive and transmit of any of the handhelds I've used in the old days. I have one of them still and it performs nowhere near as well as the Randy II.
I cannot get it to work. No contact with big rigs at all
@@jamesTBurke We are blessed in our location to have CB traffic. Not all areas do. I encounter areas completely dead of all traffic; both on my mobile radio and handheld. I haven't heard skip roll in for a while when I have been listening so the conditions weren't right. It's quite possible you have no traffic, or if you do, they just choose not to answer.
TL;DR You might not have any CB activity to listen to in your area. Get with a CB friend and test the handheld.
ETA: Even with my good mobile on the highway, truckers don't often answer. They aren't as open to do so these days it seems.
@@hansoak3664 I see
superb! 🤟👍
nice review I love that it comes with the adapter to use a roof mount in the car. and that it has a jack for an ear piece.
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Thank you for the video. Can you please tell me the size of the plug for the dc charger and the car charger going into the radio? I want to see if I can connect to a portable solar panel for charging. Thank you.
Question: does this have a connection for a Speaker mic? If so, what type?
Does the first Randy have the same power output as the 2? Thank you
When you have the 12v set up & you turn your key on those it automatically come on Or you need to manually turn on & off ?
Mine only came with the rubber duck antenna. No adapter
I don't see an Overland Cruisers sticker on your toolbox.
Haha - Tell Steve to get me one!
Everything except power , hi and low watts ???
I have one of these radios and i cannot talk to big rigs at all
Why not?
Randy needs SSB
With that 8 in duck that radio might talk almost as far as you could throw a rock even outside your car, Kids toy prob puts out 3 watts, why do they bother manufacturing this stuff, How about they make a new Magnum 1012 with am/fm/usb/lsb and 8 watts with a 4' telescoping antenna that does 10/12 meters and 11
You are very wrong I used mine with the little rubber duck antenna and I got 2 and a half miles of range with it then I hooked it up to my wilson 1000 and got around 7 to 8 miles of range with it
@@OhDatsHarrison2732 Don't lie you did not get 2 and a half miles with that thing why does everybody have to lie. Pats Johnny on the head Run along johnny.
@@Lightning-bol yes i did when i hooked it up to my big antenna i have on the roof of my truck and i used my 12v plug in my truck as power
@@Lightning-bol the little antenna it comes with sucks but if you upgrade to a big wilson 1000 or 5000 with a 66inch antenna you can get 2 to 3 miles of solid performance
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