Mostly you are going to see a shorter transmit range. This is due to the location and elevation of the antenna. If you have 6 feet of whip antenna on your roof you have a better starting point than a one foot antenna inside the cab. Mostly they are the same basic radio.
Most handheld CB's come with two power options. You can either use a cord that plugs into a cigarette lighter, or you can insert a pile of AA batteries. The AA batteries only have about a 6 to 8 hour functional life, so it is only a temporary solution.
I have two models of handheld CB radios. First is a Cobra model HH-36. It is a perfectly good ratio and takes 10 AA batteries. You can get an adapter to plug this model into a standard external magnetic mount antenna for a slightly more powerful installation. Second is a GE model that I can't find a model number of. It takes 8 AA batteries and also works quite well.
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Nothing is foolproof to a talented fool.
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The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
-- J R R Tolkien
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