Ya know i went to radio shack and got this one and i love it itsd great, and everywhere i read, people say, ucan have an great expensive radio with bells and whistles but if u dont have a good antenna, and good coax cabel it wont work right. Get what u want but a 40-50 dollar cb is all u need spend the money on antenna and coax. my brother uses a firestick but wants my wilson instead, i actually get more range on my wilson.
so recap: 1) a cheap radio is fine as long as the antenna and coax are of high quality
2) where will u mount the radio and antenna (important to know b4 u buy)
If u have questions send me a PM i'll tery to help u with any info i can. I researched the hell out of CB's b4 i bought my gear.
one more thing. I got my antenna and mounting stuff from
www.walcottcb.com they are great over there and will also answer ur questions
Radio :
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... age=family