Midland is a world leader in wireless two-way and weather/hazard alert radios, with an extensive line of land mobile radios, CB, GMRS and FRS radios, MURS radios, weather-monitor alert radios, itinerant radios and a line of quality antennas and accessories.
This handheld CB radio comes with seven watts of input and four watts of output (the FCC maximum allowable.) This model is 33% smaller than its predecessor. Other highlights include: automatic noise control, automatic gain control, a bright LED display, high/low power switch and a flexible antenna. This mobile radio operates on nine AA batteries. Battery saver circuitry helps saves energy; there is also a 12V DC lighter socket adaptor included to help save batteries.
What's in the Box One 75-785 CB radio and a user's manual.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Midland Radio:
This unit works well in open areas. But if you are inside a car or house, it won't transmit effectively.
ok for some things:
they look great but our two way GMRS radios get better range then the cbs
Not Obsolete:
This comes in handy when traveling. Mobile phones still have their limtations. But with Citizens band radios you have no limits.
Great price but weak power even with external antenna:
This is a reasonable product for the price. I liked that I could power it with the included car adapter without any batteries required. With the small attached antenna, it seems the range from inside a car is probably only a few hundred yards. So I bought a magnetic roof mounted antenna at Radio Shack for $35 (I later saw one at a truck stop for $20), plus a $5 adapter to convert the normal CB antenna plug to the smaller plug on the Midland. This improved reception, I'm estimating to about a mile radius (my... more info
