It would depend on where you are at. If you are in hilly country and you are
not right on the top of a tall hill, don't count on a portable CB to have
more than 1 to 2 miles range, if that. In a lot of areas, CB is virtually
nonexistent and even if there are other CBers around, they are likely to be
portable or mobile so the (lack of) height and efficiency of their antennas
are not going to help you out any. It basically comes down to what is in the
area. There has been several good suggestions on here but all or none of
them will work depending on where you are. The best bets for the most
reliable communications are the direct satellite options and even that may
well not work depending on your surroundings.
"starman" wrote in message
...
CW wrote:

There are a fair amount of 2 meter repeaters around but they in no way
equal
the number of cell towers. Out in the middle of nowhere, you're more
likely
to have cell coverage than you are anything else.

More coverage than a portable CB radio?


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