I purchased the CB radio for my husband as a gift for Christmas. Best Buy had a great sale on it during the holidays and it's worked out great and then only did I get a great price I got a great quality product thanks Best Buy!

I keep it plugged into my trk 90% of the time. Other than the light issue it works the same as any other cb no complaints. If u want to talk to your friend 30 miles away get a galaxy, but if u just wanna talk to the traffic within about 5 miles it works just fine and clear with a regular Wilson whip. On the boat it works even better. I can talk to the shore 16 miles across the bay crystal clear and there's no big box to move around or mount in place. I use the same unit for both my trk and boat and it can fit in my pocket.

I e wanted one of these for a while. I’m sure happy happy I picked one up. It works very nicely and has 40 channels high and low. I love the dual watch feature. I love that you get the car kit with it, the battery pack for regular alkaline batteries and the after that you can put the battery pack for rechargeable batteries in and charge it while hooked up. But as you know batteries are not included. It’s a very versatile CB radio. You get a lot for your money. I paired this with the Cobra HGA 1500 Cb antenna. It works awesome together. Gets long range too and is very clear. If I had to pick one thing I didn’t like about the Midland 75-822 is the scan channel mode. It doesn’t scan as fast as I would like but other then that I love it.

needed a compact cb radio, did not want to mount it to my vehicel. meets requirement to comunicate with others while wheeling in various circumstances. can install antenae for extended range.

I didn't want to buy a bulky regular CB that stayed in my 4Runner all the time when I only plan on using it when hitting the trails. This unit works perfect for what I need. I bought the magnetic mount antenna from Midland as well to help with the range.