I bought the Midland 74-822 with the corresponding Midland 18-2442 antenna.  I read all the reviews and being a ham radio operator knew which ones to filter out.  So here is the nitty gritty on this CB Radio.  It's pretty slick.  What you have to do to get the most out of it.  Tune the antenna with a SWR meter.  I had the top part of the antenna about halfway down into the slot before I got the best numbers.  My channel 19 (where I will spend most of the time) SWR was 1.1.  I marked the spot on the antenna with a black maker so if it slips I'll know where to put it.  I had a hum when I first hooked up the radio (before tuning) and it got worse when I backed out of the drive way slowly.  Turns out the neighborhood is full of EMF interference with all the telephone wires, electrical source, etc.  So that was good.  Remember you have to tune the antenna in an open area.  I went to the beach and found a big empty parking lot.  I tuned with the engine off.  I used the Astatic PDC1 SWR Meter.  It's a tad confusing because it is not clear which switch is reflected/forward.  There is a power/SWR switch.  Put it down on SWR and use the switch to the left FWD/REF and ignore the 10/100 watt notation.  I don't get why there is a 10/100 watt if the max power is 4.  Who is using a CB at 100 watts?  Ok, so the radio itself is plenty loud.  I have documented hearing loss and have to have subtitles on movies on the Roku box BUT even I easily heard the chatter on the radio.  So disregard those reviews of speaker volume too low.  Totally Bogus.  The is no background light for night operation- you have to push the light button manually.  This was not a big deal for me.  I have this radio in the box between the seats in my 2015 Nissan Altima.  It's tucked in there with the Yaesu FT-60R.  They both run off the 12V in the box and have their separate magnet antennas.  I was hearing people way out on the Interstate bridge about 10 miles over water.  I did a radio check and all I got back was "it's working".  Nobody gives their 10-20 these days.  When I get a certified range I'll come back and update this review but I like it- and I'm hard to please.  CB is AM and more prone to picking up interference but it's also HF and that is a good band for the distance. (yeah the Hams think it should be our band lol)  Ham radio is nice but CB is better for getting traffic info on the long trips.  While on a recent 2K mile trip my iPad running apple maps had warnings pop up on the screen "Warning Accident Ahead" or delays etc but it would be on the other side of the road or already cleared-not timely precise info.  A trucker would have given me better info and we all want to know where smokey is-have you seen what a speeding ticket costs these days?  It's nice to have someone a 1/2 mile either side of you to watch out for you.  And some of those truckers a too damn funny and the laughter makes for a faster trip too.  So go ahead and get this multi purpose radio.  I haven't tried it as a stand along handheld - what an antenna that small the range is going to be short, so short I don't want to even bother- for walk around I'll use a small FRS radio if I need to.  But this radio is in the box between the seats.  If folks want me to post some photos I can do that.  If you buy a Nissan Altima then you can have the same setup - out of sight killer custom install.  Cheers! and don't worry about those bogus reviews, this is a nice CB for the modern car.