[_Jim]

CB and 'CB Frequencies' (27 MHz - where a simple 'quarter wave whip is 9' or 108 inches and 'base load' antennas can be picky - and ignition noise and power line noise can be a problem as well) are really a bad choice ... better to use something in the VHF or UHF bands - like those 'Motorola type' radios mentioned in the article ...

[El Gato]

CB and 'CB Frequencies' (27 MHz - where a simple 'quarter wave whip is 9' or 108 inches and 'base load' antennas can be picky - and ignition noise and power line noise can be a problem as well) are really a bad choice ... better to use something in the VHF or UHF bands - like those 'Motorola type' radios mentioned in the article ... Some of those would be usefull of course, but CBs are non line of sight, at least to a point and depending on the state of the ionosphere (which is "messed up" at the moment). CBs are often designed to be mounted in a vehicle, and most Army vehicle have at least the provision for an antenna mast. Still they could probably use the little handhelds for truck to truck communications and continue to use the radios the Army provides for links back to base and to the destination as well. While it's not Texas, distances are pretty long in Iraq and the line of site limitation could be a problem.