I could talk for hours on the subject. It started when my brother in law opened a CB/car audio shop down in Houston. He taught me how to take them apart and put them back together and make them work. How to tweak the coils up to just below the power rating on the finals, install extra channels, tune antenna and on and on. I don't get into them much anymore, but still keep one in my truck for road trips. You can find the cheapest fuel and the best places to eat from the drivers. At one time, I was running so much power, had to have 2 batteries in my car. Driving down a street talking, could make garage doors go up and down. Later realized it did not do any good to be able to talk farther than I could listen. Good old days....before the CB boom in 1975.
A gun in hand is a lot better than a cop on the phone.