CB questions from a new trucker

by Nick V
(Texas)

Nick V here again lookin for...you guessed it, more advice. Startin up with Covenant come June and wondering if I should buy a CB. My girlfriend works at the TA here in town and can get me a little bit of a hook up but I dont know where to start.

First off, should I just wait to see if the CB in the truck I get is worth a damn or is it smarter to buy your own to have? If so, what do I look for? Planned on goin with a Cobra and they have one up there for 130 that I guess would be ok but wanted to check with you before I blow the money on it.

Also how much of a deal is it to take one out and put one in? Is it just a matter of pullin the old out and stickin the new in or is it like a car where you gotta pull out the dash and all that non sense?

Thanks for your help and as always keep up the great work on here and be safe out there. Really appreciate everything you do here. Helped me out tons when I was doing my research.

Thanks again