Sounds so eerily reminiscent of Moab... that's fine, I think this is probably something we'd do without the girls so that won't be nearly the headache it was back in May.

I have one of those "Little Wil" 3' whip antennas and this for a CB:



Figured I didn't need much more given how infrequently I do these meets. Worked well enough in Moab without the external antenna, but then again we were always close enough for it not to really be an issue.