sorry gman, i forgot to mention not wiring to the battery directly either. i guess i should be more specific. for example, are there small battery packs that i could possibly use to power a CB radio, or if there are battery powered CB radios that i can hook up to an antenna? i have an 03 ST, and i was thinking of taking out the ash tray and mounting the radio there but having some sort of battery pack stuffed back there too, or if there were any battery powered radios with longer range than little hand radios. or if there was another place i havent thought about yet where i can draw power besides the lighter and battery directly? i would like to be able to remove the CB radio easily if possible without having a bunch of wire plugged into the lighter like an old discman. i want to make feeding a line to the battery a last option if there is some alternative available. i know these might seem like stupid questions, but i dont know **** about CB radios, but i would like to get one.