They can be good if you spend some money but not sure if I could justify using one. I dont believe the hand held e-calls are worth the money whether they are inexpensive or not. They are still more pricey then a regular call and they are usually more bulkyand dont sound as good. The more expensive ones like say the phantom whitetail for example have better sound can be wireless and the speaker can be set a ways from you which has some advantages. Its still bulky though and I can still do more with my grunt tube except get the sound out away from me. If I was you I would spend a few days learning the sounds a whitetail makes and stick with the grunt tube you have. When you do finally call one in it is also more rewarding because although not to difficult you actually had to make the sounds yourself and you fooled him into coming in. Just my opinion.