Hoppyjr Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 So much truth. While I have a CB it is performs very well, I only hook it up if I need to use it with the occasional person I'm wheeling with who doesn't have FRS or GMRS.I agree. I find no use for CB, especially with the goofballs out there these days. marcspaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warthog74 Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 Being that i travel quite often, i still find it useful. A lot of truck drivers still use them to inform other drivers of accidents, lane closures, dead deer carcasses in the road etc. I like knowing this stuff and reroute as needed. As for "skip" or the "over powered stations", most aren't overpowered or illegal. Those guys mainly stay on 6 or 28. It's just the atmosphere playing games with us that makes every normal "legal" user boom in from 10 states away. Soon enough the solar cycle will be over, and the cb will be back to dead silent and boring again for another decade. Annnnnd "i'm back to the bench". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXB215 Posted May 31 Report Share Posted May 31 13 hours ago, warthog74 said: A lot of truck drivers still use them to inform other drivers of accidents, lane closures, dead deer carcasses in the road etc. Some of the reasons I'm considering that CB you mentioned with the jumper for 10M. Edit: Whew! 667 posts. Nice to get off of that "666." Hoppyjr and warthog74 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRHS218 Posted May 31 Report Share Posted May 31 32 minutes ago, WRXB215 said: Edit: Whew! 667 posts. Nice to get off of that "666." You are now the neighbor of the beast... marcspaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davichko5650 Posted May 31 Report Share Posted May 31 59 minutes ago, WRHS218 said: You are now the neighbor of the beast... And the mailman, er, um, letter carrier, will probably still bring you some of his mail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppyjr Posted May 31 Report Share Posted May 31 Some of the reasons I'm considering that CB you mentioned with the jumper for 10M. Edit: Whew! 667 posts. Nice to get off of that "666." When the topic first came back up, I did some video watching on the YouTube and I found there are some interesting options. There are a handful of guys modding radios to do CB (10 & 11m) and doing a “peak & tune” with other options to make it perform better. The Stryker SR25 was the one I was considering, due to its very small footprint. After talking with (LesComm) “Lester’s Customs” he suggested the Anytone Apollo 2 with enhancements and MOSFET 5 & 6 finals. That would give you better power and stronger signal. Not cheap, but if I were to go down that road I’d want the power to get the job done. I was looking at that radio with a Larsen NMO antenna on a hood lip mount. WRXB215 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdmiralCochrane Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 I had a CB in my work truck to get traffic info from the truckers around Washington DC for a while, but too much time with it on 19 listening to them started to lower my IQ and I had to stop. Democracy is a scary idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXR255 Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 2 hours ago, AdmiralCochrane said: I had a CB in my work truck to get traffic info from the truckers around Washington DC for a while, but too much time with it on 19 listening to them started to lower my IQ and I had to stop. Democracy is a scary idea. I just remember that for a time, at least once a week, a VW with a magnesium block would overheat and catch fire on the DC beltway destroying traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoG Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 Been a loooong time since I played with a CB radio. But that's what got me to want to try GMRS just recently. Licensing was easy and it was for family. Use to have a 40 channel SSB midland and a ground plane antenna on the backside of my Dads house. Ya, that's how long ago. So do they still use handles? Mine was "The Suicide Jockey", everyone had one and no one went by their real name. Just like now more or less where you go by your license call sign instead of a name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted June 17 Author Report Share Posted June 17 36 minutes ago, LeoG said: So do they still use handles? Oh yeah... and they have different handles for local and DX, too. I go by Papa Spaz locally and 410 on DX. My buddy goes by Porch Honky (he's a huge Moccasin Creek fan). I can't tell you how much dust that stirs up on the air. LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoG Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 Fantastic. I wouldn't doubt it I searched through my junk piles I could find the CB unit. But no antennas I bet. marcspaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQC527 Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 5 hours ago, LeoG said: Been a loooong time since I played with a CB radio. But that's what got me to want to try GMRS just recently. Licensing was easy and it was for family. Use to have a 40 channel SSB midland and a ground plane antenna on the backside of my Dads house. Ya, that's how long ago. So do they still use handles? Mine was "The Suicide Jockey", everyone had one and no one went by their real name. Just like now more or less where you go by your license call sign instead of a name. I went by Viking back in the 80s. Now I hear all the big guns from back east booming in to the west coast using 3-digit numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxCar Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 6 hours ago, LeoG said: Been a loooong time since I played with a CB radio. Use to have a 40 channel SSB midland and a ground plane antenna on the backside of my house. Ya, that's how long ago. I ran a Starduster back in the mid 70's and went by Bit Bucket locally. I also had Whiskey numbers for three states and a slew of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldstar Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago Anybody ever get tired of hearing that guy out in the Desert? ”Aaaah, sounds like you’re running a splatterbox—shut up, you windowlicker!” ”I told you, these people don’t have any integrity!” ”Rollin’ and strollin’ down the highways and byways.” ”You all play nice now, okay?” ”I’m down in the Desert now, back to the bench.” Maybe I’m just ignorant but it seems to me that there ain’t no way that guy is operating within legal limits! Plus he just gets on to irritate people…if you listen to him, he isn’t even giving anyone a chance to talk…he “replies” to no one most of the time and repeats the same phrases so often that it sounds like he’s reading a script. Sure, there’s good days on skip when the atmosphere is charged just right. But then there’s those renegades…. Still, CB can be fun when you’ve got your RF gain turned down and your squelch turned up so you just hear the local stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoG Posted 13 hours ago Report Share Posted 13 hours ago You know Freddy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted 13 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 13 hours ago BBI has a 10kw amp he drives with an 1.8kw amp. Thing is loud as heck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldstar Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 47 minutes ago, LeoG said: You know Freddy? Freddy Kruger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoG Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago Freddy's the guy on one of my semi local repeaters that likes to hear himself talk. If no one answers him he'll just continue on. It comical at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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