National call channel

[WRUE951]

There is no Debate..  You want a travel ch,, tune into CB Ch 18.. 

[GreggInFL]

2 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

Nobody being there to converse with might keep him from it...

True, but I've noticed some newbies wanting to talk lately when I've thrown out a radio check.  I suppose there are better ways to meet strangers, but nothing comes to mind...

[GreggInFL]

20 minutes ago, WRUE951 said:

There is no Debate..  You want a travel ch,, tune into CB Ch 18.. 

...or marine VHF channel 16.  You'll need to move quickly or the USCG will bark at you.

[OffRoaderX]

2 minutes ago, GreggInFL said:

I suppose there are better ways to meet strangers, but nothing comes to mind...

Dont bait me bro!

[amaff]

12 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

Dont bait me bro!

He is a master baiter.

[WRXB215]

34 minutes ago, GreggInFL said:

...or marine VHF channel 16.  You'll need to move quickly or the USCG will bark at you.

What? No rag chew? Oh man. 

[Hoppyjr]

Man, I’d pay extra for a “thread ignore” button.

[nokones]

On 11/24/2024 at 8:28 AM, WRUU653 said:

Cue Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start The Fire…

This debate has been here since before some YouTube hobo declared it to be 19. That of course ignores the millions above line A. It goes on and yet I doubt it will ever be resolved. Most of all it does not seem to matter. No one seems to use a call channel for GMRS I suspect because it’s largely a bring your own contacts service. The channel that seems to be used most for a call channel will most likely be the one your local open repeaters are on. That is the one place I do hear call outs. Lots say they use 16 for off-road but still I don’t know that that’s used as a call channel.
GMRS Chart   
1-22 = push button-talk-listen 
23-30 & > = set ctcss/dcs, push button talk through repeater-listen to response through repeater

One of my Jeep Clubs use Ch. 16 for Trail Comm.  The other Club uses Ch. 18

[WRUU653]

24 minutes ago, nokones said:

One of my Jeep Clubs use Ch. 16 for Trail Comm.  The other Club uses Ch. 18

Okay sure I have no doubt about that but that’s trail comms for clubs. Not what I would call a “call channel” if I’m splitting hairs. I don’t doubt someone might use 16 or some other channel for a call channel but a club is really more organized within itself with the expectation of talking to people in the club which isn’t really that different to a bring your own contacts situation if it’s different at all. All I was saying is I just haven’t witnessed a lot of random calling on simplex.