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CB radios
Posted on 11/2/24 at 10:28 pm
Posted on 11/2/24 at 10:28 pm
Does anybody still use these ?
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Posted on 11/2/24 at 10:30 pm to Hogules68
Truckers
Posted on 11/2/24 at 10:39 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Truckers
What kind of range do they get with a truck cb?
Posted on 11/2/24 at 10:45 pm to Hogules68
They still sell them, so someone must be buying them.
I sort of regret not keeping my grandpa’s old one when we cleaned out his house.
I sort of regret not keeping my grandpa’s old one when we cleaned out his house.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 11:07 pm to Hogules68
They are still available at Walmart. They are not expensive. The range is limited. The range is based on the quality and strength of your antenna.
Not nearly as popular as they used to be.
Not nearly as popular as they used to be.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 11:14 pm to Hogules68
CB’s were fun on road trips before everyone had cell phones.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 11:42 pm to Hogules68
My old man still has his, and it is set up in the garage. It is always good to listen to during hurricanes/severe weather. It is the same one that he had in his car back in the 70's. Back then, his handle was "Rebel Yell."
Posted on 11/3/24 at 12:46 am to TheFonz
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Back then, his handle was "Rebel Yell."
I seem to remember him.
Posted on 11/3/24 at 12:47 am to Hogules68
BJ and the Bear, John Denver, my dad had one in a Ford Econoline van Circa late 1970s for fun.
This post was edited on 11/3/24 at 12:49 am
Posted on 11/3/24 at 12:45 am to Hogules68
W have them in our bunkers. When you get one go to channel 17.
Posted on 11/3/24 at 12:53 am to Hogules68
quote:Lot Lizards, or so I’m told
Does anybody still use these ?
Posted on 11/3/24 at 2:09 am to Hogules68
Breaka 19 for a 1036
Posted on 11/3/24 at 5:28 am to Hogules68
Very popular back in the late 80s and early 90s before cellphones. You could also change bands and shoot “skip” and talk to people around the world when the weather and atmosphere conditions were aligned. It died off after the world was connected via the internet.
Posted on 11/3/24 at 6:18 am to Da #1 Stunna
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The range is based on the quality and strength of your antenna.
Are you familiar with a 500 watt (illegal) linear amplifier?
ETA- By illegal I mean using one with a CB radio goes against FCC rules.
10-4, catch you on the flip side good buddy!
This post was edited on 11/3/24 at 6:24 am
Posted on 11/3/24 at 6:29 am to Hogules68
I member.
Wish those were still a thing.
Wish those were still a thing.
Posted on 11/3/24 at 6:59 am to Kingpenm3
The one I had in my pick-up truck had a solid range of 12 to 15 miles. It was certainly useful when I'd drive home from Baton Rouge to eastern Kentucky for spring break or at the end of a semester. Kept me from getting more than a few citations for speeding.
Talking to other folks was certainly enjoyable, but just listening in on some of the conversations taking place could provide some pure gold entertainment!
Talking to other folks was certainly enjoyable, but just listening in on some of the conversations taking place could provide some pure gold entertainment!
Posted on 11/3/24 at 7:00 am to Shanegolang
quote:
Are you familiar with a 500 watt (illegal) linear amplifier?
ETA- By illegal I mean using one with a CB radio goes against FCC rules.
Careful. My uncle did 8 years in Leavenworth for that.
A trucker did a long AMA thread on here recently. I think he said that he does not use a CB, but some still do.
Posted on 11/3/24 at 8:17 am to Hogules68
I know of a chartreuse microbus full of 11 long haired friends of Jesus that had one back in the day.
Posted on 11/3/24 at 9:37 am to Hogules68
I’ve still got an old one in storage room. Many ham radio operators got started in CB.
Back in late 70s they were very popular…. especially due to Smokey and the Bandit.
“Hey driver…. How’s it looking over your shoulder towards the Smoke City (B’ham). ?”
“Looking good. Hammer down!”.
“You’re looking good towards the Rocket City (Huntsville).”
Back in late 70s they were very popular…. especially due to Smokey and the Bandit.
“Hey driver…. How’s it looking over your shoulder towards the Smoke City (B’ham). ?”
“Looking good. Hammer down!”.
“You’re looking good towards the Rocket City (Huntsville).”
This post was edited on 11/3/24 at 9:40 am
Posted on 11/3/24 at 9:46 am to George Dickel
We used to use them for trail rides in our Jeeps. But, everyone is moving over to the FRS/GMRS radios. So, I have both mounted in my rig but havent used the CB in a couple of years.
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