CBC radio

JRscooby wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

mowermech wrote:
Regardless of "coverage maps", cell phone use in Western states is something that should not be relied on! There are long stretches of highway out here, both interstate and federal highways, that cell coverage is spotty or non-existent.

You can typically download maps for offline use if you are leaving cell coverage areas. GPS doesn't need cell coverage.

Yes, you can download the map, know where you are. But sometimes you want to be able to tell somebody where you are. For that you need cell coverage.

Most of my life I have been in reach of a CB radio when working. When I bought my last new pickup I bought a new antenna for it. 16 years later still have not mounted it. I have been retired for almost 10 years, so maybe it is better. For the last 15 years I worked I would use the Children's Band in quarry or when needing escort.

And if you are 20 miles out into the wilderness, they still won't have access via CB.

You can come up with increasingly silly and rare examples that an outdated technology may help but that doesn't mean it's particularly useful.