CB radios - Do you use one?
Wondering if a CB radio is still beneficial. Used them in the 70s, but has the cell phone made them dinosaurs?
Forum Discussion
We have used all available without an FCC license.
We ran CB for years and then turned it off when it went bad. The capability of an open call is the best part. The coax in the coach got damaged and I haven't replaced it yet, but I plan to.
When we have caravanned, we got out the FRS walkie talkies. They were effective, but the limited range was sometimes an issue. This year, I have to buy a new set of batteries for them.
We have run in convoy with cell phones and on the blue roads it works, but loose the cell and you are done. An open forum app as proposed above does work, but there is no open call available also as mentioned.
To each his own. Everything is a compromise.....
Matt
We ran CB for years and then turned it off when it went bad. The capability of an open call is the best part. The coax in the coach got damaged and I haven't replaced it yet, but I plan to.
When we have caravanned, we got out the FRS walkie talkies. They were effective, but the limited range was sometimes an issue. This year, I have to buy a new set of batteries for them.
We have run in convoy with cell phones and on the blue roads it works, but loose the cell and you are done. An open forum app as proposed above does work, but there is no open call available also as mentioned.
To each his own. Everything is a compromise.....
Matt
