Are CB radios still used?

noe-place wrote:

westend wrote:
Anyone have a recommendation for CB antenna's? I have the radio and wish to mount it in my F-250. Is there a good magnetic base whip that would work?

Wal-Mart has them (some of them) in the auto dept. I have a magnetic antenna but no good spot on MH to mount it. Good luck.

I painted white a steel round outlet box cover plate to silicone seal down on the roof of my motorhome to put a magnetic antenna on, but went with a thru the glass antenna instead. they work fine for short distances that I want to talk up and down the road.
bumpy

westend wrote:
Anyone have a recommendation for CB antenna's? I have the radio and wish to mount it in my F-250. Is there a good magnetic base whip that would work?

Wal-Mart has them (some of them) in the auto dept. I have a magnetic antenna but no good spot on MH to mount it. Good luck.

bound4fl wrote:
Ask the people in Boston have great having a cell phone is after the bombings, when the police shut down the entire system.

You're gonna have a hard time convincing the everyone with a cellphone to carry around backup CB radios :B

(I agree with your post, I'm just being a smart-aleck)

Ask the people in Boston have great having a cell phone is after the bombings, when the police shut down the entire system. Yes I have a smart phone and it does come in handy, but not everything. Just like having a cab can come in handy as long as someone is around to answer or help you. So having a phone would be good them. Always try to have more than one means of communication available to be on the safe side.

As far as magnetic mount antennas look for the Wilson or k40 brands they are the better ones.

Jeez...you'd think person on the other end of a CB radio has the answer to the meaning of life.

Like anything, having more than one source for communication and information is key. The more options you have, the more prepared you are for any situation that may arise.

To imply that a cell phone can't tell you where to get a good cup of coffee totally ignores social media like Yelp, where people post reviews that you can access on a cell phone, for literally every type of establishment all across the country.

Sure, it's great to talk to a real live person, rather than looking at a darned Smartphone all the time.

But I don't think some folks realize the breadth of data you can access with a Smartphone, either.

Yes, there ARE apps that tell you where speed traps are.

And the apps that monitor traffic - many use real-time data that's updated by tracking the volume of cell phones as they handoff from tower to tower.

Technology is a cool thing.
But it should ADD to the breadth of information we have, not REPLACE any particular part of it.

Anyone have a recommendation for CB antenna's? I have the radio and wish to mount it in my F-250. Is there a good magnetic base whip that would work?

When DW and I were first married (wow) I had a CB in my car. Used it when on trips for traffic updates from 18 wheelers. My handle was "Cotton Top" as my car was a Buick Wildcat painted a beautiful light blue with the white vinyl top. I still have that CB today in my garage and am thinking about putting it in the MH. My only concern is where to mount the antenna.

Got'em but seldom connect them up. Would be useful, if I would many times. I think every compact van owner and p/u towing a flat trailer loaded with whatever ought to have one. Then I could connect mine up directly to the horns. Every time they cut us off or pull other fancy stunts we could wake them up and then instruct them on obtaining rectal cranial inversion therapy...Maybe not. :)

Hang out on 19

What channel is used. I pick nothing up and I am 1 mile from I 70?