Are CB radios still used?

D & M wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

D & M wrote:

2500 Grunt wrote:
For all of you old timers (I'm 43)lol, if using a cell phone then Google maps has traffic on it and it is real time and a free download! Not sure how fast things get reported though. Also, my Android phone or operating platform has many free apps like Google maps with traffic, scanner radio (used to scan local fire, police traffic etc and many more) and weather updates using phone gps. The only downside is reception. I use my CB for most of the above comments too along with my cell phone. My answer to the OP'S question is: Yes!

Tell me there young pup (:)), Does your cell phone tell you where radar setups are? Does Google let you know where a rainstorm is starting to slow traffic? Or does it let you know instantly if the lines at the Pilot fuel pumps are shorter at the Flying J? Sometimes things in life need the "old fashioned" human touch. :W

hey, when they dump $500 into a gadget and pay $75 a month for service, they have to try to justify the purchase somehow to the wife. no dear, a $34 CB radio just won't work. :s
bumpy

Bump, you and I have been cast onto the old timers pile. I just thank God that they let me park the motorhome behind the nursing home for free. It's a chick magnet. That, and being able to drive after dark, moves me right up to the head of the line. ;)

they let you drive after dark??
lucky you.
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

D & M wrote:

2500 Grunt wrote:
For all of you old timers (I'm 43)lol, if using a cell phone then Google maps has traffic on it and it is real time and a free download! Not sure how fast things get reported though. Also, my Android phone or operating platform has many free apps like Google maps with traffic, scanner radio (used to scan local fire, police traffic etc and many more) and weather updates using phone gps. The only downside is reception. I use my CB for most of the above comments too along with my cell phone. My answer to the OP'S question is: Yes!

Tell me there young pup (:)), Does your cell phone tell you where radar setups are? Does Google let you know where a rainstorm is starting to slow traffic? Or does it let you know instantly if the lines at the Pilot fuel pumps are shorter at the Flying J? Sometimes things in life need the "old fashioned" human touch. :W

hey, when they dump $500 into a gadget and pay $75 a month for service, they have to try to justify the purchase somehow to the wife. no dear, a $34 CB radio just won't work. :s
bumpy

Bump, you and I have been cast onto the old timers pile. I just thank God that they let me park the motorhome behind the nursing home for free. It's a chick magnet. That, and being able to drive after dark, moves me right up to the head of the line. ;)

D & M wrote:

2500 Grunt wrote:
For all of you old timers (I'm 43)lol, if using a cell phone then Google maps has traffic on it and it is real time and a free download! Not sure how fast things get reported though. Also, my Android phone or operating platform has many free apps like Google maps with traffic, scanner radio (used to scan local fire, police traffic etc and many more) and weather updates using phone gps. The only downside is reception. I use my CB for most of the above comments too along with my cell phone. My answer to the OP'S question is: Yes!

Tell me there young pup (:)), Does your cell phone tell you where radar setups are? Does Google let you know where a rainstorm is starting to slow traffic? Or does it let you know instantly if the lines at the Pilot fuel pumps are shorter at the Flying J? Sometimes things in life need the "old fashioned" human touch. :W

hey, when they dump $500 into a gadget and pay $75 a month for service, they have to try to justify the purchase somehow to the wife. no dear, a $34 CB radio just won't work. :s
bumpy

2500 Grunt wrote:
For all of you old timers (I'm 43)lol, if using a cell phone then Google maps has traffic on it and it is real time and a free download! Not sure how fast things get reported though. Also, my Android phone or operating platform has many free apps like Google maps with traffic, scanner radio (used to scan local fire, police traffic etc and many more) and weather updates using phone gps. The only downside is reception. I use my CB for most of the above comments too along with my cell phone. My answer to the OP'S question is: Yes!

Tell me there young pup (:)), Does your cell phone tell you where radar setups are? Does Google let you know where a rainstorm is starting to slow traffic? Or does it let you know instantly if the lines at the Pilot fuel pumps are shorter at the Flying J? Sometimes things in life need the "old fashioned" human touch. :W

For all of you old timers (I'm 43)lol, if using a cell phone then Google maps has traffic on it and it is real time and a free download! Not sure how fast things get reported though. Also, my Android phone or operating platform has many free apps like Google maps with traffic, scanner radio (used to scan local fire, police traffic etc and many more) and weather updates using phone gps. The only downside is reception. I use my CB for most of the above comments too along with my cell phone. My answer to the OP'S question is: Yes!

WandaLust2 wrote:
How are you people getting rid of the hum and bizz on your CBs? If we squelch it all the way down, we don't hear anything. And voices we do pick up are distorted. One trucker said our "Modulation" was weak. What is Modulation? It's a Cobra we bought at Radio Shack.

What is your tow vehicle?

How are you people getting rid of the hum and bizz on your CBs? If we squelch it all the way down, we don't hear anything. And voices we do pick up are distorted. One trucker said our "Modulation" was weak. What is Modulation? It's a Cobra we bought at Radio Shack.

I've got three. The Teaberry we use most often is 1970s. I don't get much range with the built in antenna.
When I find someone that can get up there and install a good one and still clear bridges etc, I going to fix that. Been saying that for 6 years.
Some of the truck stops I've stopped and considered scare me. The kids know how to use a pair of pliers and a drill but not capable of being concerned with the finer points of doing a good installation on a MH.

pa traveler wrote:
Think about it ,your stuck in traffic for a long time.Theres the CB sitting there,do you want to find out whats happening? Better yet if your monitoring avoid it all together.What exit you can bypass the situation.Weather alert on certain models. Can always ask a question instead of having to stop for info.Seems if you travel alot it will be of help many times.

X2

Mine is on whenever we are towing. I do not notice much, if any, bad language anymore. Now and then there will be a convoy of truckers who are talking with each other but most of the time the thing is silent. It is very useful for traffic backup information.
Barney