CB usage?

Still have one and still use it on occasion. Keep the squelch up pretty high so only hear others within about 1/2 mile of me. We use FRS radios for caravanning.

bid_time wrote:
Hello, the 80's are calling- the want their bear in the chicken Koop back.

Somewhere in a dusty box I have a 150 watt linear amplifier from the mid-70’s. I gave up on the CB when channel 19 went from profane to really bad.

I still have a base station in my study but only turn it on when I80 closes for winter conditions and the town fills up with trucks. That’s entertaining for maybe 15 minutes...

Hello, the 80's are calling- the want their bear in the chicken Koop back.

WAZE replaced the CB with a lot less filth.

I’ve got one. Stays in the garage...last 20 years. Breaker, breaker.

I use mine.

CB radios are handy if you're travelling in caravan fashion, all members of the caravan can hear what's being broadcast such as road hazards, special sights to observe (such as moose), milepost checks, etc.

I have one and a sign on the back of the trailer saying I monitor CH 13.
Hopefully, if the back end of the trailer has fallen off or any other problem, someone will say something.
My biggest probllem with this is me remembering to turn the cb on.....
Pat

Used infrequently and yes, we have one. We have a Jeep and travel off road. In one of the areas we go, it's required to call in to signal that you're coming up the road. We take it with us for this, but even in we're not in that area, we take it as a backup means of communication. We really should have a short wave radio license for the remote travel.

I am a retired big rig driver (retired from driving, not from working) and used them ALL THE TIME..

I got tired of all the nonsense that I was listening to so I started turning the squelch up higher, higher, and higher..

I just took it out and use my phone apps for traffic issues, there is no comparison, BUT it's not worth it to me any more.. Too many bone heads making noise just to make noise.. and Not enough good info.