Okay How many RV'ers here use CB-Radio's?
While waiting on my wife I struck up a conversation with a fellow RV'er. During our exchange, he began telling me of his dependence on his CB-Radio while SHOPPING, Appointments, pickups, and other use...
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i've never seen a CB radio that small. we've had a traditional CB mounted on or under the dash in ouf two previous motor homes. they saves our bacon in terms if traffic backups a couple of times. just haven't mounted the antenna on our current MH.
what you saw was likely a Family Radio Service radio (FRS),
Family Radio Service
CB is AM modulation in the 27mhz band and in a mobile setting have a typical real world range of 3-5 miles...assumes a 5-watt radio feeding a correctly installed externally mounted antenna.
the FRS radios are FM modulation in the 460mhz band only come in hamndheld models, are forbidden to be conncted to an external antenna and have a typical real-world trange of 1-3 miles. useful range in both services can be more or less depending on terrain, weather, etc.
typical CB mobile radio
typical CB handheld radio
typical FRS handheld radio
what you saw was likely a Family Radio Service radio (FRS),
Family Radio Service
CB is AM modulation in the 27mhz band and in a mobile setting have a typical real world range of 3-5 miles...assumes a 5-watt radio feeding a correctly installed externally mounted antenna.
the FRS radios are FM modulation in the 460mhz band only come in hamndheld models, are forbidden to be conncted to an external antenna and have a typical real-world trange of 1-3 miles. useful range in both services can be more or less depending on terrain, weather, etc.
typical CB mobile radio
typical CB handheld radio
typical FRS handheld radio
