CB & Handheld Radios
Do any of you use (or just listen to) a CB radio when travelling? If so, what kind do you use? I'm thinking of using a magnetic antennae to mount on the roof of my pickup. Any suggestions on brands an...
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jaycocreek wrote:
CB's are still very useful out west.On almost every logging job they post the CB channel to listen to,to avoid logging truck accidents.Very useful pulling a trailer, or even empty.
CB's are far from extinct in our mountainous regions out west, where there is no cell reception or other form of communication.
Good point on the logging roads. Around the urban areas, the dump trucks all run channel 15. They also use it to communicate with the quarry just up the road from me and between trucks coming and going as they have a narrow driveway. I've picked up 10 tons of gravel without leaving the seat. The front loader at the pit has his on too.
Not that many years ago my dad radioed a nearby semi who had a really low tire. He was glad to get the info. Honking and waving might have worked but it was night and that could have caused more problems than it solved.
