CB Radios Handy For Emergency Information
A couple questions: My antenna is below the camper by 2-3 feet but, 18 inches away. Will it work okay for more local use?
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What you were doing is called "skip shooting". You were bouncing your signal off the ionosphere. Sunspots affect how well that works and it goes on 11-year cycles, lots of "skip" to little "skip".
It's also unreliable and unpredictable, you don't know exactly where you'll bounce your signal.
Horizontal antennas work better for skip shooting. So does 500 or more watts.
I drive up and down the west coast at work and hear pretty much nothing on CB nowadays. The CB days are over.
If you want emergency communication beyond a cell phone, get a 2-meter ham radio. The license is easy to get now, you don't have to learn Morse code and advanced radio theory for a basic license anymore.
It's also unreliable and unpredictable, you don't know exactly where you'll bounce your signal.
Horizontal antennas work better for skip shooting. So does 500 or more watts.
I drive up and down the west coast at work and hear pretty much nothing on CB nowadays. The CB days are over.
If you want emergency communication beyond a cell phone, get a 2-meter ham radio. The license is easy to get now, you don't have to learn Morse code and advanced radio theory for a basic license anymore.
