CB channels...

DutchmenSport wrote:
We use to have 2 portable hand held CB's with the magnet antenna mount back in the early 1980's. Two things changed all of that. 1). They quit using steel for the roof and fenders of automobiles, went to aluminum, and finally went to fiberglass, and now ... who know what they are using, but it sure isn't steel. 2) the invention of the cell phone. By 1990, our CB days were over. The first cell phone we had was a big old clunky thing about the size of a military 2 way radio, that came with it's own carrying case, and plugged into your cigarette lighter. We thought that was fantastic technology back then! And the CB ended up in the attic, ended up rusting, ended up in the trash.

I haven't thought about CB usage in ... what ... 24 years at least?

To each his own...
There are many places in Montana where cell coverage is spotty to non-existent. The same is true in Idaho and Nevada, where I am most likely to travel.
Even the amateur radio bands can be very lonely in some areas.
With CB, there is a fair chance I can get help, even if the contactee is on the East Coast! Yes, talking skip is illegal, but in an emergency who cares about the rules!
If you ever want to do a trail run with a 4X4 club, you are quite likely to find that a CB is REQUIRED, your cell phone will not be accepted.
There is still a place for CB. I just completed the installation of a Maxon 40 channel AM set, with 10 weather channels, in my truck. I have a Cobra that I will be installing in the motorhome this spring.
I also have an all band all mode amateur radio in the truck, and a 2 meter radio in the coach.
I also have my cell phone. Sometimes I can even use it, depending on where I happen to be at the time!
My son has my old Motorola bag phone in his collection. I wish it was still usable, but it is analog only. In some ways it was much better than my current flip-phone!