Finally got CB installed

[breezyhillfarm]

Since I got the GPS with traffic info and the smartphone, I keep forgetting to bring my handheld CB when camping. We do use it for Miata rallies.


2014 XLR27HFS
2006 Ford F450 Diesel Dually
2015 Harley Freewheeler Trike (Tara)
2004 Harley Road King Custom (Gemma)

[Forester Fred]

One thing I have noticed, I've got a CB in my truck too, is that there is nowhere near as much chatter on the radio anymore. In the 70's and 80's the radio was going non-stop. Now you can see a couple dozen trucks going by on the highway and it's silent. Until...traffic starts to back up then they start warning each other about traffic jambs. The only "unfriendly" language I've been hearing lately is when someone in a car cuts a truck off. Having driven tractor-trailers in a previous life, I can attest that getting cut off by someone in a car not paying attention can become a white knuckle event very quickly.

[Zooming]

Originally Posted by breezyhillfarm

Since I got the GPS with traffic info and the smartphone, I keep forgetting to bring my handheld CB when camping. We do use it for Miata rallies.


2014 XLR27HFS
2006 Ford F450 Diesel Dually
2015 Harley Freewheeler Trike (Tara)
2004 Harley Road King Custom (Gemma)

Great to see mention of Miata on here! I have a '99 and it has a Cobra 75 "all in your hand" CB for touring events. It's fun adjusting to driving the MH after being in the Miata!



Sun seeker 2009 2600 Ford V10

[breezyhillfarm]

Originally Posted by Zooming

Great to see mention of Miata on here! I have a '99 and it has a Cobra 75 "all in your hand" CB for touring events. It's fun adjusting to driving the MH after being in the Miata!



Sun seeker 2009 2600 Ford V10

I bet! I go from the Road King to the Trike to the F450 to the Miata in one week sometimes!

Biggest thing to remember...put feet down when stopping on the RK. 😄


2014 XLR27HFS
2006 Ford F450 Diesel Dually
2015 Harley Freewheeler Trike (Tara)
2004 Harley Road King Custom (Gemma)

[breezyhillfarm]

Originally Posted by Zooming

Great to see mention of Miata on here! I have a '99 and it has a Cobra 75 "all in your hand" CB for touring events. It's fun adjusting to driving the MH after being in the Miata!



Sun seeker 2009 2600 Ford V10

Oh, ours is a 2002 Nardi Torino, but the only modification is a K&N cold air intake.


2014 XLR27HFS
2006 Ford F450 Diesel Dually
2015 Harley Freewheeler Trike (Tara)
2004 Harley Road King Custom (Gemma)

[AbdRahim]

Forester Fred: Maybe the incessant bad mouths got tired of no one listening and now it is time for the return of intelligent conversation on CB again. 😀

[jjlavin]

I've been considering installing one, but in use the social app Waze to monitor traffic issues ahead. Anyone have both and can identify what CBs provide above and beyond Waze? Would it simply be the communication part?

[Forester Fred]

Originally Posted by jjlavin

I've been considering installing one, but in use the social app Waze to monitor traffic issues ahead. Anyone have both and can identify what CBs provide above and beyond Waze? Would it simply be the communication part?

We use both but the CB will give you a lot more detailed info when the truckers start telling each other what's wrong, what lane to get into, etc. Just another tool in the toolbox.

[AbdRahim]

Also fun when you get to engage someone in intelligent conversation.

[oldtool2]

It has been decades sense I owned a CB. What channel do the truckers use now? Do cg use them and if so what channel?


I know where I can get a decent used one but not sure it is worth it or not. Probably have to mount it on passengers side of truck. Running out of room on my side.


Jim

[Forester Fred]

Originally Posted by oldtool2

It has been decades sense I owned a CB. What channel do the truckers use now? Do cg use them and if so what channel?


I know where I can get a decent used one but not sure it is worth it or not. Probably have to mount it on passengers side of truck. Running out of room on my side.


Jim

The one I installed cost about $46 new. It's the smallest one I could find on the market right now. See photos at the beginning of the thread.

[oldtool2]

Originally Posted by Forester Fred

The one I installed cost about $46 new. It's the smallest one I could find on the market right now. See photos at the beginning of the thread.

Thanks, found it on Amazon for $36.81. Not worth buying the used one and small enough I might be able to squeeze it on the drivers side.


Amazon.com: Uniden PRO520XL 40-Channel CB Radio: Car Electronics


Now to my question. What channel do the truckers use now? Do cg use them and if so what channel?


Jim

[Forester Fred]

I'm still hearing them on channel 19. Campers are supposedly using channel 13, not sure about campgrounds though.

[JnScattle]

What type of antenna did you install?

[4mula1fan]

XM radio and cell phones have replaced the chatter from truckers. We don't have to fuss and raise heck to keep awake anymore. You can still tell when you get close to a big truck stop though. I have a Magnum S-3 10 meter radio converted to CB frequencies, peaked and tuned with a Wilson 5000 antenna. It does a superb job.

[Forester Fred]

Originally Posted by JnScattle

What type of antenna did you install?

4 foot Firestik Firefly antenna mounted on an Accessories Unlimited AUVAN mount.

[oldtool2]

Originally Posted by 4mula1fan

XM radio and cell phones have replaced the chatter from truckers. We don't have to fuss and raise heck to keep awake anymore. You can still tell when you get close to a big truck stop though. I have a Magnum S-3 10 meter radio converted to CB frequencies, peaked and tuned with a Wilson 5000 antenna. It does a superb job.

Doesn't sound llike they are worth the time or expense any more. Use to be very useful for road reports and weather but as you stated cell phones have replaced them. Even my GPS gives weather and detours. Oh well, it was a thought.

Jim