CB usefulness
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09-04-2007, 11:35 PM
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RE: CB usefulness
http://www.claysradioshop.com/index.htmis where I do all my CB buying along with half my family. All our trucks run CB's from him.
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09-05-2007, 02:15 AM
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RE: CB usefulness
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Well then- bro- all I got to say to that is-as soon as the fcc gets done busting all the 2,3,4&5k kickers out there- shuttin and steppin out channels at will- then they can come and find me with my slightly modified 10 meter rig. I don't know who got fined, where or when, but you can buy modified 10 meter radios all day long. Whether or not that code you recited is decadent or a book law, I can ASSURE you that weigh stations, state police, AND the fcc "overlook" it on a daily if not hourly basis.
Well then- bro- all I got to say to that is-as soon as the fcc gets done busting all the 2,3,4&5k kickers out there- shuttin and steppin out channels at will- then they can come and find me with my slightly modified 10 meter rig. I don't know who got fined, where or when, but you can buy modified 10 meter radios all day long. Whether or not that code you recited is decadent or a book law, I can ASSURE you that weigh stations, state police, AND the fcc "overlook" it on a daily if not hourly basis.
Examples below:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/11/22/100/?nc=1
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/10/29/100/
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09-05-2007, 08:24 AM
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RE: CB usefulness
Interesting links.
This is beaurocracy run amuck. "Easily user-modified" is no clarification as far as I am concerned. I am quite confident that I could go to the coffee counter at 7-11 this morning and give the first 10 people I saw Galaxy 10 meter rigs. I would bet money that no more than 1of them could "easily" modify one to operate on citizens band.
I try not to step on anybody, and, ordinarily, keep the modulator turned off. It is nice to be able to turn it on from time to time when the traffic thins and there are gaps in the chain or when in rural areas.I also keep the roger beep turned off and echo settings at a minimum. On the open highway, I operate on the premise that 19 is there mainly for proffesional drivers like yourself.
The clarification notice specifically included among devices requiring FCC certification all Amateur Radio Service transceivers designed to be easily user-modified to extend their operating frequency range into the Citizens Band and other non-amateur radio service frequencies.
As a professional truck driver myself, I personally can't get on the interstate without a radio on. I was raised up that way, my parents always had CBs in our Crown Vics and dad's pickup. Every car I have owned (including my Lincoln Mark VIII) has had a CB. That being said, I have no reason to run a 20w, 50w,1Kw radio because honestly I think it is stupid and just plain rude. When someone is stepping on you form 10 miles out, it is a plain annoyance. The same goes for the rodger beep, sound bite toys, and extreme echo settings.
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RE: CB usefulness
2k, 3k..... is referring to external amplifiers.
Here is a list of popular frequencies from one of the sites listed above:
http://www.flashoffroad.com/radio/radio_frequenc.htm
19 is the truckers channel and most frequently monitored. You get reports from other operators about road conditions, accidents, radar traps, etc. You can also get lots of info about how to circumvent back-ups and delays.If you run across someone you want to talk tohere for an extended period, it is good to agree on another channel to go to, i.e. 23
9 is monitored by the highway patrol
There are other channels that have special purposes, but I can't recite them off the top of my head.
Here is a list of popular frequencies from one of the sites listed above:
http://www.flashoffroad.com/radio/radio_frequenc.htm
19 is the truckers channel and most frequently monitored. You get reports from other operators about road conditions, accidents, radar traps, etc. You can also get lots of info about how to circumvent back-ups and delays.If you run across someone you want to talk tohere for an extended period, it is good to agree on another channel to go to, i.e. 23
9 is monitored by the highway patrol
There are other channels that have special purposes, but I can't recite them off the top of my head.
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09-05-2007, 10:18 AM
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RE: CB usefulness
I have had a CB in every truck I have owned. They come in really handu out here on the 2 laner hiways in MT. Get behind a truck thats limited to 60, I can do 70 but can't see around him. .... " He buddy, this is the 4 wheeler behind you, your kinda wide on the road, can you help me out and clear me around yah?" Then it usually some light conversation till I lose radio range about ten minutes later. General chit chat is god on a long drive.
