WHY DO the HAMS always take over cb posts ?

my cobra 25 with 2 good antennas has been getting out 3-5 miles during daytime and 5+ at night, and picks up big radios much farther away.


K

 

The Ham guys have allot of good info on CB's and setup, they are sticklers for the power rules, but they take their radios much more seriously than I do. It is not a fault of the hammers it is just something that they enjoy and dont want ruined.


That being said, there are allot of radio;s that are ruined by people who are improperly tuning them, in that they dont know what they are doing and end up having a burned up radio in a few months.

I really dont have a problem with one who tunes a little, but I personally dislike these guys with the 100+watt amps and radios.


K

 

Being an owner of one of those type radios, I tend to agree, however...

It is more about radio etiquate though...knowing when to run full power and when to turn power and mic gain down so that you are not bothering everyone within 15 miles of you is more important than the radio itself...

...it is all about the operator, not the radio...


steved

 

I agree with what you're saying, but I have to mention this. When did it become necessary to run all that power? It's so bad at some places that you can't get out to ask a question for something important because every truck in the parking lot is running several watts of power just to talk to the feller on the other side of the lot about which engine/transmission combo is the best setup for hauling a nuclear reactor from Seattle, WA to Miami, FL and then arguing over the miles and time it takes to get there. All I wanna know is what the scales are doing, and I can't get out to find out unless I add to the problem by getting more power than they've got.

 

I run a radio that has 10m on it.. and I do get out there, but I do my best to be considerate. Im also planning to just take it out of the truck, since theres been random DOT checks and Customs checks. Its just not worth losing ones job over or anything, as some employers, including mine will terminate over an FCC complaint.
Hams know night and day more then any CBer ever will. Instead of just blowin as much power out intil you start to cook yourself, they use effeciency. I for one am tired with the cbers bleeding over all 40 channels to talk across the choke and puke. Listen to what they say. Theres hams that talk around the world with 5 watts.