CB Antenna Help

[josh.c]

Originally Posted by Turbo-T

I'm in central Missouri. I'm about 2 miles from a fairly major highway and 18 miles from I-70. I didn't say no one used the radio anymore, I said it's more quiet than it used to be. Around here, you might hear a trucker on the radio once in awhile. But the last 39 channels I don't hear the neighbors or their friends. (snipped)

Sorry man, didn't mean to jump on you, just one of those things that doesn't come out well typed. Kind of sad no one around you uses it anymore. Here in East Tn, there is a group of older gentlemen that talk for hours in the evenings on 12 and 16. A lot of talk about old friends and going to the dentist and so forth. I listen to them sometimes while I'm doing my paperwork when I get back in town, pretty nice to hear guys talking like normal people on extremely clean radios.

[clantonman1983]

We got those guys too here in Central Alabama. Channel 24 and 33 are big base station radios. A few of them live in the same county as me and some live further out in neighboring counties. They talk every night sometimes as late 12:30 about whatever. Also, Channel 25 is kind of the "official chilton county" station. If you don't want to leave your radio on 19, then you can flip over to 25 and there is just about always somebody from my home town that is going to answer back. it's actually pretty cool.

[Flying Dutchman]

It's always cool to have a group of locals to chat with. Most of mine here have too much attitude but there are a handful that you can usually have a good conversation with

[clantonman1983]

Yep, during the day i like to leave my radio on if i am in my pickup truck but don't always like to leave it on 19. but, channel 24 or 25 you are just about always going to have somebody to talk to during the day.