CB, a dying truck driver tool, what y'all think??

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by franktaylor, Aug 3, 2013.

  1. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    I'm a ham myself, but stick pretty much to 2 meter and 470 mhz bands. I just don't like the noise of the hf bands.
     
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  3. volvo244t

    volvo244t Road Train Member

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    Ask rabbitporkchop all about noise. His tech can tune a receiver to the point it can pick up a -125db signal. In order to do that, all the noise has to be *gone*. It can be done.
     
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  4. Ougigoug

    Ougigoug Heavy Load Member

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    Would kike to hear a radio setup like this!
     
  5. realdesertkickin

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    nothing special about a transistor farting
     
  6. bandit74

    bandit74 Light Load Member

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    Anyone out there wanna do the horizontal boogie?....kick it back to the " donkey".....CB is hoot sometimes.
     
  7. TROOPER to TRUCKER

    TROOPER to TRUCKER Anything Is Possible

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    Just last week I got a heads up from another driver a headlamp had went out and this was a hazmat load at night really close to a weight station. Instead of getting raked over the coals I hit a exit and replaced the bulb while doing my tire check and off I went. Then the next night a O/O had to back in a T/S and could not see oncoming trucks. When he advised me where he wanted to park I held off trucks coming by for him.
     
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  8. RStewart

    RStewart Road Train Member

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    I will never get rid of my cb. It's always on even if I turn the volume down. If I find someone to chat with we go to another channel & have a conversation.
     
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  9. mike5511

    mike5511 Road Train Member

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    I still use one.....and I'm not a "dying truck driver" as far as I know!;)
     
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  10. PayCheck

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    I drive in farnorcal, we all use them about every 15 min
     
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  11. Cottonmouth85

    Cottonmouth85 Bad Influence

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    Mine's on 99.8% of the time. Unless someone starts a race, religion, or political argument... then it gets squelched out.
     
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