Smith Trucking Company Told to stay OFF the 10 Meter band

I just want the ham ticket so when they do make them illegal in trucks ill have an excuse to have it. It aint like a state trooper is gonna take the time out of his day to go through the channels on my export radio.

 

And legal really means nothing to me if my dodge had the power to run a 1kw linear i probably would.

 

I run an export myself,don't have a ham ticket, and was just trying to say that it is a waist of time to get a ham ticket just to run an export on the CB bands.

 

I dont know what gadfly and the other hams on this sites problem is because you cant talk across the parking lot with 4 watts. I guess they want us to use smoke signals to talk to each other.

 

Just put them in your circle, or your friends and family!! LOL

 

your kidding me right????? i have talked for 2 miles with a stock 4 watt cobra with a lil wilson antenna!

 

OboyOboyOboy! TWO MILES!!! GEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
I do happen to live two miles exactly from the interstate...and it's amazing how many radios become heard when I get about a mile from it. Very many of the drivers can't even talk to my base station from the big road. I can do about 70 miles (to Dalton Ga.) at night with my mobile barefooted (28 watt swing) and usually about 15-20 miles in the daytime on Sesame Street.

 

Well the reason why you can't get across the lot is because of all the rambos that are running 500 plus to try and stomp on each other.


My connex has a knob to control the output. For the most part I have it turned down especially when I am parked and need to talk to someone quickly on the other side of the lot etc. Out on the road I tuen the power up about half way for the most part unless I am really trying to reach out.

On a bad day with alot of rf noise I can be heard clearly more then 25 miles away. On a good day I can easily reach 70 miles. For the most part it doesn't do any good unless the other driver is running a higher powered rig. They can hear me like I am running right next to them but they don't have the umph to reach back. The good thing is that the guys I run with and talk with run higher powered exports.

 

I know how ya feel. I've never had anyone to my knowledge cuss me for stompin' on their convo's because even on the rare occasions I turn on the footwarmer, I let people talk. My barefoot probably doesn't bother anyone because my modge is just around 90-100% on the swing. It would jump up if I shouted or got too close to the mike, but I prefer to be understood.
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