Questions about CB radio

It should come with a stock antenna, it should be what is called a multiplexed antenna that means the am/fm radio is on the antenna.

the radio isn’t as important as the antenna system.

the real question is what does the company or the owner allow you to do with the truck?

 

The one I was in had two factory antennas behind the sleeper. They weren't great, but they got the job done if you're just wanting to hear chatter in traffic. There's not constant chatter on the CB either, so dont get worried if you get one and don't hear anyone for hours.

 

I didn't remember if they were seperate or not, I thought IH did the same thing now as FL. Thanks for the info.

 

The best thing you can do is find a cb shop buy your antenna and radio from them and have them setup your antenna he will check and adjust your swr on the antenna.The antenna is important to be right do it on a day when it’s not raining they can’t tune your antenna if it’s raining.

 

My, things have changed. It used to be whenever I had a long haul down I-40, I'd always get lots of blabbermouths with echo boxes and kickers spewing garbage all over CH19. Started turning my radio off a lot....

 

Definitely no #### chatting really nowadays. Half the people only turn their radio on when traffic hits. And 99% only want to hear anything on their radio if it's something urgent. I rarely just hear regular ol' conversations. I've probably only had 3 in the 3 years I've been out here.

Still a few big radio guys clogging things up on occasion, but pretty rare besides Mud Duck.

Majority of the conversations I hear are just long hood guys talking about their trucks lol. And then of course the local guys if you pass a quarry or elevator

And security shacks and shipping offices definitely don't use them anymore. I still see the signs for 'tune to channel' though.

 

Wow. I guess "SHUT UP, STUPID" isn't used much anymore?