Long distance cb

SSB isn't exclusive to cb

 

Dude, ham radio won't work for you consistently, hate to discourage you but the only communication skills method that will work are letters, old phones that use wires and cell phones.

The important question is this - why not a cell phone?

 

Don't be offended by this but you assume too much.

Repeaters are just one thing with amateur radio, there is so much more.

 

I can talk almost everywhere in this country daily via repeaters/ echolink and other avenues that would take to long to explain. Suffice it to say cb is a bad option for what you are wanting to do and the start up cost and learning curve of using Ham radio would not make sense either.

 

best thing to do, seriously, is look this up on google, read the HAM operation and federal procedures at your own pace, THEN ask questions. many youtube videos on HAM operations may be of some help as well.

at one time, Morse Code WAS required to get a HAM license, that has been long ago not required anymore.

if it were not for the initial outlay of cash. and then MORE cash to get MORE HAM stuff, i'd be doing it myself as a hobby.

but at my age now, to get fully involved with HAM is not in the cards for me.

if you were to talk with HAM operators, you'd swear that HAM radio was the best thing since sliced bread!!!!

 

I am a Ham operator. And it is wonderful but under the current sun cycle propagation makes planned nets or regular communication difficult at best. This period of the cycle is when guys 20 plus years in amateur radio like myself take the time to add too or fine tune our set up to make the best of poor propagation and be ready for the improved period to come,

 

Someone wanting reliable, private and long-range communications while moving on the road has one choice: cell phones. And it is a wonderful choice to have.

CB is the choice for getting information from other drivers in his/her immediate vicinity relating to road conditions, traffic holdups, police, etc. It is a wonderful choice to have.

Ham is the choice for a hobby to explore the possibilities of long-range communicating via lots of equipment with like-minded folks around the world. It, too, is a wonderful choice to have.