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Question for 18-wheeler drivers...

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by Lightninrod, May 8, 2009.

  1. May 8, 2009 #1
    Lightninrod

    Lightninrod Light Load Member

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    When I got my first CB back in the early 70s, I monitored and talked on ch. 19 daily as my job was an outside salesman in middle GA. Back then, all(?) truckers used 'handles'. Even non-truckers like myself used handles to identify our TXs.

    Today though, I almost never hear a handle used, not even from non-truckers. All I hear is "driver" and occasionally, "hand". Anyone have a theory why this is true? Is it true in other areas of the country?
     
    Lightninrod, May 8, 2009
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  3. May 8, 2009 #2
    Baack

    Baack Road Train Member

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    I didn't think we used channel 19 back them??????
    Before my time, but what channel did they use???
     
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  4. May 8, 2009 #3
    Lightninrod

    Lightninrod Light Load Member

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    Oh yeah, it was '19' back in the 70s too.
     
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  5. May 8, 2009 #4
    Roadmedic

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    There was a period that the truckers ran on Channel 11. The reason they moved to 19 was to ease the bleed over that was happening on channel 9.
     
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  7. May 8, 2009 #5
    Baack

    Baack Road Train Member

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    The old timers talk about the slow change over from I guess from what RM said 11 to 19
     
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  8. May 10, 2009 #6
    Rat

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    I monitor 19 but use move to another channel to comunicate with a contact. myself and other drivers for our company usually switch to the "Farm" when we are running together. It is far enough away from all the splatter boxes that run 19.
     
    Rat, May 10, 2009
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