Why doesn't anyone talk on the radio anymore?

all we hear are a bunch of truckers talking racism, sex, violence, politics and drugs. Oh, those are all good topics but not when spoken in a downgrading, hateful way. That is all we hear all the time!! So, we turn it on when we need to or if we are driving down the road and trucks passing by are looking kinda funny at us like something might be wrong with our rig. Yep, for those curious.....that has happened a couple of times.

 

Are they trying to stop all Usage of cell phones???

I ask this because I get so ticked at people that try to run me over around town to find they are on their #### Cell Phone. I personally will miss a call if i feel it will interfere with my driving.

I understand you are running a business and that a Missed call could mean a missed load. There is a Solution and ALL STATES that I know of that have banded cell-phone usage while driving have not banned this.

Hands-free systems!!!!

There are 2-3 styles
1: is a Hands-free that adapts to you phone and has it's own speaker and microphone.

2: Cellular phone built into your radio

3: I have this in my 2009 Challenger: Blue-tooth adapted and controlled by your radio. Mine is even voice activated so my hands never have to leave the wheel. Uses my Cell-phone BUT while I'm in the car I never have to touch the phone.

This ind of rolls back to my question in the Electronic Toys forums. Why are these companies Charging outrageous money for Newer Trucks. And giving you options for radios, etc that look like something that would have been found at Wal-Mart 10-15 years ago.

I have more options in my $40k car than a new $150k rig , and the Truck Driver could benefit from these options more than I could.

 

Hi All, Im new to the forum, and a Noob to trucking..
but was raised with it, used to ride with my uncle as a kid, out of KC.MO, I was about 8 years old..Im 51 now. He drove for American Beauty spaghetti, and also Hams Beer.
I did this for alot of years.
I used to love listining to all the CB conversations back then, everyone was ALWAYS polite, and helpful, A Break was Always answered , and there was Very little foul language used..no one had Noise Makers, Beeps, Pings, Echos, and all the other Attention getters used now.
my Father also had an Old Heath Kit CB Base, and he had boxes of QSL cards from all over the world, and again, I used to listen all the time to him and his contacts he made on the CB.
so I decided at about 17 to get a CB, I had a Blast..I took about 3 years , and traveled the USA in my Old 1964 Chevy,With that CB.
I Talked to the Truckers all the time, and Made some good friends of alot of them, even though I wasn't in a truck I was made part of the family of the Truckers back then.
CB was still Polite, and respected, I got good Information, and gave it as well. Talked alot of DX ( Skip ) and had alot of fun..then it seems about the late 80's it started to go down hill, Still don't understand why, but it did, and continued, But I still had a CB, but by this time I was running SSB above channel 40..somewhere around channel 60 area.
one night I was working some DX, and my Son came in the room, who was about 8 years old at the time, and sat on my lap as I talked, and listened.
after about 10 minutes of his questions and all the why's and who/where questions from him, someone came on the frequency, running some Gawd Awful Amp, telling the world how powerful of a ^%&*% station he had, and no one was going to use the ^(*&%%$ channel as long as he was there, and proceeded to Blaber on and on with the most foul language he could use.
it was then I decided I had enough. I knew then I couldn't give my son the memories I had of CB, as my Father gave me.
So I knew a Ham Radio Friend, and started asking him questions, His Call was KA9VFO Jim.
and a year later I had my Ham License, that was 20 years ago.
and today I still talk on my Radio, and my son still likes to listen to it, and still asks Who, Where, Why questions..lol
there is still respect on the radio, it's just not on the CB..
I talk to a bunch of truckers almost everyday, but it's on my Ham radio, and not CB.
Im not sure why CB got this way, I have my Opinions, but Ill keep them to my self, it would Just start a CB/Ham radio war, and I hate that. !!
CB to me is just a reflection of what society has become, everyone Talks at each other, and if they can't be heard, they just get louder, and if that doesn't work, then they Fire up Big Bertha, Bring up the RPM's Shut off the Lights, and just dead key so no one can talk.
it's just lack of Courtesy, Respect, and Cooperation.
So in my truck, I will have my Ham radio running 2 meter SSB, and FM.
My MP3 player, and every episode ever recorded of C.B.S. Mystery theater. LOL..I guess Im Just Old ? and remember the good O'l Days.

Anyway..Sorry about the long Winded Post..Just a topic I feel pretty strongly about.
Thanx for Listining.
N9IUR, QRT. ( Grin )

 

They should...

Do you pull over and stop to make the call?

We used pay phones at truckstops for years and got by...The law would be a minor annoyance to me but it would (maybe) stop all the idiots that weave all over the road from using the things when they shouldn't.

It really won't change anything because the idiots will ignore the law like they do in Utah where the penalty is the same as a DUI.

I think it's great! Every day I see trucks weaving all over the road and invariably it's some steering wheel holder talking on his phone or texting.
Like everything else that happens to us...WE BRING IT ON OURSELVES!!!

I've had a phone in my truck since the eighties and have never had trouble maintaining my lane position while carrying on a conversation but apparently that's too much effort for the modern day steering wheel holder to deal with...So, They just wobble all over the road with no regard for anyone but themselves and then they cry when someone outlaws their foolish behavior.

I use a Blue Tooth for the few calls that I need to make while driving but you'd never know I was talking on the phone 'cause I know how to drive!

 

Love the guys pulling out of stops with phone on wedged in shoulder, trying to shift and eat their hot wings or other crap and drive at the same time. Bozos.

 

I turn my radio off. The only time it comes on is when I drive in bad weather, fog, snow, or heavy rain. There is so much negativity, vulgarity, and immaturity coming over that radio, I don't want it to be a part of my day. If that makes me a "steering wheel holder" in your eyes, then so be it. The guy driving down the road with the recorder playing back what other people say ruined it for me. The guy that continually chants "I ain't got no panties on." ruined it for me.

 

Now I have been licensed since 1963 I don't fault 90% of the CBers for what 10% do ..... Any ham who has ever lissned to 75 meters knows we have a few bad apples too.

I too run HAM and CB and will untill the last radio dies or I do and realy don't care what other do unless it is directed at me ......

I can be found on just about any band and any mode and enjoy the hobby just as much as back in the early 60's

Bruce