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FYI. A 10-10 is a fight in progress in Police lingo. LOL“10 10 my Truck driving Friend!”
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FYI. A 10-10 is a fight in progress in Police lingo. LOL“10 10 my Truck driving Friend!”
Haha really??! I heard a trucker say this once…he meant to say 10-4…but left the 4 out so he could rhymeFYI. A 10-10 is a fight in progress in Police lingo. LOL
Try to find a radio/cb shop to get a quality radio that will get out without getting stepped on. I have one with a little 40 watt amp built in, frequency slider to fine tune for optimal clarity, precise meter for tuning SWR’s ( necessary for performance and if too high with fry the radio), tune with the antenna clear in an open area and doors closed for accuracy, antenna should be tall enough to be above the roof to use it as a ground plane ( quality- not a cheap one) , trim the antenna stinger or coil wires ( type dependent) a little at a time, if you shorten too much you will need another stinger or antenna. You will find the recommended type of radio only at an independent shop so talk to them and get them to trust you. My 800 channel radio and 1000 watt linear amp were not exactly FCC approved.I remember cbs back in the 90s my dad had one lol I always remember talking to truckers while driving up north
If I bought a cb radio would I want to spend the extra money for a good quality one or just get a cheap one? And I need an antenna which I'm sure is sold seperately
Took some pics of mine if you’re interested.I travel a lot for work, so naturally I'm on the free way all the time, and was wanting to get a cb radio and mount it on the passenger side under the glove box or up top on the side somewhere by the roll bar or something
Does anyone have a cb radio and which one do you think is a good one? Also I've never had a cb radio so is there anything I should know before getting one?
But does the average long haul semi trucker have GMRS? I want to hear from the trucker 2-5 miles ahead of me. I still have my CB even though I have FRS for that reason. My $.02A question for those using GMRS, with CB channel 19 is a general calling channel monitored by most users. Back in my CB days of the 70s and 80s, if you're headed down the interstate and there's a traffic jam due to an accident people would be talking about it on channel 19. Does GMRS have a similiar frequency?
I have one of those sitting around. I had it in m Dodge RAM and took it out when I sold the truck. It worked well and was nice to have on my Pennsylvania to Florida runs. I was going to install it in my F-150 but never got around to it. I also have the midland 75-822, which works off of the cigarette lighter for those few times when I use a CB these days. I believe both of these units are still being sold by Cobra and Midland.Took some pics of mine if you’re interested.
My dad has the midland with the same setup…the radio with all the knobs powered by the cig lighter. He has it in his truck. That’s how we communicate w/eachother when we travel.I have one of those sitting around. I had it in m Dodge RAM and took it out when I sold the truck. It worked well and was nice to have on my Pennsylvania to Florida runs. I was going to install it in my F-150 but never got around to it. I also have the midland 75-822, which works off of the cigarette lighter for those few times when I use a CB these days. I believe both of these units are still being sold by Cobra and Midland.