Cb radios

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[flharleycop]

FYI. A 10-10 is a fight in progress in Police lingo. LOL

In my LEO lingo a 10-10 is a coffee break so I guess it depend on where you are from.

 

[flharleycop]

I run I80 in Wyoming a lot, CBs here are still used. They come in handy for reports of bad snow and Ice on the roads. The speed limit is 80 so not many speeding smokey reports.

 

[19 JLUR Bright Whit3]

In my LEO lingo a 10-10 is a coffee break so I guess it depend on where you are from.

It Fed world. Its "Officer down, need all available units".

 

[TaiMc]

I run I80 in Wyoming a lot, CBs here are still used. They come in handy for reports of bad snow and Ice on the roads. The speed limit is 80 so not many speeding smokey reports.

Just got back to Houston from out of town…truckers were active on the CB bc there were cops posted up and had cars pulled over, in and outside of small towns.

Was lots of chatter on the cb about the exact location of the local police and state troopers. ?

 

[smokeythecat]

Just got back to Houston from out of town…truckers were active on the CB bc there were cops posted up and had cars pulled over, in and outside of small towns.

Was lots of chatter on the cb about the exact location of the local police and state troopers. ?

Yep. That is exactly the kind of crowd I was referring to in an earlier post.

 

[dragoneggs]

While we are on the subject...

https://policecodes.net/ten-codes/

 

[Jeepeto]

I did the same in my 19. Installed a CB for trail use and was hoping it would provide some entertainment value as well. I was amazed at how little i actually heard on that thing. Almost nobody uses them anymore. I would road trip 1,000+ miles without hearing a single soul.

After the February snowpocalypse in Texas last year, and being without power, cell, or comm's of any kind I found out that ham radio operators in my area had been in communication the entire time, checking in on each other and doing their best to spread resources and information (much of the area was under a boil water notice and had no way of receiving that information). I decided to look into getting licensed.

I was able to get my tech license in 4 days, and went ahead and snagged the general 5 days after that. It was a pretty simple test, strictly memorization based and there are great resources like HamStudy.org that make it very easy. Since then I monitor local repeaters as I drive and 2M call channel while out of town. It is much closer to what I had expected when going into CB a few years back. Casual conversation from commuters, and a giving community. Don't shy away from the license process, it's really just to keep the riff-raff at bay.

Josh "Jeepeto"
K5WJL

 

[Tncdrew]

I did the same in my 19. Installed a CB for trail use and was hoping it would provide some entertainment value as well. I was amazed at how little i actually heard on that thing. Almost nobody uses them anymore. I would road trip 1,000+ miles without hearing a single soul.

After the February snowpocalypse in Texas last year, and being without power, cell, or comm's of any kind I found out that ham radio operators in my are had been in communication the entire time, checking in on each other and doing their best to spread resources and information (much of the area was under a boil water notice and had no way of receiving that information). I decided to look into getting licensed.

I was able to get my tech license in 4 days, and went ahead and snagged the general 5 days after that. It was a pretty simple test, strictly memorization based and there are great resources like HamStudy.org that make it very easy. Since then I monitor local repeaters as I drive and 2M call channel while out of town. It is much closer to what I had expected when going into CB a few years back. Casual conversation from commuters, and a giving community. Don't shy away from the license process, it's really just to keep the riff-raff at bay.

Josh "Jeepeto"
K5WJL

Thanks!
This encourages me to start studying for that tech license again!

 

[Jeepeto]

Thanks!
This encourages me to start studying for that tech license again!

You got it man! HamStudy.org is such a good resource. Not just flash cards, but it remembers what questions you struggle with and puts them into heavy rotation automatically until you consistently get them right. It makes it a very easy process. Dedicate a couple hours a night for a week and I guarantee you'll get an A+

 

[Tncdrew]

You got it man! HamStudy.org is such a good resource. Not just flash cards, but it remembers what questions you struggle with and puts them into heavy rotation automatically until you consistently get them right. It makes it a very easy process. Dedicate a couple hours a night for a week and I guarantee you'll get an A+

I will! Hey, thanks for the suggestion! ?

 

[J0E]

That is SO true at this point.

To add:
CB is an old technology that is rapidly becoming obsolete (or arguably already has). The only people still using it on the interstates are the old school, stubborn, refuse to change types or not smart enough to change types. It's not how it used to be back in the day. There are much better ways to obtain reliable information and communicate now.

So unless you're looking at it for sheer entertainment value, and it's quite crude low brow entertainment, I wouldn't bother.

I'm a big GMRS fan and have the Midland MicroMobile 15W GMRS and 4 Midland 50 Channel Waterproof GMRS Two-Way Radio's - loan out hand helds, they work great while driving on the trail, something that handheld CB's can't do. I grab a hand held when I'm spotting. BTW, including shipping to HI, Amazon is cheaper than jeepjamboreeusa.

But in all fairness Red Rock 4-Wheelers / Easter Jeep Safari uses CB's, so I'll need to pick up a CB for EJS. GMRS has only 6 full power channels and they claim that's not enough, hence CB.

The GRMS misnomer or fraud privacy channel has no value AFAIK and makes it difficult for new folks to set up their radio. I carry Midland instructions and grab the instructions frequently so new radios can communicate.

 

[2mnycars]

Interesting posts. CB.

Got my first one in about '75. Range was so limited. Had it in a For F100 pickup. Ignition noise was a real problem.
There are vendors here with information about antennas and radios....I'll go look for a link.

Dave

 

[five9dak]

Grab a pack of four baofengs, program them with CHIRP, lock them, and hand them out to your group. $115 ish with programming cable.

FRS, GMRS, and HAM in one piece of hardware. - not kosher with the FCC because of that, but more convenient than three separate devices.

 

[Jeepeto]

Grab a pack of four baofengs, program them with CHIRP, lock them, and hand them out to your group. $115 ish with programming cable.

FRS, GMRS, and HAM in one piece of hardware. - not kosher with the FCC because of that, but more convenient than three separate devices.

Exactly this

As you mentioned the key is to lock it before passing them out, but I do this as well. Baofeng are great little radios, and for like $25 they’re practically disposable. I keep 4 on the rig to hand out, and spot.

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