CB Radios

[a 1 player]

Anyone have one, and if you do, do you use it? Are they even still in use at all or have they gone the way of Smokey and the Bandit?

 

[baltimoron]

I do, though I never used it. It's still in the box. I bought it in the late 80s; it's a GE. That was before cell phones became popular and cheap. I eventually just got a cell phone. CB is still in use.

http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/personal/cb/

 

[yabut]

Actually still very commonly used for truckers. If you travel on highways it is a great way to find out where radars are set up and for where you might encounter trouble I.E.accidents or road hazards. Can also be helpful if you are lost in a city.

 

[ruck]

breaker breaker 1 - 2 breaker... come in Wolf.....Silverstreak calling Wolf, come in, over

hehehe I always wanted to say that.

 

[AnotherGuy02]

Uh, Breaker One-Nine, this here's the Rubber Duck
You got a copy on me Pig-Pen? C'mon

Uh, yeah 10-4 Pig Pen, fer sure, fer sure
By golly it's clean clear to Flag-Town, C'mon

Uh, yeah, that's a big 10-4 Pig-Pen,
Yeah, we definitely got us the front door good buddy,
Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy
....
We gone
Bye, Bye...

lol, Isn't this song from the late seventies when CB radio was used for chat?

 

[xix]

ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio

http://www.arrl.org

 

[Speedo]

I've been using CB since the late '70's, but the "10-4 good buddy" days are gone. Most truckers don't talk in "code" anymore. It's great when travelling on major highways to know where cops are, what major construction spots are ahead and how to avoid 'em. My small unit's paid for itself many times over in the last few decades.

And during lousy weather, you can always count on some trucker to warble, "Ah doan care if it rains or freezes, long as ah gots my plastic Jesus, sittin' here on the dashboard of mah truuuck..."

Great entertainment.

 

[Meister]

Have you ever noticed that you will never see a guy with a CB Radio in an import? Makes you wonder.