"W7TI" wrote in message
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On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 18:10:59 GMT, "Eric" wrote:

Is it that hard to understand?

But ok, I'll explain a little further.
I'm installing a cb radio in my jeep,
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Well, how hard is this to understand: This is an AMATEUR RADIO
NEWSGROUP.

And here, you might find a few helpful hams that will help you separate the
reality of antennas from the marketing BS hanging on the wall in most truck
stops.

And, unfortunately, a few intolerant folks like that one. . :-P

The CB band is just down the road from our 10 meter band, so we have a lot
of things in common. The length of the antenna is only a few inches shorter
for 10 meters, so many hams use CB antennas modified into the ham band. In
fact, many hams use CB rigs converted to the ham band. It's even possible
that a few hams actually use those "ham" rigs you see at truck stops!

I run two VHF rigs, a VHF/UHF, and a CB in my car, when I'm running "light".


It's hard to beat a CB for road info, on long trips.
I've yet to get any useful realtime road info on the ham bands.

One of my VHF rigs is position telemetry and messaging through the ham APRS
systems.
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?kc6ete-9 This is where my car is,
right now.
My wife uses this web page to check on my progress when I'm off on long
trips, and other hams chat and send email.