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Old August 3rd 05, 01:29 PM
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That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking industry is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL
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Mad-Dog

"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
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I bought my first CB back in 1973 while traveling extensively on the US
roads. Channel 19, as I recall, was the first contact then upon making a
connection, shifted to some other channel. All truckers had them and it
was
a piece of cake to get travel information while rolling on the tar, pedal
to
the metal.

I will be on the road again between San Diego and San Bernardino, either
I-15 or I-215 and am wondering if it would be worth the money to get
another
CB to learn traffic and road conditions in real-time? Or has everybody
gone
cellular?

Wayne
www.pueblaprotocol.com





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Old August 3rd 05, 08:42 PM
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On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:29:40 -0400, "Mad Dog" wrote:

That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking industry is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL



LOL


One thing. Go on ebay and check the prices on some CBs. Clearly, there is still
a demand.

Vinnie S.
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Old August 4th 05, 05:58 PM
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"Vinnie S." wrote in message
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On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:29:40 -0400, "Mad Dog" wrote:

That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking industry

is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL



LOL


One thing. Go on ebay and check the prices on some CBs. Clearly, there is

still
a demand.

Vinnie S.


After reading all replies and comments I went to eBay and just won a 40
Channel Radio Shack emergency CB for $20 and it's on the way. Has mag base
antenna, connectors, like new. My handle is "Story Teller" - All I want is
something capable of line of sight on the highway. This should do it. Que
no?

Wayne


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Old August 4th 05, 09:20 PM
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Wayne:

If it doesn't "get it", simply chuck in a 100 Watt+ linear behind it,
it'll get it, that mag mount antenna isn't really great, if you go a
linear make sure it will handle the power (I have used the emergency
radio antennas with a 100 watt linear and gotten away with it--anything
more may damage the antenna or linear), a better antenna would help both
xmit and recv.

John

On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 16:58:39 +0000, Wayne Lundberg wrote:


"Vinnie S." wrote in message
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On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:29:40 -0400, "Mad Dog" wrote:

That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking industry

is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL



LOL


One thing. Go on ebay and check the prices on some CBs. Clearly, there is

still
a demand.

Vinnie S.


After reading all replies and comments I went to eBay and just won a 40
Channel Radio Shack emergency CB for $20 and it's on the way. Has mag base
antenna, connectors, like new. My handle is "Story Teller" - All I want is
something capable of line of sight on the highway. This should do it. Que
no?

Wayne




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Old August 5th 05, 05:22 PM
Wayne Lundberg
 
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Where does one get a 100 Watt linear? And what powers it?

Thanks!

Wayne

"John Smith" wrote in message
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Wayne:

If it doesn't "get it", simply chuck in a 100 Watt+ linear behind it,
it'll get it, that mag mount antenna isn't really great, if you go a
linear make sure it will handle the power (I have used the emergency
radio antennas with a 100 watt linear and gotten away with it--anything
more may damage the antenna or linear), a better antenna would help both
xmit and recv.

John

On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 16:58:39 +0000, Wayne Lundberg wrote:


"Vinnie S." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:29:40 -0400, "Mad Dog" wrote:

That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking

industry
is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL


LOL


One thing. Go on ebay and check the prices on some CBs. Clearly, there

is
still
a demand.

Vinnie S.


After reading all replies and comments I went to eBay and just won a 40
Channel Radio Shack emergency CB for $20 and it's on the way. Has mag

base
antenna, connectors, like new. My handle is "Story Teller" - All I want

is
something capable of line of sight on the highway. This should do it.

Que
no?

Wayne




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Old August 4th 05, 08:49 AM
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Wayne Lundberg wrote:
I bought my first CB back in 1973 while traveling extensively on the
US roads. Channel 19, as I recall, was the first contact then upon
making a connection, shifted to some other channel. All truckers had
them and it was a piece of cake to get travel information while
rolling on the tar, pedal to the metal.

I will be on the road again between San Diego and San Bernardino,
either I-15 or I-215 and am wondering if it would be worth the money
to get another CB to learn traffic and road conditions in real-time?
Or has everybody gone cellular?

Wayne
www.pueblaprotocol.com


Hi Wayne,

You can still get plenty of info from CB while you travel. It is a good
tool. You will find truckers are very willing to give you info and they are
often on 15 thru 17, as well as 19, at least in Cali. !00 bucks can get you
a servicable radio and Antenna. A Wilson or a K-40 are pretty much
no-brainers as far as antennas go with Cobra, Midland, and Uniden being
commen, reasonably low-cost (AM)radios. If you want to get a bit more
sofisticated, you can pay another 50 bucks and get a sideband radio that
will give you more options but wont really help you any more with your
travel, if that's what you plan on using a radio for. Daytime communication
is rough. You will find 19 might not be usable unless you're within a mile
of another radio. Nightime is much different.

Good luck


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