Around here, it is much the same on AM. Lots of kids that have nothing
better to do than talk crap (specially after Christmas). Sideband, though,
is a different story. Sideband is more complicated than the kids want to
mess with (you actually have to tune it) so they leave that to the more
serious people.

"Beloved Leader" wrote in message
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(Stereophile22) wrote in rec.radio.shortwave...

CB radio is still an active communications medium,
quite widely used. Especially in emergencies.

true. Where I'm at, cb radio is still very active.

I've found that out in the week that I've had my handheld.


I probably have about a half dozen CBs. My take: it's the biggest
waste of bandwidth on the planet. It has tremendous potential for
communications, homeland security, etc., but instead, it has been
taken over by a bunch of foul-mouthed idiots.

A couple of years back, I put forth a fair amount of effort to install
a CB in my car when I was headed up I-270 in Maryland to go
snowboarding in Pennsylvania. I turned it on, and listened to it for
about fifteen minutes. I thought I was hearing George Carlin's "Seven
Dirty Words" running on an endless loop. I turned off the radio, and
when I got back home, I took it out of my car.

In the DC area, channel 6 "The Bowl" is quite active. Don't get on The
Bowl if you don't have an echo chamber sound effect gizmo and a linear
amp attached to your CB.

The potential is there. The reality falls far short. I wish that
weren't so.

"CW" no adddress@spam free.com wrote in message ...
New name for squelch.

"SOUND TRACKER" and squelch are two totally different items. Sound
Tracker does NOT squelch any signal but works more like a noise
blanker.

Uh ha. Squelch.
"Gary" wrote in message
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"CW" no adddress@spam free.com wrote in message
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New name for squelch.

"SOUND TRACKER" and squelch are two totally different items. Sound
Tracker does NOT squelch any signal but works more like a noise
blanker.

In article ,
Beloved Leader wrote:

I probably have about a half dozen CBs. My take: it's the biggest
waste of bandwidth on the planet. It has tremendous potential for
communications, homeland security, etc., but instead, it has been
taken over by a bunch of foul-mouthed idiots.

It's in the treaty allocations as an Industrial/Scientific/Medial band.
The local plywood plant can radiate an unlimited amount of crap with
their glue curing machine. That's why it's not used for anything real.

Mark Zenier Washington State resident