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Dust off your CB Radio!!! (and stand back...I have a plan)

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Xtremjeepn

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I have decided that we need to revive the use of the CB radio in 4x4s.
The Jeep wave has faded a little over the last few year with so many daily driven Jeeps.
We need a better way to pick out the real enthusiasts and a way to say "HI".
I have always had a CB in the Jeep for trail use, but it is rarely turned on around town. I think in general CB radio use has gone down since most people just text and call each other. Which means the airways are fairly clear for us now.
I was researching radios trying to decide exactly what I want to do in the new Jeep and had a thought. (bear with me)

We can take the forums to the air ways with the CB radio!! Pick a dedicated channel for 4x4s in town....um like 4? Where anyone and everyone can chat, say hi etc. .
Okay.....done with my random thougth for the day. Thanks for listening.

Thoughts?
 
i use mine when i need to.we would need Ham radio's to talk to each other,even regionaly.:Di like the idea and we might be going that rout with our new administration. i have two hand held radio's for those that don't have one.it's way easier than waiting on the trail for some one or walking back to see what happened.HA, i even have on in my DD.:rolleyes:
 
boggerless said:
i use mine when i need to.we would need Ham radio's to talk to each other,even regionaly.:Di like the idea and we might be going that rout with our new administration. i have two hand held radio's for those that don't have one.it's way easier than waiting on the trail for some one or walking back to see what happened.HA, i even have on in my DD.:rolleyes:
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i think ham radios are a much better option its a pita to get the license i guess but at least you actually have range with a ham
 
i had a CB in my k5 for a while. all three of my wheelin buddys did to. even had a PA in it. good idea
 
blazerboss 85 said:
i think ham radios are a much better option its a pita to get the license i guess but at least you actually have range with a ham
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it's easier than it used to be.my Uncle tried three times and got his. i didn't have the heart to tell him a month later they changed the rules.:laugh:you can pretty much talk anywhere with a han radio.
 
I've got CB's in both the DD. Both are SSB, but recently (or maybe its just Kansas) I havent been able to get ahold of anyone onthe sideband. The ham license isnt too hard to get these days. You can get a No-Code Tech which is very basic and limited on freq's, but it gets your foot inthe door.
 
i can't get the PA to work in mine...:mad: i had the wrong speaker or something.i want to bitch at people in traffic.:D i know it's against the law,but i don't care.what did you have/ use bro?
 
blazerboss 85 said:
i think ham radios are a much better option its a pita to get the license i guess but at least you actually have range with a ham
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They dropped the Morse Code requirement . All you need to do is:

Just go and take the test ( Like my Dad the broadcast engineer , this was stuff he knew already ) :p:

Or , take practice tests online and memorize the answers ( people who want the license but don't wanna study ) :laugh:

Or , study and take the tests ( best way , you learn something :) ) :D
 
Breaker, Breaker.......

I have a CB in my K5 and my DD. Of course, I drive quite a bit to and from work, so the one in the DD gets used more. I've pretty much always had a CB in my vehicles, except the one car I had (My Dad was an over the road truck driver). None of my buddies have them, though.
 
I've pretty much always had a CB in my vehicles, except the one car I had (My Dad was an over the road truck driver). alot of my friends are and i'm getting my CDL A just because i used to drive.:Di shoulda grandfathered in.
now i'm in the yard and hate that more.back to the road baby.:bow:
 
I'd love to do a ham in my truck.. but the money needed to set it up properly puts it way down on the list.
 
I like the idea. I've had a cb in my cherokee for a while now and will have one in the GMC.

CH4 is a little to close to CH6. If anyone into CB a little more than just trail use, you'll know that CH6 is a channel used by guys who have high power. I've sat up on the hill behind my house and listened to a guy from up in Ohio that was pegging my meter in Va. He was pegging it on CH5 and CH7 and bleeding from CH1 to CH9. I find that up around 30-40 are the most open channels, and with 99.999% of guys running 40CH rigs instead of the older 23CH ones, there's no problem finding them. We usually run CH35 around here on the trails.
 
TerryD said:
I like the idea. I've had a cb in my cherokee for a while now and will have one in the GMC.

CH4 is a little to close to CH6. If anyone into CB a little more than just trail use, you'll know that CH6 is a channel used by guys who have high power. I've sat up on the hill behind my house and listened to a guy from up in Ohio that was pegging my meter in Va. He was pegging it on CH5 and CH7 and bleeding from CH1 to CH9. I find that up around 30-40 are the most open channels, and with 99.999% of guys running 40CH rigs instead of the older 23CH ones, there's no problem finding them. We usually run CH35 around here on the trails.
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From what I read most people tend to tune for the lower channels as well...
 
If you are running a 9' SS whip w/o the spring, it'll be closer tuned to CH40. Most everyone I know tunes for CH20, so they will be excelent there and good at CH1 and CH40.
 
That is an awsome idea I have one in my DD never use it because no one is ever on the damn thing. If the word gets out maybe enough people will bring it back. Maybe I will just leave it on channel 3 or 40 since its hooked up to turn on when the truck starts.
 
Im liking the ham idea, I got my ticket when I was 13, failed the test the first time. Would like to have them both but havnt had the motivation to do it yet.
 
While HAM is a better set up, I think it is too much to ask for general local conversation of the average 4x4 guy.

Anyone can buy a $10 CB at the flea market and participate, no lisence, no expensive equipment, and MOST already have it.
 
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