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How many people use CBs or FRS radios?

Do you have a communications radio in your rig?

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If nothing else, the CB radio is the best radar detector around. If there's a cop around, 99/100 you'll hear about it on the CB well in advance. The OTR truckers seem to track them like a lost child.
 
Skigirl said:
I have CB, FRS/GMRS (for spotting and hiking) and HAM with dual band and HF antennas
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You of course bought the required FCC operator’s license for the GMRS radio, right?

I really wonder how many people use them without the license. I suspect 90% of people of buy them, but I could be wrong.
 
Lots of clubs will require cbs. We have set up a CB relay to guide a lifeflight helicopter into a remote area to get an injured hiker. That more than likely saved his leg as we were able to guide the helicopter the last 15 miles. It is also helpful in a large group to keep everyone together. Or to stop everyone in a large group. I think they are well worth the investment. I actually got left one time on the side of the road for an hour before anyone else in my group noticed I wasn't there. I needed some tools that were in another truck cause I put his spare in my truck. No cell phone service and at 55 mph in mountains the FRS raidos lose you pretty quick. And truckers are good police detectors.
 
73k5blazer said:
You of course bought the required FCC operator’s license for the GMRS radio, right?

I really wonder how many people use them without the license. I suspect 90% of people of buy them, but I could be wrong.
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I didn't know that a license was required for the GMRS radios. I bet few others do as well.
 
Need to define that a little better. For mobile to mobile w/o a repeater one of the ham radios will have the best range. Those start at 50 watts for a mobile radio and go up to 110 that I know of. This is no external amp, just the radio.

I would say the FRS get the best "reception" b/c they do not have a squelch. You either hear a broadcast or you don't. That's why I put "reception" in quotes. Other radios likely will pull in weak signals better, but they require fiddling with for that to happen.
 
I am thinging about one of these: Galaxy DX95T2 Export Radio

The question is, can I mount it where the factory radio fits?

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ntsqd said:
I didn't know that a license was required for the GMRS radios. I bet few others do as well.
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The packaging and instruction say all over them that they do.
 
I have a CB in my Jeep, and I bring along FRS/GMRS radios to lend to anyone who doesn't have a CB this way we can all relay messages. The CB is nice because it's hard mounted, but the GMRS radio's get much better range and less interference. Of course an amp attached to a CB would do better, but there's no room for that in a Jeep, and the water would kill it quick.

BTW, I do have the required FCC license to use the GMRS feature of the radios.
 
guido666 said:
The packaging and instruction say all over them that they do.
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Well, I'd hardly say "all over them", it is required to be on every package of GMRS radios, but all the ones I've looked at, you need a magnifing glass to read the part where it says GMRS requires FCC license.
 
guido666 said:
The packaging and instruction say all over them that they do.
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Never bought one, so I wouldn't have seen them. I do have some FRS', but for longer range I reach for the 2 meter mic.
 
I didnt want a CB due to the (IMHO) huge tacky antennas. But a couple weeks ago went wheelin with a group and it would have been very nice to have. 2 of the 3 other guys had them. I have a couple little Motorola walkies but they have crap for range.

I plan on getting a Tuffy console and mounting a decent cb inside and mounting a 2-3' fiberglass antenna on the rear bumper or something.
 
ill try to explain



CB (some times called 11 meters) citizens band 40 max legal power is 4 watts AM 12 watts side band can be used for commercial use

FRS family radio service 14 channels max power is either .5 or .25 watts (cant remember) cant be used for commercial use no license required

GMRS higher power version of FRS 15 channel shares first 7 channels with FRS 50 watts max 5 watts on shared channels license required

Uhf Ultra high frequency not exactly sure what is being referred but uhf ultra high frequency to me is 70 cm/ 440mhz or higher amateur radio (ham)

im not positive about all this but is should be close

also my ham call is kg4jfy
 
Chrisblazzer89 said:
Whats a ham call?
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Essentially that's his ham license number and is who you would ask for (rather than saying "Hey Dale!" or whatever) if you were trying to raise him on the radio. In the US the letters & numbers used can tell others where that transmitter (person) is from. Not where they are, just what region of the US they have as home base.
 
pin_it_to_win_it said:
i bought my CB from wal mart for $35 it is the cobra 19 ultra3
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How do you like that CB, does it really matter which one I get or are they all just about the same?:laugh: I want to get one but don't know what I should be looking for:doah:
 
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