to CB or not to CB [message #265347] |
Mon, 03 November 2014 11:51 |
midlf
Messages: 2212 Registered: July 2007 Location: SE Wisc. (Palmyra)
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I have all the equipment and materials to put a CB in the GMC. I'm wondering if it is worth the effort. I haven't used a CB since I stopped trying to do 20 over. (Life is too short to be in a hurry.)
Any use these days on the road? How about in a GMCMH caravan? What is your experience and current thinking.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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Re: to CB or not to CB [message #265348 is a reply to message #265347] |
Mon, 03 November 2014 11:54 |
Otterwan
Messages: 946 Registered: July 2013 Location: Lynnwood (north of Seattl...
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They're kind of fun, and a good way to keep in touch if you're traveling with someone else who has one. Also one more avenue to get local help in an emergency. If something happens and your cell phone is dead or missing, odds are you can contact someone who could at least pass your location on the the local authorities.
1977 Birchaven, Lynnwood WA - "We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us."
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Re: [GMCnet] to CB or not to CB [message #265351 is a reply to message #265348] |
Mon, 03 November 2014 12:07 |
powerjon
Messages: 2446 Registered: January 2004
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I listen to it when the traffic get heavy or there is a stoppage on the road and you can get local info when needed. I find it useful when needed.
JR Wright
78 Buskirk Stretch
75 Avion
Michigan
> On Nov 3, 2014, at 12:54 PM, David Orders wrote:
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> They're kind of fun, and a good way to keep in touch if you're traveling with someone else who has one. Also one more avenue to get local help in an
> emergency. If something happens and your cell phone is dead or missing, odds are you can contact someone who could at least pass your location on the
> the local authorities.
> --
> 1976 Royale "Twinkie II" Lynnwood WA - "We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to
> us."
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Re: [GMCnet] to CB or not to CB [message #265353 is a reply to message #265351] |
Mon, 03 November 2014 12:27 |
Chr$
Messages: 2690 Registered: January 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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I plan on putting one in my truck... Just cannot figure out where I want to put it. The mini ones suck. Gotta get a Cobra 29LTD. (edited)
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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Re: [GMCnet] to CB or not to CB [message #265361 is a reply to message #265356] |
Mon, 03 November 2014 13:28 |
tphipps
Messages: 3005 Registered: August 2004 Location: Spanish Fort, AL
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Get a Ham Ticket and be done with it. Tech class is very easy. No Morse Code. Lots of repeaters everywhere. Auto patch for emergency traffic in many places. Modern equipment can be hidden anywhere.
Ham Radio beats the heck out of CB for convoy. No foul mouth bad language.
Lots of GMCers have tickets.
Tom, KA4CSG
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
KA4CSG
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Re: to CB or not to CB [message #265405 is a reply to message #265347] |
Mon, 03 November 2014 21:47 |
Ken Burton
Messages: 10030 Registered: January 2004 Location: Hebron, Indiana
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Every time someone comes up with that question I suggest an alternate solution.
Go buy a megaphone.
They have about the same range ans CB and do not require any electrical power or any unsightly antennas and costs less. You can easily remove one from the coach and use it portable or in another vehicle. It is also highly directional so multiple people can use them at the same time on the same frequency.
TIC
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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Re: to CB or not to CB [message #265415 is a reply to message #265405] |
Tue, 04 November 2014 08:59 |
Chr$
Messages: 2690 Registered: January 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Bahh Humbug!
CB radios are fun.
Ken Burton wrote on Mon, 03 November 2014 20:47Every time someone comes up with that question I suggest an alternate solution.
Go buy a megaphone.
They have about the same range ans CB and do not require any electrical power or any unsightly antennas and costs less. You can easily remove one from the coach and use it portable or in another vehicle. It is also highly directional so multiple people can use them at the same time on the same frequency.
TIC
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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Re: to CB or not to CB [message #265495 is a reply to message #265347] |
Wed, 05 November 2014 12:47 |
midlf
Messages: 2212 Registered: July 2007 Location: SE Wisc. (Palmyra)
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Thanks for the input. Seeing as I have it I'll install it.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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