Anyone here mess with CB?

[Hugo Drax]

I bought a unit and hooked it up. Its like ATOT but radiochat. lots of interesting locals, trolls, the whole gamut from A-Z

quite active, quite entertaining.

 

[Printer Bandit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GqrNeTfb5w

 

[Hugo Drax]

Educational film on The CB radio. yeah its like the internets.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMeFe68vDCc

 

[olds]

In 1979 I bought a CB750SS

 

[Orignal Earl]

Totally hooked back in the day of Big Ben this is Rubber Duck
10-4 10-10 back to the side of 11

 

[LTC8K6]

It pretty much always works. I know several people that keep CB radios handy at their house and in their beater trucks.

When we had tornadoes through here, the landline phones and cell phones quit working.

I have noticed the trend that whenever there is an emergency/disaster/power failure, the cell phone pretty much never works.

CB and Ham radios can be important tools depending on where you live.

They also still work quite well on the highway for getting live information.

 

[KlokWyze]

Think I'll pick up a cheap one to fuck around and to have one on hand in regards to above poster's comments.

 

[Captante]

Totally hooked back in the day of Pig-Pen this is Rubber Duck
10-4 10-10 back to the side of 11

FTFY

 

[Printer Bandit]

Do you need a license to operate one?

 

[Red Squirrel]

I've thought of playing around with that stuff, would be kinda fun. Do you need a ham license to use those? Though ham radio is something I've always thought would be fun too. It's an invaluable skill during a time of crisis. The biggest reason cell sites go down is due to lack of access during a power outage. Ex: huge wind storm, highways leading to the towers will be closed or blocked by trees, power will be out mostly everywhere including the cell sites, and nobody can get to them with a generator so the batteries run out.

Landlines go down mostly from cable plant issues (downed lines etc) but depending on how big the crisis is, the COs themselves may even lose power too. With CB/Ham radio there is less centralization so it just works as long as the operators have backup power for their stuff.

 

[Iron Woode]

In 1979 I bought a CB750SS

back in 2000 I sold my CB750K1.

 

[LTC8K6]

Do you need a license to operate one?

No.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CB_usage_in_the_United_States

 

[dank69]

Trolling 1986 style.

 

[John Connor]

Do you need a license to operate one?

No, and that's the reason for all the trash just like FRS.

 

[John Connor]

I use to use CB back in the early 90's, but I got out of it when I got on the Internet. LOL. I have several scanners and a shortwave DX-394 that keeps me busy. I tried to get my ham license, but failed. I didn't study the new book and wasn't aware there was a new book. I haven't tried getting my license since. I just might get my GMRS license though. There's a pretty quite repeater in Fort Collins I can access. For a GMRS license you just have to pay a fee no test.

 

[mmntech]

10-4 good buddy, keep on truckin'!

I used to have it set up on the scanners at work but took it off because the of all the foul language and complaints about "towel heads" on there. Proved less useful than I thought it would be.

EMS is always fun to listen to. BTW, never attempt to remove your own catheter. Things will not end well. Though my all time favourite was this teenage boy who called 911 to get a broom handle removed from his butt. Always use plenty of lube if you're going to experiment.

 

[John Connor]

LOL!

In Colorado it's mostly all digital now and when you go digital the temptation to encrypt is there and so it begins for my town's PD next year.

 

[Orignal Earl]

FTFY

TIL I had the words wrong.
TY for that

 

[Hugo Drax]

You don't need anything fancy. 42 dollars gets you a radio that will do what you need.

ie Uniden pro 510XL

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004VXNF/...sl_y3rihe0lk_b

 

[olds]

You don't need anything fancy. 42 dollars gets you a radio that will do what you need.

ie Uniden pro 510XL

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004VXNF/...sl_y3rihe0lk_b

Might want an antenna too.

 

[Hugo Drax]

Might want an antenna too.

you can get antennas for cheap.

Anyhow its cool we got like 5-6 guys on now talking, joking etc.. pretty cool actually. kind of like Local BBS/chat

 

[Red Squirrel]

True ham operators MAKE their own antenna.

 

[Hugo Drax]

I've thought of playing around with that stuff, would be kinda fun. Do you need a ham license to use those? Though ham radio is something I've always thought would be fun too. It's an invaluable skill during a time of crisis. The biggest reason cell sites go down is due to lack of access during a power outage. Ex: huge wind storm, highways leading to the towers will be closed or blocked by trees, power will be out mostly everywhere including the cell sites, and nobody can get to them with a generator so the batteries run out.

Landlines go down mostly from cable plant issues (downed lines etc) but depending on how big the crisis is, the COs themselves may even lose power too. With CB/Ham radio there is less centralization so it just works as long as the operators have backup power for their stuff.

Its pretty cool. like now we are talking about local politics shit like that and it seems now now that every channel is full tonight. one channel people are always selling shit, one for the crane people etc.. you have your trolls as well etc..