Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[Jim Cathey via Mercedes]

And the distance between 'em remains constant?   ;<)


Generally!

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Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[WILTON via Mercedes]

And the distance between 'em remains constant?   ;<)

Wilt
- Original Message - 
From: "Jim Cathey via Mercedes" 
To: "Fmiser" ; "Mercedes Discussion List" 


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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios



You can be out of range before the car is out of sight.


The same can be true of CB if you don't have the antenna-age
right.

We also use them between the truck cab and camper.  Rarely
is anybody riding back there, though.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[Jim Cathey via Mercedes]

You can be out of range before the car is out of sight.


The same can be true of CB if you don't have the antenna-age
right.

We also use them between the truck cab and camper.  Rarely
is anybody riding back there, though.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[clay via Mercedes]

But you can do more with longer range FRS stuff for car to car and then use 
them while wandering around

clay

On Oct 6, 2014, at 9:23 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:

>> Does anyone still use CB radios anymore?
> 
> We do, when caravanning.  I acquired (via thrift shop over time)
> four Uniden 510XL (?) and magnetic antennae.  They're a bit large
> and clunky, but they work well and have good range, and are
> loud enough that the whole car can hear.  Cigarette lighter power,
> no batteries to feed.
> 
> And _nobody_ is going to want to steal them.
> 
> -- Jim
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Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Mon, 6 Oct 2014 09:23:00 -0700 Jim Cathey 
wrote:

> > Does anyone still use CB radios anymore?
> 
> We do, when caravanning.  I acquired (via thrift shop over time)
> four Uniden 510XL (?) and magnetic antennae.  They're a bit large
> and clunky, but they work well and have good range, and are
> loud enough that the whole car can hear.  Cigarette lighter power,
> no batteries to feed.
> 
> And _nobody_ is going to want to steal them.


We now have:

a Royce whatever-it-is (from freecycle)
a President Washington AM/SSB base station (from freecycle)
a Cobra 19 DXII ($9.99 + shipping from ebay)

I don't know how desirable they will be to someone snooping.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[Fmiser via Mercedes]

> Craig wrote:
>
> Does anyone still use CB radios anymore?

Yeah - I have a CB radios - and use em.

> Rich wrote:
>
> Just buy some of those little hand-held radios, they are cheap and some have 
> quite
> good range, certainly enough for car-car.

Those little FRS radios work, but are a pain because they aren't loud
enough and
the range is crummy with the tiny antenna inside the car.  You can be
out of range
before the car is out of sight.

> Craig wrote:
>
> Any suggestions on antennas?

There are magnet mount antennas that are quick and easy to install.
With CB, 1/4 wave is _long_ (11 meter wavelength) so in general a longer
antenna is a better one.  But with magnet mount, too long means it's prone
to wind un-mounting. *smiles*

Wilson makes good antennas, if you are wanting to invest.


For short term, one trip I'd just get something that isn't expensive.



Be aware the rental truck _may_ have a fiberglass (or other
non-metallic material)
body that a magnet won't "stick" to nor will act as a ground plane for
the antenna.
There are balanced antennas, often called "no ground plane antennas"
available - but
that doesn't help with the mounting.

> Is there any benefit from contact with truckers (road conditions, et al.)
> that CB radio would afford?

Maybe.  Almost every big truck has a radio.  In the last few years,
most of those
seem to be turned off.  It's becoming rare to find a driver with his
radio on.  But if
there is trouble (congestion, lane closed, etc) the band becomes
active.  Finding
out which lane is close, or how long the backup, etc can be handy.
Channel 19 is the the "highway channel" pretty much everywhere except the
west coast.

A agree with Jim that the Uniden 510 is a good radio.  It's one of my favorite
small-form CBs.  It's big brother the 520 has more control, but is hard to find.

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Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

I remember taking a bus trip to Virginia in High School, the bus driver 
listened to the CB all the way down. I remember hearing the truckers sing some 
very bawdy songs...

-Curt



 From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com 
Sent: Monday, October 6, 2014 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios
 

I have heard some great jokes on the CB, late at night, from truckers 
out in the middle of nowhere.

Of course, they might not be Approved for All Audiences...

--R


On 10/6/14 1:01 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
> Yes, the truckers call out all the speed traps, accidents, construction,
> etc.
>
> Also, if one is hogging the left lane and taking ten minutes to pass
> another truck going just .5 mph slower, you can mimic as another truck and
> request him or her to hurry it up and let you by.
>
> Max Dillon,
> Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

I have heard some great jokes on the CB, late at night, from truckers 
out in the middle of nowhere.


Of course, they might not be Approved for All Audiences...

--R


On 10/6/14 1:01 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

Yes, the truckers call out all the speed traps, accidents, construction,
etc.

Also, if one is hogging the left lane and taking ten minutes to pass
another truck going just .5 mph slower, you can mimic as another truck and
request him or her to hurry it up and let you by.

Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Yes, the truckers call out all the speed traps, accidents, construction,
etc.

Also, if one is hogging the left lane and taking ten minutes to pass
another truck going just .5 mph slower, you can mimic as another truck and
request him or her to hurry it up and let you by.

Max Dillon,
Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Mon, 06 Oct 2014 11:57:03 -0400 Rich Thomas
 wrote:

> Just buy some of those little hand-held radios, they are cheap and some 
> have quite good range, certainly enough for car-car.  Then you don't 
> have the hassle of installs and all that.  I have seen them at El 
> Mercado de Wal and outdoor/sports shops.

GMRS requires a license unless you want to be a "Bubble Bandit". FMRS
doesn't require a license.

Is there any benefit from contact with truckers (road conditions, et al.)
that CB radio would afford?


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[Jim Cathey via Mercedes]

Does anyone still use CB radios anymore?


We do, when caravanning.  I acquired (via thrift shop over time)
four Uniden 510XL (?) and magnetic antennae.  They're a bit large
and clunky, but they work well and have good range, and are
loud enough that the whole car can hear.  Cigarette lighter power,
no batteries to feed.

And _nobody_ is going to want to steal them.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] OT: CB Radios

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

Just buy some of those little hand-held radios, they are cheap and some 
have quite good range, certainly enough for car-car.  Then you don't 
have the hassle of installs and all that.  I have seen them at El 
Mercado de Wal and outdoor/sports shops.


--R


On 10/6/14 11:47 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:

Does anyone still use CB radios anymore?

I was thinking about our planned caravan to Indiana with three vehicles
(me driving our Big Red Van [BRV (tm)] towing our utility trailer, Shirley
driving our E320, and my brother driving a rental truck towing our
240D/3.0), and realized that cell phones wouldn't work too well. It
occurred to me that CB radios would be better, allowing the two other
people to hear what one was saying.

I have located three CB radios, four* from our local freecycle group for
free and one from a $10 eBay auction, but I don't know if they work
because I don't have any antennas.

Any suggestions on antennas?

Thanks,


Craig


* two of the four are the crystal-controlled handi-talkie type, being a
battery-powered box about 5x5x16" with a whip antenna that pulls out of
the top -- definitely unsuitable for use in a vehicle. Anybody want one?

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