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radio:cb_and_other_radios [2022/05/13 13:51]
Jeff created 		radio:cb_and_other_radios [2022/05/13 14:00] (current)
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 I have had a CB before but never really used it. I have also had my Amateur Radio (HAM) rigs in my car/truck before. That was not something I think the wife wanted in current truck. So I paired down to some handhelds for this adventure. I would have liked to at least have a GMRS mobile rig but it was the same as the HAM radio too many wires for the wife, so handhelds again. Although to be honest, none of the GMRS mobiles look that great to me. Most are basically just the handhelds with an external antenna. Most do not even allow you to hit GMRS repeaters. You are almost better getting an illegal radio modification to do GMRS on a radio with another service as well. Not that I recommend that, I am just saying that I can understand why people do it.  I have had a CB before but never really used it. I have also had my Amateur Radio (HAM) rigs in my car/truck before. That was not something I think the wife wanted in current truck. So I paired down to some handhelds for this adventure. I would have liked to at least have a GMRS mobile rig but it was the same as the HAM radio too many wires for the wife, so handhelds again. Although to be honest, none of the GMRS mobiles look that great to me. Most are basically just the handhelds with an external antenna. Most do not even allow you to hit GMRS repeaters. You are almost better getting an illegal radio modification to do GMRS on a radio with another service as well. Not that I recommend that, I am just saying that I can understand why people do it. 
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-Still having said all that I do wonder if a CB still might be handy at times? I have heard that Channel 19, the general calling channel is stilled used.  I know I rarely heard anything when I listened to it when I had a CB in the old Pathfinder I had.  
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