Anyone remember trucker talk on channel 11

[Viper652]

In the early 90s. I had a 3 channel Crystal cb handheld that came with channel 14. Then I added crystal channel 11 and was getting a lot of truckers then during that time

 

[wtp]

could you have been sent 27.185(19) and not the one you asked for 27.085 (11) ?

 

[eaf1956]

Truckers use to use 11 before 9 became emergency channel then they moved to 19 to prevent interference

 

[DJ11DLN]

10 was the trucker channel when I first got into CB. They moved to 19 shortly after that, around '75 or so. At least in this part of the country it was 10, then 19, they could have used 11 elsewhere I guess.

 

[CaptDan]

I remember Truckers using 11 for quite a while, and boaters were using 16 to mimic the VHF coast guard channel 16 - then when channel #9 became the national emergency channel, truckers moved to 19. If I remember correctly boats stayed on 16. I seem to remember 4x4 off road vehicles - mostly jeeps and then broncos and blazers used 13 while driving on the beach.

I was at the jersi shore during this time - 1965 - 1970 time frame

 

[kc4jgc]

When my dad first got into CB in 1972, 10 was the trucker channel. There was even a country trucker song that mentioned "channel one-oh" I saw one time on "Hee Haw".

Channel 9 was ALWAYS been the emergency/motorist assistance channel since the CB band was established. The trucker channel was moved to 19 due to a request from emcomm groups such as REACT and ALERT to reduce adjacent channel interference.

Channel 11 was the FCC designated calling channel. Once contact was established, stations were required to switch to another channel to continue the contact.

In my area (southeast Virginia), the boating/fisherman channel was 13. My dad had a CB installed in his sloop and mounted the antenna atop the mast. Channel 13 was very busy during the warmer months.

Channel 16, along with 17, 18 and in some areas 15 were by gentleman's agreement designated sideband channels. Many CB'ers I knew that had sideband capability were on 16USB or 17USB. One minor conflict was in Virginia Beach, channel 15 was an AM channel while next door in Norfolk, it was a sideband channel. I say minor because most of the VB AM15 usage was in central , eastern and southern VB. Closer to the Norfolk line AM'ers steered clear of 15.

Those were the days when CB was for the most part civil.

 

[KK4JUG]

I remember Truckers using 11 for quite a while, and boaters were using 16 to mimic the VHF coast guard channel 16 - then when channel #9 became the national emergency channel, truckers moved to 19. If I remember correctly boats stayed on 16. I seem to remember 4x4 off road vehicles - mostly jeeps and then broncos and blazers used 13 while driving on the beach.

I was at the jersi shore during this time - 1965 - 1970 time frame

My daughter has a wrangler and they still use 13 for everything, not just the beach.

 

[TailGator911]

I remember using 11 now and then, but mostly 14 and 19 for trucking. Once conversing at a consignee or in a truck stop (between drivers), channel 5 was a very common go-to channel. Most channels used by consignees/warehouses/distribution centers were 2,4, and 10 for notifying us that they were finished unloading. Always varied depending on locations and user preference.

JD
kf4anc

 

[trentbob]

I started in 1965 when I was 12 years old. I remember Channel 11 was for vehicles. Trucks or cars. I do remember school buses from my Township being on Channel 19. I also remember towtrucks being on Channel 19. That was Montgomery County PA.

 

[iMONITOR]

Oh I remember!!!

 

[trentbob]

Haha... Buford T Justice

 

[spongella]

Wonder if REACT is still around, they used to monitor the emergency channel and aid motorists in trouble.

 

[TailGator911]

Yup, used to belong years ago, but their monitoring of CB9 and roadside assistance became very spotty and they also drifted over to other mediums such as FRS, GMRS, MURS, etc. I hear they are big on GMRS repeaters now. I was a member in 1996 and volunteered as a dispatcher with the local chapter in Florida. I was laid up at home after a surgery and monitored CB9 (and all) with a big ol' Texas radio (forget the model number) and I called out AAA tow trucks for folks. I only did it for a short time while convalescing after a surgery, as internal management seemed to be chaotic and the guys in charge changed almost monthly. It was fun while it lasted tho. I still have the certificate on my wall

JD
kf4anc

 

[WRCM]

A lot of jeepers use channel 4. In fact I've seen bumper stickers: "Channel 4 For 4 Wheelers."

 

[SDRPlayer]

Slightly different here in Australia: 11 AM was the general call channel while 7 AM was the truckies call channel. Channel 9 was the emergency channel but i never heard any emergencies, if you were really in trouble then the 11 would be the channel to get contacts on.

 

[KK4JUG]

My daughter has a Wrangler and she says they use 14 around west Georgia and east Alabama.

 

[N1XDS]

When I lived in California the truckers used channel 17 for radio checks, information about the area and etc. Here where I live now they use channel 19 but they find other channels to talk on.

 

[EddieHusak]

I was a shortwave listener before I was into CB. I recall channel 9 was emergency channel, 10 and 11 for mobiles, 14 for flea-power walkie-talkies, 16 for SSB use. 6 was the unofficial "I have a big linear" channel, which 11 has also become. Channel 19 came to be the "highway" channel sometime during the CB boom of '73-'76. CB radios added 24 through 40 around 1978/79 or thereabouts.

 

[iMONITOR]

I started with CB back in 1965 when it was licensed and had some reasonable rules that most people respected. As time when on it seemed anyone on CB thought they owned every channel and so it began.

 

[doctordialtone]

I started with CB back in 1965 when it was licensed and had some reasonable rules that most people respected. As time when on it seemed anyone on CB thought they owned every channel and so it began.

Same here.

KDL 2694. With a Realistic Americana 23 plus and a ground plane. Had a nice group on channel 2. I could actually leave the radio on until someone called.

Later I bought a Cobra CAM88.

Those days are gone forever, unfortunately.