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CB 9
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KF6DGN
Member
In my area CB9 is a party channel for Spanish speakers.
Arizona - no.
New Mexico - no
Utah - no
Nevada - no
Wyoming - no.
New Mexico - no
Utah - no
Nevada - no
Wyoming - no.
GadgetGeek
Member
Same here.
mmckenna
I ♥ Ø
One of the PSAPs in my county had a CB set to channel 9 on the dispatch console.
That was 20 years ago. The volume was turned down. It's L-O-N-G gone. None of the CHP cars have CB in them anymore. The commercial vehicle enforcement trucks do, but I doubt they are listening to 9. Dispatch centers are regionalized, so no point in having them monitor.
That was 20 years ago. The volume was turned down. It's L-O-N-G gone. None of the CHP cars have CB in them anymore. The commercial vehicle enforcement trucks do, but I doubt they are listening to 9. Dispatch centers are regionalized, so no point in having them monitor.
MA still might. I believe they still have CB in the cars. Last time I saw one with a CB antenna was 2018. Where I'm at in NC no PSAP or any LE monitor CB 9
Davidbt
Member
I've been out of trucking since 2010. I can say that I have talked to a couple of officers in Komiefornia and Washington State on channel 19. In Washington state I was East bound on hwy 90 past the summit out of Seattle and there was some rocks in the hwy. There was a police car setting on the overpass as I passed underneath, and I radioed to see if if they were listening to let them know about the rocks on the highway. He said thanks and I could see him in my mirrors turn around on the overpass. I would say most have a cb radio in they're cars.
WA still might have them. CHP does not. Most truck drivers dont use them anymore
Davidbt
Member
Well, I've been out of trucking for a while, so I can't say. I'll have to check out the local Arizona State patrols to see if they're running cb's in they're cars.
I was in AZ last year. I dont believe they are
niceguy71
Active Member
NO..... I'm pretty sure no one monitors channel 9 for the last 20 years...
channel 9 is now the Porto Rico super bowl...... just guys using mega watt radios on Channel 9 from Porto Rico, so the entire United States only hears Spanish and no one in the America can talk to anyone on channel 9... Porto Rico seems to be on all day long too... so no one else could even get through.... no point in monitoring it as those powerful radios make it impossible for anyone else to use channel 6 ...11... and 9
when I got back into CB I was going to leave my CB in my kitchen on channel 9 just in case someone needed something.... but even with the squelch up that Spanish never stops blasting through.
rf_patriot200
Active Member
No Ch.9 in Illinois, in the cruisers or in HQ's .
robertwbob
KE0WRU
neighbor is a missouri state highway patrol.
baled hay for him. he seen my cb asked what frequincy i park on. told him n he has talked to me on his cruisers radio several times
baled hay for him. he seen my cb asked what frequincy i park on. told him n he has talked to me on his cruisers radio several times
niceguy71
Active Member
you forgot to say that 40 years ago?
I'm guessing you're talking about Ohio. At one time, every Highway Patrol post and cruiser had a CB radio and the Posts did monitor Channel 9 as much as possible. I believe the base stations are gone from the posts and I'm not sure about the cruisers. The cars are smaller more cramped than they were 40 years ago and are jam-packed full of P25 trunked 700-800 MHz radio equipment, a computer terminal, scanner, and whatnot. Maybe someone else can help with this Ohio question. I know OSP does absolutely ZERO marketing of CB Channel 9 monitoring. At one time, there were road signs and all the cars had "CB CH 9" license plates. That's been gone for at least 30 years. Other CB radio safety groups like REACT are a shell of what they used to be and most don't monitor Channel 9 any more.
mmckenna
I ♥ Ø
I think this is often overlooked.
There's a lot of equipment in these cars. Cramming in a CB when that space can be used for more important items would be likely.
Antenna is the other challenge. Antenna placement is important to a properly functioning radio would prioritize their LMR radio over a CB. We all have read on this site how important proper ground plane is to antenna function, and with a CB antenna being pretty low on the list of priorities, it's not going to function well.
Officers have to listen to a lot of radio traffic, watch their terminal, driving, everything else. Having to listen to the excrement that gets spewed out on CB is going to result in the radio getting turned down, squelched up high, RF gain low, or even turned off. Next time the car gets refreshed, the likelihood of a CB getting reinstalled is going to drop even further.
The number of rando-citizens that actually have a functional CB in their vehicle is pretty low in most areas. The number of those people that do have one, and have a properly functioning antenna is even going to be smaller. So adding a CB plus an antenna to a patrol car is going to benefit a -very- small segment of the population that would probably pick up their cell phone and dial 911 first.
Not a good return on investment. No a good use of real estate in the vehicle. Not a good use of antenna space on the vehicle, either.
When just about everyone has a cell phone, the benefit of a CB is further reduced.
I think the last CB we had in a patrol car was back in the late 1990's/early 2000's (pretty sure it as in a late 1990's Suburban). That was a guy that covered a remote location. He never really used it, but it was there. After the early 2000's, it was never replaced.
CB isn't what it was 40 years ago. Those days are long gone. Agencies wasting time listening to the total hash that's on CB is unrealistic. Only place I've seen CB in use by public safety is on the commercial enforcement vehicles the CHP has. No idea if the CB's are actually turned on, or if they are even listening to channel 9. More than likely they are on 19 listening to the trucks.
Hopefully no one would rely on CB channel 9 in a true emergency. So many better options.
Went the way of (Cincinnati Police) STATION-X and the Dodo bird.
robertwbob
KE0WRU
Nope he was not born 40 years ago he is 32 years old .
slowmover
Active Member
So, if LEO no longer monitors and cell goes to sh$# then the best Citizen Band just became more vital as it’s the likeliest way to get any response at any distance.
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The reason for this first post:
Thread 'Best Mobile 2025'
Best Mobile 2025
1). Smallest-case NRC-equipped AM/SSB export radio mounted in-dash or console (RadiOddity QT80/ AT Q6-Pro at present).
2). A 6’ NMO antenna roof-center mount.
The permanent radio system of best components + installation as the fail-safe.
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