Gilly1980
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I want to get a CB for my Jeep but don't like the idea of missing transmissions. Are there CB radios available that will allow you to monitor the 39 channels you are not set to transmit on?
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CB noob question
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reedeb
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I don't believe so. CB's are set up for 1 channel operation at a time.
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Get a cheap moblie scanner to scan threw the cb channels so you miss anything
Get a cheap moblie scanner to scan threw the cb channels so you miss anything
Gilly1980
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I've been wanting to put a scanner in my Jeep too but wanted to save for a digital. Good idea though.
SmitHans
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Cherokee CM10 has a scan feature. However, it has been discontinued for a few years, though I understand they are still available. I have 2, nice radio, small size, looks alot like a HAM radio.
Cobra just released their new 29 LXLE, I think it was released in October, goes for around $130. It has 40 channel CB scan as well as WX scan. I think I am going to get one of these. Looks wild.
Now what do YOU think? (;->)
skywarner
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The answer is no
Channel scanning is one of those features that really make no sense on CB. You will learn very quickly that there are at best two or three channels in your area that are active with locals, and you will settle on one of them for chatting. CB channels have so many carriers, odd signals, and noises, that most scanning functions stop on those channels. Skip is a good example. If skip is rolling in, your scanner will stop on these channels and will quickly become useless. A scanning function simply stops on every signal - it cannot tell the difference between a local signal and a skip signal.
Most people use CB either to use the trucker channel on the road, or some other pre-arranged channel with some people, like truckers entering a warehouse area or a gravel pit, or some other pre-arranged channel with a friend going hunting. I have never known anyone who thinks that a scanning function on a CB radio is worth anything, and I have been in CB since 1973.
Channel scanning is one of those features that really make no sense on CB. You will learn very quickly that there are at best two or three channels in your area that are active with locals, and you will settle on one of them for chatting. CB channels have so many carriers, odd signals, and noises, that most scanning functions stop on those channels. Skip is a good example. If skip is rolling in, your scanner will stop on these channels and will quickly become useless. A scanning function simply stops on every signal - it cannot tell the difference between a local signal and a skip signal.
Most people use CB either to use the trucker channel on the road, or some other pre-arranged channel with some people, like truckers entering a warehouse area or a gravel pit, or some other pre-arranged channel with a friend going hunting. I have never known anyone who thinks that a scanning function on a CB radio is worth anything, and I have been in CB since 1973.
I more or less agree with the last post. I use a Cobra CB that scans every day, but I almost never use the scan feature. In order to scan without it stopping on every other channel, you have to crank the squelch way up, and it's just a hassle in my opinion.
Dual watch is a much better feature, where you can monitor 4x4s on CH16 and CH19 as was said once you have one you'll see only a handful of channels at best are in any sort of regular use. Take a look at the Cobra 75WX, and I'm sure there's others out there that have it.
That is the model I have, as well as several of my coworkers. I use it every day, and it performs well. The install options are pretty much unlimited. And it it one of the few CBs that scan if that's something you just got to have.
Cobra 75 WX ST All-in-handset Mobile CB
mike_gain
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Are you sure a transmission is all that you may be missing?
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About the only way you can do that is to monitor the CB frequencies via a scanner.
About the only way you can do that is to monitor the CB frequencies via a scanner.
Are you sure? I thought I was a thread somewhere that had some mention of CBs with a scan function?
Just is case you don't want to spend the money on the more expensive Cobra 29 LX model...especially since it's going to be installed in a jeep and jeeps are notorious for getting broken into easily...you could also get the Cobra 18 WXSTII, which has weather/dual monitoring of your two favorite channels/and scan for all 40 channels...not a bad radio for a jeep and also fits into a single DIN slot which is good because you can install it in one of those water proof Jeep radio boxes...Just another option out there...think they run $75 at Walmart...
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