Trainguy1997
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Do state police still use CB? I know county does as I noticed the less populated counties east of me, notably Laporte County and some Porter County officers have CB antennas. They would also monitor channel 9 right?
Not likely. The antennas you are seeing are probably vhf low band, not cb.
CHP has them on some units, usually monitoring 9 and to talk to trucks sometimes.
New Mexico SP has them in some MTD units. I know for fact the port weigh stations will have one but whether it is on or not is another thing. Others if they purchased themself and had it installed. Not as much as it use to be however.
Some smaller NM counties have a deputy here or there who monitor CB in the rural stretch of highways.
Many will setup speed traps, run radar and listen to see if they are spotted to listening in general and of course ch 9.
It isn't as wide spread though as it use to be. It is hit or miss if it'll be on however in the units. Depending on how much radio traffic they have and if they are working a assignment. If it's dead middle of am and a SP is on or deputy he may have it on. Most NM LE state, to county entities have at minimum 2 mobiles installed on so monitoring locals, county, state, neighboring county traffic will determine if he or she wants to listen to CB. Most the time they are busy and wouldn't have time.
Some rural dispatch offices would have a CB on 9 in the remote village towns in NM that were near major highways or interstates. The larger town to city entities removed them way back from dispatch offices.
I know for fact some LE and fire around NM frequent this site and are also scanner enthusiasts.
I radioed a Channel 19 "smokey" report a couple of months ago and got a "that's right" in return.
I didn't ask if the affirmation was from the cop or another driver, but my guess at the time it was from the cop.
I know CHP has them on the last of the crown vics down in kern county. I see them every once in awhile. I think I’ve seen them on the explorers too, mainly on the ones used for actual highway patrol, not the ones on rural patrol.