Might not be "in the game" in the modern sense but just as good overall and far more reliable, if you can hear me and I hear you it's a winner either way and it didn't need the modern tech to do that.
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Do truckers still use CB Radios?
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slowmover
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I know of a couple of Galaxy radios have been in constant service since early 2000’s in big trucks. Service that would’ve destroyed your sets. So what is “reliability?”
Your sets wouldn’t have the ears, mobile.
No hiding behind base station antenna.
Add this to what you have today. And a hi-Fi speaker. You’ll hear the difference, base or not. I’ve out-ranged a couple of base stations with a Freightliner.
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Would still need to clean up TX with an N/C mic due to wind & cab noise. An RK56 would do.
Set it up on the passenger seat. The way I run big truck mobile. You’ll need a foot-warmer, too.
Mobile is a world of its own for reliability and performance.
Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.
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Mine was made in 1976 and has been mobile many times without an amp
This thread is over 6 years old with almost 300 responses and we still don't know the answer to the OP's question.
They do; at least here they do.
My AO covers half the state of KY and part of northern TN. I exchange information with truck drivers of all kinds EVERY day. Lots of locals hauling rock, logs, lumber, and coal... and Lots of OTR drivers coming into and out of the distribution centers, industrial parks, and rail yards.
Passive listening won't find most of them. Call out the warning that the mobile scales are down at the end of the four lane and see how many radios come online.
Chris155
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Trucks here are using cbs for sure, Monday - Friday from before daylight till 2-3 pm, I can hear gravel pit & asphalt plant on 19 & 3. Put out a warning “man in the black Tahoe sitting southbound past xyz” and get a few “thanks driver”. There’s a lot of drivers listening for valuable info.
