rafale01010
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Does any LE agency actively monitor the emergency channel on th CB radio(ch9)? Im jus curious of they still do, i want to say ive heard they have in the past and unsure right now.
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hoser147
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They still do around here...
chrismol1
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definitely depends on your region if an agency monitors channel 9. Back in the days before the cell phone, most did. Most of them don't anymore because of the cellular phone. In an emergency I wouldn't depend on Channel 9 though, you'd have better luck contacting someone on Channel 19.
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signguy10
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Where I live, I don't believe so. I know there is a citizens group established here that actively has a person monitor a CB radio on the emergency channel. I also know that all hospitals and airports have a CB radio to listen to the emergency channel with in case of an emergency where a citizen could call in directly to the hospital.
Berkeley Co. WV does sometimes and actually they use them when their P25 radios have dead spots.
w0fg
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I don't believe any of the departments around here have monitored CB for years.
Iowa state patrol still does...
I was riding with a trooper one night, he switched over to 19 and talked to a truck driver who was waaay off the route for the logos on his truck (specific company logos, with no factory or store for 50 miles on a county blacktop a long way from any major highway). The guy gave funny answers, the trooper found PC for a stop, found lots of drugs.
I was riding with a trooper one night, he switched over to 19 and talked to a truck driver who was waaay off the route for the logos on his truck (specific company logos, with no factory or store for 50 miles on a county blacktop a long way from any major highway). The guy gave funny answers, the trooper found PC for a stop, found lots of drugs.
tunnelmot
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Plenty of Troopers around here still sportin' mag mount CB whips. Even in the major metro area just south of me.
Even with P25 radios, and latest wireless access to NCIC/TCIC, I guess CB still plays a role in comms.
Rich
Even with P25 radios, and latest wireless access to NCIC/TCIC, I guess CB still plays a role in comms.
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N_Jay
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I recall very recently (last month or two) seeing a sign on the Interstate, but don't recall which state it was.
NY, NJ, PA, DE, OH, IN, IL, or WI??
NY, NJ, PA, DE, OH, IN, IL, or WI??
Haven't seen them in the RCMP vehicles even when there was no skip in 1964. Most people dropped CB radios here, when channel 19 was taken over by the foul [fowl] mouthed users in the 1970's. I don't think CB would be of any use to RCMP, nor would they want to listen to what it is being used for today. And in a few years when the sunspot cycle improves, will only be good for skip anyhow. And ham radio has many more options.
What was on the sign?
PHOENIX_SCANNER
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And an even better chance getting heard on one of the 10 meter "freeband" trucker frequencies. Most truckers now have new internet-purchased mega-power freeband "CB's" don't they? Most truck stops are said to have pretty good deals and you can find them in all chrome with echo for a reasonable price I am told.
countywacker
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Pa State Police in my area on the older cars had cb antennas on them, but i belive the last few new cars that i saw which were chargers, (ugly) i did not see any cb antennas on them.
ctpd845
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My department started to do away with CBs in our cars about 3 years ago. Last year we got rid of our last car with a cb. I 'm also pretty sure none of the neighboring departments have CBs anymore.
I second that. When I got pulled over by Iowa State Patrol a couple weeks ago, there was a CB in the console on channel 9 in the car.
And no, I'm not the semi truck driver burner50 is talking about!
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N_Jay
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Something like "Emergency, CB Channel 9", and a call sign.
It was a blur at 85 MPH! :twisted:
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