davidzimmerman
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A friend of mind sent me this CB had been modified had 40 Reg Channels then 40 + and 40 - last time i had a CB in my car was a few year's ago CH-19 was quiet do the Trucker's talk on 19 on the + side or - side?
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Midland CB 77-115
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davidzimmerman
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ok thanks Doctor i don't have the room to install a CB in my car again no room with a Lowband Motorola,Pro-197 scanner and FT90, and 2 XTL-5000's
Well, as a trucker I can say there's still a lot of activity on 19. But, it depends on where you are. In this area there's almost always someone out there.
I've also driven through areas where the radio was quiet for miles. Yes, we do have and use cellphones, but you can't get local info on traffic and such through a cellphone.
Keep the radio on 19 "regular" + would most likely take it above channel 40, and - would be below 1. Best way to find out is get a freq counter and map out where everything is.
I've also driven through areas where the radio was quiet for miles. Yes, we do have and use cellphones, but you can't get local info on traffic and such through a cellphone.
Keep the radio on 19 "regular" + would most likely take it above channel 40, and - would be below 1. Best way to find out is get a freq counter and map out where everything is.
davidzimmerman
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thanks for the info
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How do they get the phone number of the truck going the other way??? I have never known how to contact a trucker on his cell phone, That's why I put a CB in the truck.
10-9??? that makes absolutely no sense.
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Dave, to answer your question the way you asked it... "Do truckers use the + or - channel 19 as well". No, because channel 19 is not channel 19 once you leave the CB assigned freqs. You see the numbers on your faceplate, but CBers that run extra channels have conversion charts showing which freqs are on the upper and lower 40 channels. When you flip the switch to go to the higher 40, channel 1 becomes one "channel" above 40. Most CB operators call that channel 41, but the FCC never assigned that freq a number because no one with a CB is supposed to be on that freq. The people that operate just above 40 are called "freebanders" because they are not in a approved area. You can be fined heavily for using these channels. One of the guys you hear out there in a CB shop near L.A., "Traveling Salesman", will tell you about the time him and his neighbor both got fined $7,500 each for transmitting on 27.505. Which is referred to as "channel 47", but as I said there are no real channel allocations outside the 40 channels. They are just frequencies at that point. Someone had reported them for interfering on their TV or something.
Since the original 23, and then the 40 channels are taken from HAM bands, You are in HAM territory once you leave the 40 channels. There is supposed to be a dead zone of a few freqs buffer between bands, but I forgot how much. Either way, you will get fined for not having a HAM license when you stray off the 40 assigned CB "license Free" channels.
What you have there is an early radio for sure. Today you can buy radios meant for other countries, called "exports" that have 6 to 8 "bands " of 40 channels. Only one 40 group is legal, the rest is a no no to transmit on. These radios are not legal on the power either. They can reach 40 to 60 watts in some cases. No one "Freqs" a radio any more unless they are really bored.
As for 19 being active. I've been hearing this "CB is dead" crap for years. It cycles, true, but you can always get some one on CB. Many just don't answer unless they want to. Some will only talk to their own kind. I talk in my no accent west coast voice and no one will talk to me. When I switch to a CB/Southern/Country slang, CBers will trip over each other to talk to me. It's hilarious!
I know it's the pits trying to use channel 19 on the weekend when the base stations kick up. Allot of HAMs b!+ch about truckers on HAM bands with those illegal radios, but the Mobile CBers like Truckers have no choice because powerful Base Stations shooting skip have no class or their momma didn't teach them any better, but they slam channel 19 with strong skip all day. AND the truckers are using 200 watts to talk across the median! I was coming off the pass in central California, coming from San Jose, and I heard "You had one at the 810 and the 813" What!?!? There's only one Interstate with a mile that high. I-10 in eastern Texas! Sure enough he came back and said "Other than that, you're good back to Lake Charles [Louisiana]" He sounded like he was on one of those 400 watt Ranger's. It's all a mess, and it's all caused by stupid people. But CB is alive and well-!!!
We used to have "Gentlemans Agreements" to stay out of each others hair. Todays CBers just say "I bought this radio and I will use any channel I want and you can go to hell". That's why most truckers turn their radio off and you just *think* it's dead, lol.
One last thing, Dave... There are still radios they used to call "One Handlers" it's like the business radios, or motor cycle radios that have a separate head control for the dash, and a long thick cord goes to another location under your seat, in the trunk or behind the dash, where you mount the radio box. The small control head is easy to mount on a "busy" dash or center hump. Also, Midland has a cool CB that looks like a Walkie-Talkie with a removable battery. You slid on a power cord for when you are in the car, or you can put the battery on it to go on a hike or something. Here's a review of it's capabilities....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ASM0MDrMvE Cobra 75
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waWsYWOpWk0 Midland 75-822
or then there is a compact CB that mounts permanently...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5wxh5PxPe0 Midland 1001
I share this because no vehicle should be without a CB. Not even a HAMers rig lol.
Bye!
How do they get the phone number of the truck going the other way??? I have never known how to contact a trucker on his cell phone, That's why I put a CB in the truck.
10-9??? that makes absolutely no sense.
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Dave, to answer your question the way you asked it... "Do truckers use the + or - channel 19 as well". No, because channel 19 is not channel 19 once you leave the CB assigned freqs. You see the numbers on your faceplate, but CBers that run extra channels have conversion charts showing which freqs are on the upper and lower 40 channels. When you flip the switch to go to the higher 40, channel 1 becomes one "channel" above 40. Most CB operators call that channel 41, but the FCC never assigned that freq a number because no one with a CB is supposed to be on that freq. The people that operate just above 40 are called "freebanders" because they are not in a approved area. You can be fined heavily for using these channels. One of the guys you hear out there in a CB shop near L.A., "Traveling Salesman", will tell you about the time him and his neighbor both got fined $7,500 each for transmitting on 27.505. Which is referred to as "channel 47", but as I said there are no real channel allocations outside the 40 channels. They are just frequencies at that point. Someone had reported them for interfering on their TV or something.
Since the original 23, and then the 40 channels are taken from HAM bands, You are in HAM territory once you leave the 40 channels. There is supposed to be a dead zone of a few freqs buffer between bands, but I forgot how much. Either way, you will get fined for not having a HAM license when you stray off the 40 assigned CB "license Free" channels.
What you have there is an early radio for sure. Today you can buy radios meant for other countries, called "exports" that have 6 to 8 "bands " of 40 channels. Only one 40 group is legal, the rest is a no no to transmit on. These radios are not legal on the power either. They can reach 40 to 60 watts in some cases. No one "Freqs" a radio any more unless they are really bored.
As for 19 being active. I've been hearing this "CB is dead" crap for years. It cycles, true, but you can always get some one on CB. Many just don't answer unless they want to. Some will only talk to their own kind. I talk in my no accent west coast voice and no one will talk to me. When I switch to a CB/Southern/Country slang, CBers will trip over each other to talk to me. It's hilarious!
I know it's the pits trying to use channel 19 on the weekend when the base stations kick up. Allot of HAMs b!+ch about truckers on HAM bands with those illegal radios, but the Mobile CBers like Truckers have no choice because powerful Base Stations shooting skip have no class or their momma didn't teach them any better, but they slam channel 19 with strong skip all day. AND the truckers are using 200 watts to talk across the median! I was coming off the pass in central California, coming from San Jose, and I heard "You had one at the 810 and the 813" What!?!? There's only one Interstate with a mile that high. I-10 in eastern Texas! Sure enough he came back and said "Other than that, you're good back to Lake Charles [Louisiana]" He sounded like he was on one of those 400 watt Ranger's. It's all a mess, and it's all caused by stupid people. But CB is alive and well-!!!
We used to have "Gentlemans Agreements" to stay out of each others hair. Todays CBers just say "I bought this radio and I will use any channel I want and you can go to hell". That's why most truckers turn their radio off and you just *think* it's dead, lol.
One last thing, Dave... There are still radios they used to call "One Handlers" it's like the business radios, or motor cycle radios that have a separate head control for the dash, and a long thick cord goes to another location under your seat, in the trunk or behind the dash, where you mount the radio box. The small control head is easy to mount on a "busy" dash or center hump. Also, Midland has a cool CB that looks like a Walkie-Talkie with a removable battery. You slid on a power cord for when you are in the car, or you can put the battery on it to go on a hike or something. Here's a review of it's capabilities....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ASM0MDrMvE Cobra 75
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waWsYWOpWk0 Midland 75-822
or then there is a compact CB that mounts permanently...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5wxh5PxPe0 Midland 1001
I share this because no vehicle should be without a CB. Not even a HAMers rig lol.
Bye!
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