Road Channel Change from 19?

[rescuecomm]

With all the maximum base stations tearing up channel 19, has there been any talk about a move to 21 for East of Mississippi and 18 West of the Mississippi? I guess the lack of a National CB magazine would hamper any coordination. Just wondering if there's a partial solution.

 

[WSAC829]

In a few years 19 will be quiet and useable again. It has little to do with “beefed up” base stations. There are some sure, but it’s mostly all dependent on mother nature. 4 watts can sound like 2000 watts when conditions are right. This solar cycle has already reached its peak and will slowly fade away over the next 2-3 years. I wouldn't recommend ch 21 either. It's about as bad as ch 6, 11, 17, 19, and 28 right now when it comes to overcrowded AM frequencies. About all you can do is squelch it out and/or lower your RF gain to eliminate most of it until then.

 

[Ensnared]

God, it drives me nuts. I don't understand why someone asks for a radio check almost every minute or two. I don't know whether the squelch will hide folks coming back to me on the road. So, I try to ignore it, like the decibels of snoring made by "precious" my wife. I don't know which is more intrusive, Space-X engine testing in McGregor, Texas or the epicenter of sonic snoring next to me.

 

[slowmover]

It’s the base stations. Only a few mobiles.
Coast-to-Coast & Canada-to-Mexico.

The worst offenders are heard all seven days (paid interference) nationwide (explain that).

With all the maximum base stations tearing up channel 19, has there been any talk about a move to 21 for East of Mississippi and 18 West of the Mississippi? I guess the lack of a National CB magazine would hamper any coordination. Just wondering if there's a partial solution.

Locals in different areas usually find a closely adjacent channel. The men making multiple load & delivery runs over the same routes, especially.

Read @jcrmadden for a man who works a region, daily. State-of-the-art mobile. Has insights.

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[KC3ECJ]

With all the maximum base stations tearing up channel 19, has there been any talk about a move to 21 for East of Mississippi and 18 West of the Mississippi? I guess the lack of a National CB magazine would hamper any coordination. Just wondering if there's a partial solution.

It's probably too late to say this, but maybe moving to GMRS could help.

 

[rescuecomm]

It's probably too late to say this, but maybe moving to GMRS could help.

My last interstate highway travel was a year ago and I scanned GMRS channels on a handheld. I didn't hear any road communications, only when I passed towns was there any usage. Can you advise of anything other than families together?

 

[WSAC829]

but maybe moving to GMRS could help

GMRS is not the “new” CB as some people claim, nor will it ever be. Its intended use is for family and friends to communicate over short distances. Most people use GMRS exactly for that purpose. Camping, hunting, traveling in groups, neighborhood watch, etc. There is no CB channel 19 replacement on GMRS either. You will not get road reports, or much of anything other than kids on FRS radios, construction crews, etc. I drove from WI to MS and back a few months ago. Not a peep on GMRS. The CB however had people on it 85% of the trip. Besides who is going to program 1000+ repeaters with each repeaters specific tones for every public repeater available nationwide? Nobody. That’s just dumb.

 

[slowmover]

Short Version:

The mobile CB needs to be an Export AM/FM/SSB w/NRC designation PLUS antenna at roof center 5’ or taller (7’ preferably) with clean DC power and some vehicle RFI panel bonding. A hi-fi audio speaker strongly recommended.

This radio rig renders much if not most voice to nearly two-way business radio standard.

As in post above there’s then no reason ones Receive won’t be filled 85% of the time on AM-19 (travelers channel) given daylight hours (an hour before sunrise to an hour past sunset) on weekdays.

I’ve been coast-to-coast and border-to-border most of the past fifteen years. Poor radio rig is typical. The goal to overcome in TX/RX.

If you don’t hear anything, speak up. Have something to talk about (shared concerns of weather, traffic blockages, etc). Correlate it to mile markers or map points (towns or crossings).

“Hey, southbound, were you out of that rain by mile marker 220 or so?” Where did it start?

Be persistent, overall. Once it becomes habit (welcoming others) it’ll grow. Others will join in.

Try to problem-solve and men will show up
(Have your wife ask the question, then you take the mic).

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[slowmover]

As one who depends on AM-19 for health & wealth (tool, not toy) there’s an attitude — not just gear — to the problem-solving.

SKIP Problems in Noise Abatement.

The discourtesy of screwing up AM-19. The understood Truckers Channel. Got 39 to 119 other channels before we consider freeband. The thread is not to whine and moan, but to introduce others new to CB how to deal with Skip overwhelming local comms. The exigencies of the road. Your experience...

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If the penalties brought by outsiders
(autos around you in traffic, or bad actors on base stations at distance)

could significantly reduce annual income
(serial delays from various causes)

or could put you into legal jeopardy
(couldn’t hear warning) . . .

you’d approach the cacophony of Skip in a manner similar.


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