Ive been into CB radio since the late 1990's. I purchased a recent version of the President McKinley SSB CB radio awhile back and used it off and on while traveling via the interstates on vacations and such. Recently I decided to reinstall it back in the car to monitor it daily on my commutes just to see if CB is still alive here. I was pleasantly surprised this week and last to find out that there is still ample CB radio traffic along the Colorado I-25 corridor & front range cities of Colorado. On channels 21 and 23 I primarily hear local short haul drivers, construction/maintenance & landscaping type companies, mom and pop delivery/hauling companies and commercial dump truck/hauling companies using it. On Ch19 there's some traffic on I-25 when their are traffic jams. But there are also the occasional locals along the way on base stations and in mobiles just chatting away and shooting the breeze on other channels such as 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 16, 18, 20, 25, 32, & 34. That part surprised me. Anyways I thought it was dead but its still hanging in and alive here!
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Theres still a bit of CB radio traffic along the front range in Colorado!
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As a truck driver, I have had the pleasure of visiting your State on many occasions. Several States have much more active CB Radio traffic than others. In my experience, the most active States for CB Radio (aside from truckers) are Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, and Kansas.
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Yep I have a sister that live in Arvada just north of White Ranch Park and they use the CB radio a hole lot and also SSB ......
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Retired driver for many years with Crete Carrier Corp (CCC) and I can say that CB radio is alive and well wherever you go. Now I use it in the neighborhood with others in a Neighborhood Watch program. I run a peaked and tuned Galaxy DX-2547 base station with an Antron-99 vertical antenna. I have my Galaxies (10&11meters) now installed in my Rv and they still serve me well out there on the road when I vacation.
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Still a lot of CB activity in the South and Southwest US.
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Yep, the ole 11 meters is still a workhorse frequency for many folks.
Especially Channel 19, which is still being used by many truckers out there, along with "civilians" who want immediate information on hazards within their immediate area. Nothing else can do the job.
Especially Channel 19, which is still being used by many truckers out there, along with "civilians" who want immediate information on hazards within their immediate area. Nothing else can do the job.
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Just about all of your weigh stations keep one on board to talk to the truckers. For them it is still very much a tool for the job.
Yeah, our local recycling yard & transfer station post they monitor a specific channel.
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Waze can do that job. It actually does it very well. But that's not to say that I don't prefer CB, because I don't have to look at my phone to hear it!
Aside from that, there's still a healthy size group of guys in my area that I chat with daily. Most of them are very nice, and were very helpful when I was getting my mobile and base station set up. I've learned a lot from them.
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