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Anyone play with CB radios?
« on: September 12, 2011, 06:48:43 PM »
just wondering if anyone else plays with CB radios here, not just the 4 watt kind :)
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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2011, 06:51:58 PM »
get you ham license  :P  ;D

you can play with big toys

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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2011, 07:03:38 PM »
Holy crap, you got some nice stuff. I haven't really been around HAM, think if I played with it the bug would bite!!!
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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2011, 07:56:33 PM »
I haven't in years but my grandparents were big time and I grew up with it. They had a 50ft tower behind their house and a Golden Eagle which is from what I heard a very expensive unit but that was years ago. In high school we had them in our cars but that was 20+ years ago. They were fun but now-a-days I don't think you'll find many people using them.
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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2011, 08:07:52 PM »
Quote from: HFK on September 12, 2011, 07:56:33 PM
I haven't in years but my grandparents were big time and I grew up with it. They had a 50ft tower behind their house and a Golden Eagle which is from what I heard a very expensive unit but that was years ago. In high school we had them in our cars but that was 20+ years ago. They were fun but now-a-days I don't think you'll find many people using them.
Yes the Eagle is still around, the 500 talks very well on the AM bands and is a great radio. You would be shocked at the number of radio users out there still!!!
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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2011, 08:20:05 PM »
I use the new Cobra 29 LX (scan feature is great), swing kit and RX-75 with a Wilson 5000 Antenna in my mobile. doesn't seem like much but it swings 75-100 watts without an amp! And pulls in signals very, very well.
It also skips very good which is fun!
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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2011, 08:27:30 PM »
ewwww.. CB Radio?

11Meter AM Crap.

Get your ticket :P

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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2011, 08:32:56 PM »
Quote from: Hamster on September 12, 2011, 08:27:30 PM
ewwww.. CB Radio?

11Meter AM Crap.

Get your ticket :P


most are 10 meter crap.
However, in the 10 meter zone, I have talked to Austral on this crap many times! :P
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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2011, 08:41:25 PM »
for those that don't know it's a group of islands in French Polynesia.
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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2011, 08:58:57 PM »
um, 26.965 ~ 27.405 is 11m , Channel 19 being 27.185Mhz operating anything outside this band is a violation (aka freebanding)

12m is 24.890-24.990mhz, and for licensed radio users only.
10m is 28.000-29.700mhz, and for licensed radio users only. (tech class can use a portion now)

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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2011, 09:39:50 PM »
Yup, you're right should have said 11 meter in that last post. Long day at work and I'm beat!!!
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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2011, 10:55:57 PM »
Hamster gets pissed when you misuse CB radio talk. He takes his CB seriously, good buddy!
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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2011, 11:02:38 PM »
That's a big 10-4 buddy!  ;D
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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2011, 01:31:45 AM »
you mean

"Thats a big 10-4 there good buddy!"

oh and dont forget the ECHO Echo echo mic mic mic lol
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Re: Anyone play with CB radios?
« Reply #14 on: September 13, 2011, 09:00:53 AM »
Apparently people say "good neighbor" now. I guess "good buddy" is old school.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CB_slang
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