CB Radios!
#2
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I'm equally interested in seeing the results of anyone who has replaced their rear view camera with a setup for taking daguerreotypes.
Seriously, I do recall from my childhood that it was fun to be entertained by trucker banter on a long interstate trips, and if I felt the desire to relive those moments I'd probably go with a temporary magnet mount antenna on the roof, and just plug the radio into the 12V outlet and toss it on the seat. I guess that those who enjoy camping outside the range of cell coverage might use CB enough to want to permanently install one in their car. But since I rarely get that far off the beaten path even on long trips, I go new-school with crowd-sourced smartphone apps like trapster to get real-time info on speed traps and traffic delays.
Seriously, I do recall from my childhood that it was fun to be entertained by trucker banter on a long interstate trips, and if I felt the desire to relive those moments I'd probably go with a temporary magnet mount antenna on the roof, and just plug the radio into the 12V outlet and toss it on the seat. I guess that those who enjoy camping outside the range of cell coverage might use CB enough to want to permanently install one in their car. But since I rarely get that far off the beaten path even on long trips, I go new-school with crowd-sourced smartphone apps like trapster to get real-time info on speed traps and traffic delays.
Last edited by Bichon; 11-24-13 at 08:07 AM.
#6
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you can get a
hand held one a walmart for about 40.00 usd. it would be fun to have one, but i don't know if truckers still use them. i see lots of cb radio parts for sale at q-trip or trucker gas stations here in TX.
Last edited by carlos3366; 11-25-13 at 04:40 PM. Reason: link
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#9
Maybe a bit more complicated than what you guys are looking for.
#10
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Amateur radio (AKA ham radio) allows you to use repeaters (like a cell tower) to talk further as opposed to line of sight. It's more of a hobby as you have to take a test to get a license, but once you get it, it can be a lot of fun. You'd be talking on VHF and UHF bands, and if you decide to go even further, you can talk on HF (around the world).
Maybe a bit more complicated than what you guys are looking for.
Maybe a bit more complicated than what you guys are looking for.
#11
Back when I was a kid, getting even the lowest level of ham license required a test demonstrating proficiency both sending and receiving Morse code. Being raised in an age when everyone had a telephone, the requirement to learn to operate a telegraph seemed pretty ridiculous, which is why I never get into the hobby.
#12
Had one in my old 87 cressida back in high school. Lol 40 dollar cb radio from walamart and a 40 dollar loudspeaker I wired under the hood for annoying the general public
#15
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Just did a 5 hour drive and annoyingly my CB didn't come in yet, but there were a lot of cops on the highways and I'm sure it would have been helpful to have the CB and listen to the truckers