Nov 23, 2013 | 09:07 PM
  #1  
Post your CB radio set ups. I know someone out there had one on an IS. Let's see where you put the antennas and radio.
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Nov 24, 2013 | 08:04 AM
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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.
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Nov 24, 2013 | 11:02 AM
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10-4 smokey
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Nov 25, 2013 | 05:31 AM
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Lol, 10-4. So anybody out there? I've searched and searched but never found a thread
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Nov 25, 2013 | 05:58 AM
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Breaker breaker 1 9, you got your ears on?

I thought those went out in the 70's
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Nov 25, 2013 | 04:24 PM
  #6  
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.



Quote: Lol, 10-4. So anybody out there? I've searched and searched but never found a thread
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Nov 25, 2013 | 05:05 PM
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While CBs are fun, amateur radio is better! Especially when you can get a mobile setup.
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Nov 25, 2013 | 08:36 PM
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Quote: While CBs are fun, amateur radio is better! Especially when you can get a mobile setup.
What's the difference. Never heard of that. But CB radios are made for cars, so an install would be pretty straight forward.
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Nov 26, 2013 | 03:12 AM
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Quote: What's the difference. Never heard of that. But CB radios are made for cars, so an install would be pretty straight forward.
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.
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Nov 26, 2013 | 03:57 AM
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Quote: 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.
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.
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Nov 26, 2013 | 04:06 AM
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Quote: 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.
True, but the Morse Code requirement has been gone for some time now.
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Nov 27, 2013 | 12:52 AM
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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
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Nov 27, 2013 | 01:03 AM
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lmao my dad had one in his ranchero back in the day, all we got today is bluetooth and apss, no need for cb radio
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Nov 27, 2013 | 01:34 PM
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They still make CB radios?
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Nov 27, 2013 | 03:08 PM
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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
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