Nightfly

Much more important than then radio unit itself is the antenna setup. You can run dual 5/8 wave 'firestick' antennas on the sides of the vehicle (you have to get a tuned harness) and get better reception in front and back at the cost of range side to side; how much better depends on how far apart the antennas are. A linear amplifier will increase your transmission range, but without a really great tuned antenna setup, you'll never hear the responses from the folks using standard CB's answering your. The beartracker I'm using is the bct15; but it does not always pick up all the trooper cars for some reason.

tailpipe

i have both hand held and hard mount here if you would like to try/borrow we have found that its not so much the head unit but the antenna that make the bigger difference. for caravaning we just use the magnetic stick on antennas with the hand helds they seem to work well. we usually hear about the bears from the trucks too which is a bonus

John Tbear

I had to comment on this old post because I damn near laughed my a** off after reading this. CB radios are one of the greatest things to have when driving on highways and etc. Truckers always communicate speed traps and such that can keep you from adding a ticket to your license if you are a speed demon. My 78 928 came with the CB radio as an option and still have the original working in the car to this day (with the original remote as well). Priceless things that drive the price of these cars through the roof. Do your research before trying to act like a know it all, you just embarrass yourself. Cheers.

drooman

Being old enough to be a member of original 1970s CB culture (dad had them in cars, and there was a base station set up in my adolescent bedroom) I still love the whole idea of the CB radio system. Outside of the friendly wave and the finger it was the only inter- driver communication system. Originally billed as a safety and convenience device, it became the ultimate outlaw driving tool to avoid unwanted interaction with various authorities. Much like an american traveling to France it was incumbent upon users to learn the language before opening their mouth, lest they sound like idiots (I'll let the reader dwell on the irony of this). Long before everyone was offended so easily a hilarious and creative dialect was developed over the airwaves. Wikipedia brought it all back this morning.

alex70

That's a great list.

I do not have, but understand that Sirius/XM radio have CB channels.

19psi

I still have all my CB equipment from when I was in high school from mid to late 80s. Fox hunts and trolling were a blast. I'm tempted to dig out my Realistic single side band rig, recap it and see what's out there today.

For modern car to car talk, those inexpensive Baofeng radios are great, especially with an upgraded antenna or a magnetic car mount. They do the HAM bands and output 5 watts on high power (I can ping repeaters 20 miles away with stock antenna). In addition to HAM they are like police scanners...with the exception that you can talk back on every frequency, so yes, you can get into a lot of trouble if you try. They don't do the CB bands though.
You can pick them up on Amazon for ~$30 bucks including battery pack and charger.

BTW, what ever happened to pcar928fan? Haven't seen him around here or on Pelican in years?