Thread: Give up CB for Ham?
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Old July 11th 06, 10:35 PM posted to rec.radio.cb,rec.radio.swap,rec.radio.amateur.equipment
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Default Give up CB for Ham?
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On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:50:15 GMT, "Les Wilson"
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One day I'm on the interstate... snowing real bad. Call out on the
usual simplex channels on VHF/UHF to get a traffic/conditions report...
no answer. So I grab the "emergency" CB radio I keep under the seat.
Call out on Ch 19... got _many_ responses - mostly truckers all with
solid info. Very useful - and enjoyed listening to them all help each
other.

That day, ham radio lost and CB won.

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Of course CB is better for road reports. What's your point?

Mr Bill

Right, and how do you send CW while driving your pick-up truck with the
twin talkers -and- the on the air lights mounted on the roll bar? It's bad
enuff running around with the 102" whip banging off everything low, let
alone trying to tap out some directions to your ham buddy on the highway
via CW.

CW rules in disasters tho..

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