Hi group
Im a brand new CDL Truck driver.
Over the road and need some info on CB.
I currently own a simple cobra 40 channle.
Will it be enough ,,, power,watts,ect, For what im doing. Anything more
that i need to know?
Thanks in advance.

Mr Winky wrote:

Hi group
Im a brand new CDL Truck driver.
Over the road and need some info on CB.
I currently own a simple cobra 40 channle.
Will it be enough ,,, power,watts,ect, For what im doing. Anything more
that i need to know?
Thanks in advance.


That's plenty to talk to the truck in front of you. For any real
distance, you need a big antenna (CB waves are 36 feet long), and a
sideband radio (set on sideband). AM is not normally a long distance
mode with 4 watts and a mobile antenna. (Skip does happen, though.)

I guess it's a personal preference thing.. I like power even if its just 100
watts or so.. If you need the power its there..I found it makes it nice just
to cut through the crap on 19 if needed...But like I said it works for me
"Mr Winky" wrote in message
...
Hi group
Im a brand new CDL Truck driver.
Over the road and need some info on CB.
I currently own a simple cobra 40 channle.
Will it be enough ,,, power,watts,ect, For what im doing. Anything more
that i need to know?
Thanks in advance.

get it peaked and tuned, then modifiy it to do 30 watts, get the BEST
antenna system you can afford, installed by someone who knows about antenna
systems on rigs (esp Volvo) and you will enjoy it for years...down the road
buy a new 500 watt linear and go kick some ass..
--
On the internet, no one can hear you scream.

Kelly and Robert wrote:
like I said


AHHHHH!!! You said it, too.

Nothing worse than being underpowered might as well leave the rig off..
later

"Radioman" wrote in message
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Kelly and Robert wrote:
like I said


AHHHHH!!! You said it, too.

like I said


AHHHHH!!! You said it, too.

Nothing worse than being underpowered might as well leave the rig off..
later

AM sucks anyway. Too much scratchiness. Must be overmodulation.

AM may have better fidelity then SSB, but I prefer sideband.

BTW, when you have FM mode on your radio, you hear how tinny AM is.

I don't understand what your answer has to do with starting your sentence with
the prepositional phrase, "Like I said." It's not good English. Don't do it. :

(It makes me laugh when I hear it because I've avoided it!!!!)

"Mr Winky" wrote in message
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Hi group
Im a brand new CDL Truck driver.
Over the road and need some info on CB.
I currently own a simple cobra 40 channle.
Will it be enough ,,, power,watts,ect, For what im doing. Anything more
that i need to know?

Get yourself a Cobra 29 (AM) or Cobra 148 (AM/SSB) which works fine out of
the box. Invest in a Astatic Road King or D104M-6C-DX1 noise canceling
amplified mike and a heavy duty external speaker. Antenna wise get yourself
a 4' Firestick with a mirror mount quick-disconnect so you can take it with
you when moving from truck to truck. Getting your rig peaked/tuned will
slightly help but amps are more troble than they're worth for the average
OTR.

Get yourself a Cobra 29 (AM) or Cobra 148 (AM/SSB) which works fine out of
the box. Invest in a Astatic Road King or D104M-6C-DX1 noise canceling
amplified mike and a heavy duty external speaker. Antenna wise get yourself
a 4' Firestick with a mirror mount quick-disconnect so you can take it with
you when moving from truck to truck. Getting your rig peaked/tuned will
slightly help but amps are more troble than they're worth for the average
OTR.


Any antenna smaller then 5 feet is worthless. Any radio peaked for max smoke
sounds like ****. A 2 pill amp, lightly driven, will work wonders.

(Mr Winky) wrote in message ...
Hi group
Im a brand new CDL Truck driver.
Over the road and need some info on CB.
I currently own a simple cobra 40 channle.
Will it be enough ,,, power,watts,ect, For what im doing. Anything more
that i need to know?
Thanks in advance.

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