From: (Mad=A0Dog)
That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the
entire trucking industry is inter-connected by

Nextel walkie-talkies.

Qualcom too, but the CB chatter is alive and well all over the
interstates on 19. At least it was as recently as two weeks ago and in
the south.

BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear
report.......ROFL


A sequence of random numbers. Try 1164.

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Mad-Dog

On 02 Aug 2005 22:05:59 GMT, Steveo wrote:

"Wayne Lundberg" wrote:
I bought my first CB back in 1973

-snip for brevity-

They still work great on the highway.


Amen.

Vinnie S.

On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:29:40 -0400, "Mad Dog" wrote:

That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking industry is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL


LOL


One thing. Go on ebay and check the prices on some CBs. Clearly, there is still
a demand.

Vinnie S.

Wayne Lundberg wrote:
I bought my first CB back in 1973 while traveling extensively on the
US roads. Channel 19, as I recall, was the first contact then upon
making a connection, shifted to some other channel. All truckers had
them and it was a piece of cake to get travel information while
rolling on the tar, pedal to the metal.

I will be on the road again between San Diego and San Bernardino,
either I-15 or I-215 and am wondering if it would be worth the money
to get another CB to learn traffic and road conditions in real-time?
Or has everybody gone cellular?

Wayne
www.pueblaprotocol.com

Hi Wayne,

You can still get plenty of info from CB while you travel. It is a good
tool. You will find truckers are very willing to give you info and they are
often on 15 thru 17, as well as 19, at least in Cali. !00 bucks can get you
a servicable radio and Antenna. A Wilson or a K-40 are pretty much
no-brainers as far as antennas go with Cobra, Midland, and Uniden being
commen, reasonably low-cost (AM)radios. If you want to get a bit more
sofisticated, you can pay another 50 bucks and get a sideband radio that
will give you more options but wont really help you any more with your
travel, if that's what you plan on using a radio for. Daytime communication
is rough. You will find 19 might not be usable unless you're within a mile
of another radio. Nightime is much different.

Good luck

"Vinnie S." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:29:40 -0400, "Mad Dog" wrote:

That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking industry
is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL


LOL


One thing. Go on ebay and check the prices on some CBs. Clearly, there is
still
a demand.

Vinnie S.

After reading all replies and comments I went to eBay and just won a 40
Channel Radio Shack emergency CB for $20 and it's on the way. Has mag base
antenna, connectors, like new. My handle is "Story Teller" - All I want is
something capable of line of sight on the highway. This should do it. Que
no?

Wayne

Wayne:

If it doesn't "get it", simply chuck in a 100 Watt+ linear behind it,
it'll get it, that mag mount antenna isn't really great, if you go a
linear make sure it will handle the power (I have used the emergency
radio antennas with a 100 watt linear and gotten away with it--anything
more may damage the antenna or linear), a better antenna would help both
xmit and recv.

John

On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 16:58:39 +0000, Wayne Lundberg wrote:


"Vinnie S." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:29:40 -0400, "Mad Dog" wrote:

That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking industry
is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL


LOL


One thing. Go on ebay and check the prices on some CBs. Clearly, there is
still
a demand.

Vinnie S.

After reading all replies and comments I went to eBay and just won a 40
Channel Radio Shack emergency CB for $20 and it's on the way. Has mag base
antenna, connectors, like new. My handle is "Story Teller" - All I want is
something capable of line of sight on the highway. This should do it. Que
no?

Wayne

Where does one get a 100 Watt linear? And what powers it?

Thanks!

Wayne

"John Smith" wrote in message
news
Wayne:

If it doesn't "get it", simply chuck in a 100 Watt+ linear behind it,
it'll get it, that mag mount antenna isn't really great, if you go a
linear make sure it will handle the power (I have used the emergency
radio antennas with a 100 watt linear and gotten away with it--anything
more may damage the antenna or linear), a better antenna would help both
xmit and recv.

John

On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 16:58:39 +0000, Wayne Lundberg wrote:


"Vinnie S." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:29:40 -0400, "Mad Dog" wrote:

That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking
industry
is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL


LOL


One thing. Go on ebay and check the prices on some CBs. Clearly, there
is
still
a demand.

Vinnie S.

After reading all replies and comments I went to eBay and just won a 40
Channel Radio Shack emergency CB for $20 and it's on the way. Has mag
base
antenna, connectors, like new. My handle is "Story Teller" - All I want
is
something capable of line of sight on the highway. This should do it.
Que
no?

Wayne

Wayne:

A base linear plugs into the house power line.

A mobile linear is wired to the cars 12V system...

Both types, in CB linears, are constructed to take a 5 watt drive, from
your radio.

You can get linears at most radio shops on or near truck stops, off the
internet, and at other shops/suppliers.

Russian linears are now available and built like battleships, they can be
located on the web, 5KW and bigger are available, however, with these
large linears--you first need a 50-100 linear in front of them to drive
them, else, a 10 meter ham radio converted to 11 meters and with
sufficient power output...

Ask a trucker where they got their linear, those boys usually know were to
get 'em and where you can get the most bang for your buck...

John


On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 16:22:01 +0000, Wayne Lundberg wrote:

Where does one get a 100 Watt linear? And what powers it?

Thanks!

Wayne

"John Smith" wrote in message
news
Wayne:

If it doesn't "get it", simply chuck in a 100 Watt+ linear behind it,
it'll get it, that mag mount antenna isn't really great, if you go a
linear make sure it will handle the power (I have used the emergency
radio antennas with a 100 watt linear and gotten away with it--anything
more may damage the antenna or linear), a better antenna would help both
xmit and recv.

John

On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 16:58:39 +0000, Wayne Lundberg wrote:


"Vinnie S." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:29:40 -0400, "Mad Dog" wrote:

That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking
industry
is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL


LOL


One thing. Go on ebay and check the prices on some CBs. Clearly, there
is
still
a demand.

Vinnie S.

After reading all replies and comments I went to eBay and just won a 40
Channel Radio Shack emergency CB for $20 and it's on the way. Has mag
base
antenna, connectors, like new. My handle is "Story Teller" - All I want
is
something capable of line of sight on the highway. This should do it.
Que
no?

Wayne

Looks like I have to go back to school! --- Well, what the heck, why not?
Sounds like a challenging project to get my little emergency unit...
supposedly in the mail now... to work like a giant!

Thanks!

Wayne

"John Smith" wrote in message
news
Wayne:

A base linear plugs into the house power line.

A mobile linear is wired to the cars 12V system...

Both types, in CB linears, are constructed to take a 5 watt drive, from
your radio.

You can get linears at most radio shops on or near truck stops, off the
internet, and at other shops/suppliers.

Russian linears are now available and built like battleships, they can be
located on the web, 5KW and bigger are available, however, with these
large linears--you first need a 50-100 linear in front of them to drive
them, else, a 10 meter ham radio converted to 11 meters and with
sufficient power output...

Ask a trucker where they got their linear, those boys usually know were to
get 'em and where you can get the most bang for your buck...

John


On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 16:22:01 +0000, Wayne Lundberg wrote:

Where does one get a 100 Watt linear? And what powers it?

Thanks!

Wayne

"John Smith" wrote in message
news
Wayne:

If it doesn't "get it", simply chuck in a 100 Watt+ linear behind it,
it'll get it, that mag mount antenna isn't really great, if you go a
linear make sure it will handle the power (I have used the emergency
radio antennas with a 100 watt linear and gotten away with it--anything
more may damage the antenna or linear), a better antenna would help
both
xmit and recv.

John

On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 16:58:39 +0000, Wayne Lundberg wrote:


"Vinnie S." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:29:40 -0400, "Mad Dog" wrote:

That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking
industry
is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL


LOL


One thing. Go on ebay and check the prices on some CBs. Clearly,
there
is
still
a demand.

Vinnie S.

After reading all replies and comments I went to eBay and just won a
40
Channel Radio Shack emergency CB for $20 and it's on the way. Has mag
base
antenna, connectors, like new. My handle is "Story Teller" - All I
want
is
something capable of line of sight on the highway. This should do it.
Que
no?

Wayne

Wayne:

There is a guy here selling palomar tx75 and tx100 linears, it is a thread
right here in the newsgroup, I think the tx75 is around 100 watts and the
tx100 a bit larger... you might contact him and inquire about them...

.... ebay is another source, although they have to call them "amateur
linears" or "ham linears" there, just get one capable of covering the 11
meter band...

John

On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:34:31 +0000, Wayne Lundberg wrote:

Looks like I have to go back to school! --- Well, what the heck, why not?
Sounds like a challenging project to get my little emergency unit...
supposedly in the mail now... to work like a giant!

Thanks!

Wayne

"John Smith" wrote in message
news
Wayne:

A base linear plugs into the house power line.

A mobile linear is wired to the cars 12V system...

Both types, in CB linears, are constructed to take a 5 watt drive, from
your radio.

You can get linears at most radio shops on or near truck stops, off the
internet, and at other shops/suppliers.

Russian linears are now available and built like battleships, they can be
located on the web, 5KW and bigger are available, however, with these
large linears--you first need a 50-100 linear in front of them to drive
them, else, a 10 meter ham radio converted to 11 meters and with
sufficient power output...

Ask a trucker where they got their linear, those boys usually know were to
get 'em and where you can get the most bang for your buck...

John


On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 16:22:01 +0000, Wayne Lundberg wrote:

Where does one get a 100 Watt linear? And what powers it?

Thanks!

Wayne

"John Smith" wrote in message
news Wayne:

If it doesn't "get it", simply chuck in a 100 Watt+ linear behind it,
it'll get it, that mag mount antenna isn't really great, if you go a
linear make sure it will handle the power (I have used the emergency
radio antennas with a 100 watt linear and gotten away with it--anything
more may damage the antenna or linear), a better antenna would help
both
xmit and recv.

John

On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 16:58:39 +0000, Wayne Lundberg wrote:


"Vinnie S." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:29:40 -0400, "Mad Dog" wrote:

That was funny.......we no longer use CB's, the entire trucking
industry
is
inter-connected by Nextel walkie-talkies.
BTW, what's your user ID so i can send a bear report.......ROFL


LOL


One thing. Go on ebay and check the prices on some CBs. Clearly,
there
is
still
a demand.

Vinnie S.

After reading all replies and comments I went to eBay and just won a
40
Channel Radio Shack emergency CB for $20 and it's on the way. Has mag
base
antenna, connectors, like new. My handle is "Story Teller" - All I
want
is
something capable of line of sight on the highway. This should do it.
Que
no?

Wayne



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