Anyone know anything about CBs?
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Topic: Anyone know anything about CBs?
Posted By: Gator Taco
Subject: Anyone know anything about CBs?
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 12:57pm
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Looking to add a CB to my truck. I've already decided on getting a http://www.amazon.com/Cobra-75WXST-Weatherband-CB-Radio/dp/B00005N5WW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1213808080&sr=8-1 - Cobra 75WXST because of its small size and the ease of mounting it. Now I just need a antenna and a coax to hook it all up. What are some good brands for antennas and coax cables. I already decided I am going to run a 102" antenna for the best reception/range. All I have left to figure out is which brands to get from. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trailgator01 - last.fm |
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Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 1:01pm
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What makes you want to get a CB? ------------- 
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Posted By: ammolord
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 1:04pm
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Yomillio wrote:Posted By: Gator Taco
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 1:06pm
Required for one of the off road clubs I'm a member of. Makes it easier to communicate on trails with larger groups of people. Plus I completely despise cell phones and when we're out wheeling they are extraordinarily unreliable and not practical. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trailgator01 - last.fm |
Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 1:08pm
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on the island there are actually signs, saying that police cb channel is 9. right out on the highway...one reason i plan on putting the one i have into my car....when i get one that is. edit-plus, its got a loudspeaker feature, so if i get whatever it is i would need for that mumbo jumbo to work, that'd be pretty cool, i think. found the cb, brand new in the box in my grandpa's basement. good stuff. |
Posted By: Benjichang
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 1:18pm
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CB's own. Used to have one in my Cutlass Ciera for the lulz.
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 1:24pm
That was probably the most rednecked thing that I have ever heard. Though I believe it's said: wheelin' Good job though. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: Gator Taco
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 1:27pm
Yes, because anybody who is a member of a huge Off Road club and goes off roading is definitely a redneck. Keep in mind I said off roading, not mudding. Huge difference. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trailgator01 - last.fm |
Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 1:29pm
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I was more kidding than anything and I didn't mean that in a negative way at all. (though it is still pretty rednecked)
I would love to do something like that. ------------- <just say no to unnecessarily sexualized sigs> |
Posted By: xXK1CK1NVV1NGXx
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 1:43pm
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I have a CB in my truck, and i have a PA speaker hooked up to it as well, for my antenna I just got one of those magnetic ones from radio shack. Originally I had it mounted onto the top of the cab, but now I have it under my spare tire in the bed.
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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 1:44pm
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Posted By: Savage93fvss
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 2:10pm
| How exactly do you "wheel" in a two wheel drive? |
Posted By: bravecoward
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 2:11pm
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its fun to ask truckers how to get around traffic jams. they usually are helpful too.
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Posted By: Gator Taco
Date Posted: 18 June 2008 at 2:35pm
You listen to your spotters and you use your head. Locking diffs and decent A/Ts are also pretty handy. I'm not talking about mudding. I am by no means a fan of mud at all. I'm only wheeling my Taco until next summer, then I will be buying an early 90's Wrangler or 4Runner as a trail rig/project vehicle. Some 2WD action shots.         All of the above vehicles are all 2wd (and locked, with the exception of the Silver FJC which has an open diff). The Silver and White Taco's have been 4x4 converted (after these pics where taken of course). ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trailgator01 - last.fm |
Posted By: TRAVELER
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 7:46am
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Get a Wilson antenna, they are the best that I've tried. And yes, for a truck that goes off road, a cb is a necessity. They are often required for trail rides as many off-road parks lie outside areas with cell phone reception. A cb is very handy on cross country drives when you are in a hurry. Truck drivers keep each other up to date on where the police are hiding, so having a cb is far better (and cheaper) than buying a radar detector. I bought a new Jeep Rubicon a few years ago, and I used it quite a bit in the West Texas deserts and canyons. Border Patrol cars, state troopers, and law enforcement helicopters out there are all equipped with cb radios, so if you get stuck or need help, you can use your cb to contact them. ------------- For I will wander to and fro, I'll go where I no one do know, |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 11:13am
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I thought about getting one installed before I head out west, I remember my father having one on his car when I was little. They're pretty neat, but apart from the drive this summer, I don't see myself using one very much so I canned the idea.
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Posted By: t_hop
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 8:10pm
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i'll ask my dad, he used to tell me stories of getting illegal amplifiers that accidentally cut into radio stations and what not. I can't remember exactly but he ended up having to trash all of his equipment to avoid prosecution. -always sounded like fun to me. i would ask these http://www.cbradioforum.com/ - guys not the paintballers |
Posted By: TRAVELER
Date Posted: 21 June 2008 at 2:47am
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Hooking up an amp is a pain. They are not hard to come by, you can get them any day of the week by searching ebay for "10 meter" or "ham" amplifier. But amps require careful calibration to work properly, and you'll need to have a pro set one up for you. You are much better off getting an out-of-the-box cb tweaked and peaked at a cb shop. A shop can bump the output from the standard 3 or 5 watts up to about 25 watts or so. There are how-to articles on the internet for those who are handy with soldering irons, but a shop will do it for less than $50. Don't even bother with the really big amps, they require big power, and even semis with multiple commercial batteries have to have larger cables and terminals to keep up with the amp's demand. ------------- For I will wander to and fro, I'll go where I no one do know, |
Posted By: Enos Shenk
Date Posted: 21 June 2008 at 3:03am
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Dont diss on CBs. Theyre ungodly helpful on the highway travelling anywhere. Truckers routinely call out speedtraps, wrecks, and other stuff. I remember driving back from Orlando, all the truckers were talking about a 'parking lot' (CB-speak for a big wreck that turns all the lanes into a standstill) up ahead. So I followed all the trucks off the closest exit, and took a state road around the blocked-up interstate. It was funny, a huge convoy of semis and a few cars and trucks like me bypassing a 4+ hour parking lot. ------------- 
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Posted By: xXK1CK1NVV1NGXx
Date Posted: 21 June 2008 at 10:26am
That is exactly the reason everyone should have one. ------------- <Sig violation, Section 1> |
Posted By: notXXscared
Date Posted: 21 June 2008 at 3:38pm
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Posted By: unvolution
Date Posted: 21 June 2008 at 3:40pm
in the event of a zombie outbreak communication will be the key to living human survival.... e: is that creature giving gang signs???? or just trying to eat people |