anyone use the CB?
I monitored ours on are last trip to Vegas, helpful to here when chp were hiding out. One thing I learned is they recognize channel 17 on north and south roadways and 19 on east and west roads or vice versa. Makes a big difference when you change freeways and all of a sudden there is no chatter.
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Boy that's the truth! Still some old school truckers out there though.....if they're not on the cell phone! I run 19 when alone, and since the group I ride with sometimes is mostly old truckers, we run 19 then too. The winger's can usually be found on 1.
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Mine is an 11 and even though I turned it on, not sure it works. Haven't had it on the road turned on and where I live in the sticks, no chatter. Guess I'll find out next week.
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I use mine all the time to talk to the wife on her Heritage.
Hog group uses channel 1. They can help or be a pain. Adjust your squelch like someone else said and it will be fine. Also set your Weather alert to activate if the NWS puts out an advisory. Have a great trip and let us know what you think when you get back.
Hog group uses channel 1. They can help or be a pain. Adjust your squelch like someone else said and it will be fine. Also set your Weather alert to activate if the NWS puts out an advisory. Have a great trip and let us know what you think when you get back.
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One other thing, If you used a CB years ago in a car you probably got about 5 miles reception. don't expect that with these new units. About 1.5 to 2 miles is all I can get and I had the standing wave calibrated on both of mine.