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[me4osu]

bmoeller,

Thanks for the info. I am thinking about buying a 10m, and did not know anything about them.

 

[bmoeller]

You're welcome.



My recommendation would be a Magnum S6. Unless you want to use the side bands, then a S9 would be in order. My S6 has the Nitro knobs, and peaked & tuned.



If you want to run on the 10m band, make sure the antennas are made to. Some will run on both. I have a set 4' K40 Superflex antennas on the KW. They are made for both (CB/10m). Work great.



http://www.walcottcb.com/product_info.php?products_id=929



http://www.walcottcb.com/product_info.php?cPath=28_101&products_id=771

 

[Luke Warmwater]

I heard they have these thingamigs called cell phones and that you no longer need to get on the CB anymore to reach people? Breaker breaker one nine come back?

 

[bkroupa]

Kinda hard to share traffic info, give clearance & ask a stranger for directions when you don't have their phone #.

Cell phones depend on towers, CB's work everywhere.

My wife & I went through a few streches as long as an hour that our Nextel phones had no signal when running from Katrina. Once home with no power for a few days, the CB still worked great, cell phones didn't.

 

[MRaynor]

I have the Uniden PC78LTW with a lil wil in both of my trucks and love it. That is the reason I have 2. The other thing I really like is the 7 NOAA weather channels and alert you can get. Even if you have it on CB you get a noise that will almost make you wet yourself, but you know if there is a severe weather warning or amber alert. :--)



Mike

 

[steved]

Kinda hard to share traffic info, give clearance & ask a stranger for directions when you don't have their phone #.

Cell phones depend on towers, CB's work everywhere.

My wife & I went through a few streches as long as an hour that our Nextel phones had no signal when running from Katrina. Once home with no power for a few days, the CB still worked great, cell phones didn't.

There are still areas in this country that don't have good cell coverage... I have driven in places in the southwest and northwest that have not had coverage for several hours... it's a good feeling to see a truck going the other way and be able to talk with them about road conditions, accidents, weather, or just to say "howdy, neighbor!".



steved

 

[Luke Warmwater]

You can CB'er anyone with their ears on about them bear traps too

 

[bmoeller]

Kinda hard to share traffic info, give clearance & ask a stranger for directions when you don't have their phone #.

Cell phones depend on towers, CB's work everywhere.

My wife & I went through a few streches as long as an hour that our Nextel phones had no signal when running from Katrina. Once home with no power for a few days, the CB still worked great, cell phones didn't.

Plus, I use it for other things too. Some of the places I haul to, you use the CB to talk to the guard shacks, or scalehouses, to get info on where/when it is your turn to unload.



Whoa, just noticed I hit 5k with this post. :-laf