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Old 04-09-2009, 02:22 PM   #21
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"Or monitor channel 14 for other RVers who try to communicate with you"

So is channel 14 widely recognized as an RVers channel nationwide? I had not heard of this, but is good to know...........
Its a truckers chanel along with Ch 21
 
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Old 04-09-2009, 02:41 PM   #22
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What happened to 19?

Guess I need to get my radidio out, blow off the dust, and modulate. KXA3379 FCC license granted in 1975 I think.
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Old 04-10-2009, 02:13 PM   #23
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This topic reminds me of a story -- sorry about that. In the very early days of CB ( late 50's) I was in college and managed to save up for a CB. I told my Dad about it and suggested I would get him a set for Father's day. One would be on the tractor and the other in the kitchen with Mom. After I explained how this would work his response to me was "Like hell you will. Out there is the only peace i get."
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Old 04-11-2009, 02:06 AM   #24
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I’ve had a CB radio for most of my travels since I was a teen-ager. When I first got one I remember applying for a license. Now I’m telling my age aren’t I? I really enjoy having one though while traveling. I don’t have one yet in the F-350 but may look into getting one soon. They can be handy at times. I remember while going through IND/ ILL once while traveling to a rally (SOB) when we were listening to some information concerning severe weather. I believe there were tornado warnings being put out. They are very nice if they have the weather band capability.
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Old 04-13-2009, 05:35 PM   #25
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My memory is not what it used to be but 19 is what most truckers use- 9 is or was monitored by law enforcement and 14 is or was used by RVers- I don't use our radio very often now so this info may be obsolete- Don
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Old 04-14-2009, 09:14 AM   #26
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On our way back from Atlanta on I-75 Friday, 10 April, (my wife likes to count the RV's) she counted 630 Buses to slide in's (more or less). Of them, 126 were 5th wheels, and of those, 7 were Montanas. All headed northbound. I flashed my lights and called on the CB with no response. I guess maybe they were not members or busy doing other things. Maybe they were not with the CB thing. Hope they had a good day. You'all, Have A Good Day
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Old 05-19-2009, 12:56 AM   #27
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Well I installed a cobra CB radio yesterday; it has the weather band which is something I find very helpful. I like having the extra ability to talk to someone when advice or help may be needed.
We had a trucker once warn us about a narrow bridge while we were traveling. I’m glad he did so because it was extremely narrow and I mean narrow. We were crossing the Mississippi where the Ohio dumps into the Mississippi. We had to cross from MO into ILL then into KY The 2nd bridge going into KY was probably the narrowest bridge I had ever been on. We had a van and an Airstream camper trailer at that time. That combination was a whole lot smaller than the dually and Monty we have now. Anyway, as we were crossing my dad was following and he indicated that my bumper was only a few inches from hitting the side of the bridge as we crossed. I doubt that we had 6 inches to spare on either side. Man that was a tight bridge, anyone gone over it in the Monty?
So the moral of the story is that a CB radio can be very helpful at times. Had we not been warned about a narrow bridge we could have approached it a little too fast for the situation.
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Old 05-19-2009, 03:08 AM   #28
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I am KGG 7122 issued in the mid 70's. As I recall those license's were good for life. It is a tool that can be useful
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Old 05-19-2009, 03:49 AM   #29
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Used to carry a hand held one for emergencies, though never had to use it. Reading this post makes me think I may dust it off as well. I carry the small walkie talkies (for wife and I when setting up) and cell phones, of course, but both can be fairly unreliable.

Another CB story: I used to fly F-4s which had an HF radio. When cruising out to low level working areas in West Texas we could occasionally raise a trucker on his CB. We'd ask where he was on I-10 and then try to do a fly-by for him. Never quite able to make it happen (before the days of GPS)! There was also a guy with a base station near Marfa that we would talk to regularly. Don't think he actually believed us that we were calling him from an F-4 at 30,000'!!
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Old 05-19-2009, 07:07 AM   #30
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I had also gotten a FCC license back in the late 70's
I cant for the life of me remember what the call letters were.
I dont believe they are required these days.
As far as I knew channel 19 was always the trucker channel.
not to many of the other channels were ever used from what I could tell. (other than 9 as the emergency channel)
I do have a CB in the truck and a handheld for the wife to use. We use these to help in backing into campsites. We find they have much better sound quality than the FM radios we had.
Other than that we dont use it much. But it is there in case we need it.
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Old 05-19-2009, 10:03 AM   #31
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If you're traveling up North to Lake Siskiyou on Hwy 5 than you would want to be on channel 15.
That's the channel the trucks use when traveling North. At times they can give you good info.
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Old 05-19-2009, 02:00 PM   #32
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Basic guidline........Ch 19 N/S and CH 17 E/W. As I recall.
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Old 05-19-2009, 03:32 PM   #33
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KWVO911 here. Man that was a long time ago. Kerry
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Old 05-19-2009, 06:38 PM   #34
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I think having a CB in the tow vehicle is a good idea. You can hear what's up with the truckers and also hear warnings of what's ahead on the road.

We could designate a channel as the official "MOC" channel for communication between MOC members. MOC members would use their MOC names as their "handles".

Of course, trying to find out if the Montana you see on the road is another "MOCer" or not, probably doesn't float everyone's boat. *LOL.... But some folks would get excited by it.

We're installing our CB back into our truck tomorrow.
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Old 05-19-2009, 09:13 PM   #35
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Yup, per DW's request I finally revived my CB days by purchasing a Cobra underdash unit, but without the NOAA service. I also have a GPS with XM Satellite Radio and can listen to regional weather and the GPS supports XM Traffic for regional traffic, but it does not cover between major cities so the CB is for that.

We are familiar with the using the CB but it's been a while - I will freshen up on the codes but the rest should come back easily. I don't reveal my 10-20 to not invite problems.

Thanks from deadeyenevermisses for the hint on Channel 19 being north/south and 17 being east/west. I recall 19 and 9, but that's it. We typically monitor the trucker channels to listen for problems. And 14 is for RV's any direction. I wasn't aware of that one either? Yes, it has been a while. I'll have to remember to watch for Montana's flashing high beams and listening for lingo on 14.

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Old 05-20-2009, 08:41 PM   #36
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Well, my experience in CA and OR on I-5 is that Ch 17 is used. That is a N/S highway.
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Old 05-25-2009, 03:54 PM   #37
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I can't believe that I still remember my CB license number, unused since 1978: KNB 9304, Straight Shooter here.
(yet I can't remember what I had for dinner last night!!!)
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Right...my MOC name is my CB Handle. We too do not sit on Ch 19 due to the same concerns posted here. Our monitoring channel is Ch 22 when traveling with our Camping Buddies (Brother & Sister - in - law). That Ch is close enough to our Max reception/transmit tuning strength yet far enough off to keep x-talk down.
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