Many Of You Boys All CB'd up~??

[VidaMusic]

what kind of range are we talking then for CB's with antenna's?

I found some walkie-talkie ones on ebay, £70 for a pack of 6 handsets, says they have a 7km range. Anygood?

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[Karma Supra]

The other day I was waiting in the truck and turned mine on just to see if I could hear anything...

I was in Henley, and could hear a guy in Maidenhead and a guy in Camberly...

I was pretty impressed with the range!

I do live at the top of a hill though!

[Paul1566]

Ya know the usual channel is 19 for finding someone to yak with....
well why don't you all set to say 30 and use that as your own surf
home channel.....
Use a keyword like "bluestar" to identify that you visit here and chat
away to other cb'ers from on here when your sat in the easter
tailbacks ...............

[POPEYE]

I had a cheapo one in for years, never once heard a thing on it, it's now out but still trying to decide wether or not to stick it back in, remember back then tho as said ya couldn't fine a clear channel

[an1mal_69]

Oh yes, you have to know a 'firestick' when you see one.

Firestick, sidewinder, Antron99, silver rod, blue rod, thunderpole..great stuff.

CB's are essential if you get out once, twice a month I'd say. Just to be 'networked' into the group is a whole new ball game.

The baby midlands are ideal for the surf as you can fit them where the ashtray lives for a nice & tidy install. If you take your time it almost looks stock.

Get hold of Tobyjug..he's radio guru

[Fey!]

I have a CB and a 2-way wired in, with permanent aeriel fixings on the roof. I got a spare glovebox, so the 2 radios are attached to the spare box so that they can be taken in and out easily.

The PA function on the CB is excellent, and the 2-way is used for rallys and other similar events.

[slobodan]

Are we still talking CBs here?!

Oh yes, you have to know a 'firestick' when you see one.

[Rustinho]

just changed the whip for a thunderpole

Are we still talking CBs here?!

[biosurf]

You cant use the handheld ones from inside the motor without them being connected to an external antenna

I have a nice sideband rig in mine. Shame is noone is using the damn things any more. I remeber when it used to be hard to find a clear channel now they're all clear

[Hawaii]

got a cheapie 40 band Midland in mine.

Once I installed it and tried it I couldn't beleive the amount of obsenity & general rubbish on the airwaves

only really use it when off roadin' as a couple of the pay & play sites we use can't get a mobile phone signal

only paid £40.00 for the whole lot (unit, mounting cage, antenna & cable) from fleabay - just changed the whip for a thunderpole (looks better)

hawaii

[puddlesurfer]

A good place to start looking is here:

http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/

[VidaMusic]

Just always think when we off roadie that they would be so much more helpful than phones..

I've got a cb/walkie talkie app for the iPhone which is brilliant (and free) but obv not as quick and easy as a dedicated radio.. Will start looking!

[slobodan]

Don't really understand it tbh, may just get a few handsets, quite cheap are they?!

The cheap ones are cheap, but the range is sh1t. (walkie talkie types)
I'm sure you could get a decent enough set up on Ebay for little money.

[VidaMusic]

Don't really understand it tbh, may just get a few handsets, quite cheap are they?!

[Webbo]

I have a Midland set up in my off roader.

Unfortunately no-one I go off road with has one, so I just use the P.A. function to abuse people.

Same here !