Anybody know anything about CB's?

[Rolex]

Can't help but notice all my information has been passed over without so much as a "go screw yourself". Guess I will keep my knowledge to myself... *Sniff Sniff*

Quite a bit of first rate knowledge and info there. NOW go screw yourself. Do it today.

 

[RC Addict]

Awww! Glad to know you care, Ralph! *Tears stream down cheeks*

 

[MCNorris]

You sure do know alot about radio man. Is it even worth putting the CB in my truck? will it ever do me any good?

 

[RC Addict]

Sorry, had to go wash the truck, but i stand corrected. I dont know if uniden has picked up the 700meg setup yet. That one is i believe for the 800 system cuz one of our officers has one to keep track of city police in his unit.

Here are the frequencies (mHz) covered:

Lower Edge Upper Edge Modulation Step (kHz)
25.0000 27.9950 AM 5.0
28.0000 29.6800 NFM 20.0
29.7000 49.9900 NFM 10.0
50.0000 53.9800 NFM 20.0
54.0000 71.9500 WFM 50.0
72.0000 75.9950 FM 5.0
76.0000 87.9500 WFM 50.0
88.0000 107.9000 FMB 100.0
108.0000 136.9750 AM 25.0
137.0000 143.9875 NFM 12.5
144.0000 147.9950 NFM 5.0
148.0000 150.7875 NFM 12.5
150.8000 161.9950 NFM 5.0
162.0000 173.9875 NFM 12.5
174.0000 215.9500 WFM 50.0
216.0000 224.9800 NFM 20.0
225.0000 379.9750 AM 25.0
380.0000 512.0000 NFM 12.5
764.0000 775.9875 NFM 12.5
794.0000 805.9875 NFM 12.5
806.0000 823.9875 NFM 12.5
849.0125 868.9875 NFM 12.5
894.0125 956.0000 NFM 12.5
1240.0000 1300.0000 NFM 25.0

Note: The scanner’s frequency coverage is not continuous and does not include
the cellular telephone or UHF TV bands.

It's set up for 700+ mHz at this time. But, as encryption technology gets better scanner companies are going to have a hard time keeping up without having to charge a proverbial "Arm and a leg" to produce the hardware necessary to "follow" users in the Trunked system.

For the record, I do not have one of these new systems because $600 for a scanner would really cut into the ol' RC budget!

You sure do know alot about radio man. Is it even worth putting the CB in my truck? will it ever do me any good?

About the only time a CB is worth it anymore is on a commute. Getting traffic updates from truckers still happens, but fewer and fewer "oldtimers" are in the game today and the new breed of trucker is about useless (just ask Alpine!).

 

[alpinehyperlite]

That is true, i keep a CB in my unit, just so if i get into a pursuit, i can stay in contact with the truckers to help out with roadblocks. They are pretty good about that, and with their help we end pursuits pretty quickly. And we keep our "banter" off of the police radios and talk freely on channel 35 on cb.