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Originally Posted by BLEW911
What channel on the CB?
Don
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Interstates? Channel 19.
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Originally Posted by Schumi
I've had a few old CB's. Never been able to understand anything said out of the speaker on one, ever. I don't know if this is a quality issue, and more expensive CB's sound better...
but in my experience CB talk just sounds like the teacher from the charlie brown movies.
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I cannot remember the model I have but yes, there are times when its hard to understand the "drawl" coming across. But that is rare, maybe 10% of the time.
Driving through Georgia, I started hearing about an "Aggravation Station" setup and "there are about 12 clerks looking for customers" at MM11 on interstate.
Then I heard some more chatter about a bird on a bridge with a laser gun.
It did not take a rocket scientist to figure out there was a speed trap at MM11 with a cop up on a bridge running laser and 12 more in cars waiting for pull you over.
I slowed down after MM12 and low and behold at MM11 there was the cop with the laser gun and all the others on the get em on ramp waiting. Further up about 4 cars pulled over.
I also heard some pretty funny banter going on. The only problem I had was that I was moving much faster (80ish) than the truckers (from what I gathered, most were doing 65 to save on fuel) so any pocket I got into that was good would fade away eventually.
The best information actually comes from oncoming truckers that saw what your about to see.
I was using it again in South Florida this past weekend. did you know these darned things work in Spanish too??
legion - Palm Bay and Melbourne were my old stomping grounds, we may have hashed this out once before, although I think it was skidpup that I hased ti out with. We used to be in the same places at the same time in the 80's but did not know each other.
Next time your down this way let me know and I'll come up in the Mazda of death.