Muckaway:
Make it look like you’re talking to someone, and watch a colleague frantically start fiddling with his cb because he thinks it’s faulty.
I broadcast a right ring stinger across the airwaves a last week. Some voice I didn’t recognise responded with “I hope you’ve [zb] yourself you filthy pig!” Then they ranted about tipper drivers ruining cb radios with “filthy talk and racism.” They were soon told to listen to one of the other 39 channels available.
happysack:
■■■■■■■ over a cb? How mature.
+1 - and then to brag about it on a forum, it’s like being back at school
Over the quarry tanoy system is much better.
I do miss the old gits who used to sit in their sheds and discuss bunions and the Radio Times. Never mind swearing, blasphemy would annoy them.
Muckaway:
Is CH9 still the emergency channel, and does anyone actually monitor it? Do the ■■■■■■■■ truckers still use CH19 and all that “Breaker breaker roger dee” ■■■■■■■■?
As far as I know, Ch9 is still the emergency channel and monitoring has always been patchy.
Ch19 seems to be the only channel for many. Did many ever use all that “Breaker breaker roger dee” ■■■■■■■■?
Muckaway:
Is CH9 still the emergency channel, and does anyone actually monitor it? Do the ■■■■■■■■ truckers still use CH19 and all that “Breaker breaker roger dee” ■■■■■■■■?
As far as I know, Ch9 is still the emergency channel and monitoring has always been patchy.
Ch19 seems to be the only channel for many. Did many ever use all that “Breaker breaker roger dee” ■■■■■■■■?
In the late 1970’s and early 80’s breakers did stick to channel 19 for truckers, and channel 14 as the breaking channel for others. The CB jargon was used, also channel 9 was observed as the emergency channel.
weeto:
Was in maplins yesterday, and they are selling an AM/FM multi ch CB, are they legal now? and do you “still” need a licence?
And bloody HAMS think they own the airwaves, bloody do gooders!!
I got one in chippenham t/stop for first new lorry couple months back
Set said am/fm (£65)
Sure is a thunderpole mod
Anyway it our norm
Fm and when flick to the am its the 26 meg fm (old mid block)
And states it in book
Am still illegal but isnt this what the irish still use??
My CB is always on 19 even if just to hear what scales are open etc. I got a cobra classic with twin poles reception for couple miles. Ch9 is preset for the ‘emergency channel’ but that’s what my cell phone is for
Muckaway:
Is CH9 still the emergency channel, and does anyone actually monitor it? Do the ■■■■■■■■ truckers still use CH19 and all that “Breaker breaker roger dee” ■■■■■■■■?
As far as I know, Ch9 is still the emergency channel and monitoring has always been patchy.
Ch19 seems to be the only channel for many. Did many ever use all that “Breaker breaker roger dee” ■■■■■■■■?
In the late 1970’s and early 80’s breakers did stick to channel 19 for truckers, and channel 14 as the breaking channel for others. The CB jargon was used, also channel 9 was observed as the emergency channel.
Well some CB jargon is still used, some of the 10 codes, roger dodger, stuff like that, but the full on American jargon hasn’t ever really caught on over here. A few use it, but the majority don’t.
Channel 14 seems to have migrated to 19 now. 9 is still the emergency channel, but monitoring is even more patchy than it used to be.
I see a lot of wagons with CB aerials on them, but rarely get any reply. Either they are just decoration or most drivers only chat on a specific channel with their mates. It seems the only time you get a lot of breakers on channel is in a major traffic jam, people coming on asking what the problem is.
Simon, if you’re around Oxfordshire then the cb regulars have their own channels;
4: David Einig Contracting
5: Earthline
22: Hansons
36: Smiths Bletchington
Many subbies will be found on these channels, I’m a cb gypsy I go between all of the above as I know drivers from all the above but tend to be on 4 and 36.( I sub to Einigs)
got mine fitted in my 13 plate Iveco with a mag mount on the back of the cab, gets out well and never get a problem with interference off all the electronic. we run around on channel 30 most of the time but I do occasionally go on channel 19
wildfire:
got mine fitted in my 13 plate Iveco with a mag mount on the back of the cab, gets out well and never get a problem with interference off all the electronic. we run around on channel 30 most of the time but I do occasionally go on channel 19
With the amount of plastic contained within a Stralis cab, I’m surprised you got out at all.
wildfire:
got mine fitted in my 13 plate Iveco with a mag mount on the back of the cab, gets out well and never get a problem with interference off all the electronic. we run around on channel 30 most of the time but I do occasionally go on channel 19
With the amount of plastic contained within a Stralis cab, I’m surprised you got out at all.
Quinny:
But where do you put your antenna exactly on a Stralis?
On the one metal panel at the back of the cab, with the antenna at 90 degrees, as it still needs a good earth?
Reminiscent of the old ERF’s that had a wire running to the chassis from the base of the antenna.
Ken.
exactly ken its on the back of the cab, got a good mag mount with a stinger whip on it, to be honest it transmits and receives better than the rest of our trucks and they are scania’s with the side mounted whips on the cabs, but a lot of it is down to the set up, good rig and good swr
I have got 1 aswell as the rest of the lads in our place an we all have a good banter on it as recently we have all been on the sme runs or in and around the dock together
bonnie lass:
I’d like to have a CB but don’t know anything about them, or how to use one
It’s a low power two way radio. They usually have 40 channels, some have 80. Those channels are each tuned to a specific frequency, so you click from one channel to the next.
You need a CB transmitter/receiver which comes with a mic, a CB aerial (which is made to a particular length (tuned) to suit the frequency range) and some method of mounting it on your truck.
You also need to connect the CB to the aerial with co/axial cable (called co/ax for short) and 12volt power.
A good, well tuned set up would have a range of 10 to 20 miles but usually they manage 5 to 10 miles.
The point of them is to briefly chat to other people on the roads near you. If you are driving in company with another truck you can chat away as much as you want for free.
There is a CB etiquette very loosely based on radio voice procedure which incorporates radio ham codes and American police radio shorthand 10 codes. You don’t need to know any of these but it makes it easier to understand what some users mean.
Channel 19 is supposed to be the “breaking channel”, where you would hook up with another CB Breaker (user) and then move off to another channel to chat. Channel 14 used to be the breaking channel for home based CB users but they dispensed with that a long time ago. Channel 9 is the emergency channel, it should be kept clear except for emergencies, local CB and Ham clubs monitor it to lend assistance in an emergency, ie phone the emergency services on your behalf but as everyone (almost) has a mobile phone these days I think this has largely fallen out of use. Any other channel you can use to chat for as long as you like.
Then there are the 10 codes.
10-13 is a road report request, so you’d hear “19 for a 10-13 on the 66 Eastbound from Penrith please”.
19 means “anyone on channel 19”, 10-13 = road report ie any scamera vans.
If you’re Westbound on the 66 near Penrith you’d say “yes mate, clear n green after the scamera at the karma cafe” or even “clear n green from Scotch Corner mate”.
10-20 is asking for a location, usually cutting the 10 part off, just using 20. So if I asked “what’s your 20?” you’d say “just past the karma cafe on the 66”. Your home 20 is therefore self explanatory.
There are plenty more, if you want to research them.
You could get directions to places you want over the CB, but in these days of sat-navs I’d be very wary.
If you’re interested, go to a CB or radio ham shop. There are CB shops at Lyme truckstop, Forton services northbound, The Fleece at Carlisle and one in a house near Newcasle services northbound (it has a Pama CB accessories sign on the wall. There are more round about but I dunno where they are these day.
You can pick up a good second hand CB for not a lot, get the best new aerial you can afford and a suitable mount. A length of co/ax with the fitting to suit your CB (usually a standard screw on fitting) and probably another screw fitting on the other end. Magnetic (mag)mounts usually come with a long length of co/ax fitted. Your CB could have one of several types of power socket, the shop will have the right type of power supply cables in stock. Get your dealer to wire it up next service, that saves you being blamed for blowing fuses etc with your dodgy wiring skills, unless you actually know what you’re doing
You then just listen out, picking things up as you go. Watch Convoy, Smokey and the Bandit and any other things american trucking related, you’ll soon pick it up
taffytrucker:
My CB is always on 19 even if just to hear what scales are open etc. I got a cobra classic with twin poles reception for couple miles. Ch9 is preset for the ‘emergency channel’ but that’s what my cell phone is for
LOL , running into Saskatoon the other evening I passed a poncy Pete gravel hauler on the side of the road , sheets pulled back and the driver shoveling like crazy at minus 18C , all I could see in the distance was the flashing lights of the rarely open Lanigan scale .
Like a Nun’s knickers my radio is always on , scales don’t bother me as much as what’s going on further up the road , especially this time of year.
bonnie lass:
I’d like to have a CB but don’t know anything about them, or how to use one
It’s a low power two way radio. They usually have 40 channels, some have 80. Those channels are each tuned to a specific frequency, so you click from one channel to the next.
You need a CB transmitter/receiver which comes with a mic, a CB aerial (which is made to a particular length (tuned) to suit the frequency range) and some method of mounting it on your truck.
You also need to connect the CB to the aerial with co/axial cable (called co/ax for short) and 12volt power.
A good, well tuned set up would have a range of 10 to 20 miles but usually they manage 5 to 10 miles.
The point of them is to briefly chat to other people on the roads near you. If you are driving in company with another truck you can chat away as much as you want for free.
There is a CB etiquette very loosely based on radio voice procedure which incorporates radio ham codes and American police radio shorthand 10 codes. You don’t need to know any of these but it makes it easier to understand what some users mean.
Channel 19 is supposed to be the “breaking channel”, where you would hook up with another CB Breaker (user) and then move off to another channel to chat. Channel 14 used to be the breaking channel for home based CB users but they dispensed with that a long time ago. Channel 9 is the emergency channel, it should be kept clear except for emergencies, local CB and Ham clubs monitor it to lend assistance in an emergency, ie phone the emergency services on your behalf but as everyone (almost) has a mobile phone these days I think this has largely fallen out of use. Any other channel you can use to chat for as long as you like.
Then there are the 10 codes.
10-13 is a road report request, so you’d hear “19 for a 10-13 on the 66 Eastbound from Penrith please”.
19 means “anyone on channel 19”, 10-13 = road report ie any scamera vans.
If you’re Westbound on the 66 near Penrith you’d say “yes mate, clear n green after the scamera at the karma cafe” or even “clear n green from Scotch Corner mate”.
10-20 is asking for a location, usually cutting the 10 part off, just using 20. So if I asked “what’s your 20?” you’d say “just past the karma cafe on the 66”. Your home 20 is therefore self explanatory.
There are plenty more, if you want to research them.
You could get directions to places you want over the CB, but in these days of sat-navs I’d be very wary.
If you’re interested, go to a CB or radio ham shop. There are CB shops at Lyme truckstop, Forton services northbound, The Fleece at Carlisle and one in a house near Newcasle services northbound (it has a Pama CB accessories sign on the wall. There are more round about but I dunno where they are these day.
You can pick up a good second hand CB for not a lot, get the best new aerial you can afford and a suitable mount. A length of co/ax with the fitting to suit your CB (usually a standard screw on fitting) and probably another screw fitting on the other end. Magnetic (mag)mounts usually come with a long length of co/ax fitted. Your CB could have one of several types of power socket, the shop will have the right type of power supply cables in stock. Get your dealer to wire it up next service, that saves you being blamed for blowing fuses etc with your dodgy wiring skills, unless you actually know what you’re doing
You then just listen out, picking things up as you go. Watch Convoy, Smokey and the Bandit and any other things american trucking related, you’ll soon pick it up
Your talents are wasted Simon, with that description.
You should jump over to the dark side, and become a radio ham.
To give you an idea of a home based ham set up:
qrz.com/db/G8FSO (Click on the pic at the top right and it will enlarge.)
Ken you’ll probably know the answer I already suspect; I regularly hear guys using ham radio callsigns on the cb claiming to be from the USA or southern Spain.mi hear them clear as a bell, are they genuine or just full of crap?
