CB Radios
CBs are seldom used by adults these days, although I've come to view mine as a sort of real-world instant messanger. The Citizen's Band is there for everybody! We opted to go with CBs instead of cell phones a few weeks ago on our trip northward - which turned out to be a good decision. Our CB terms were a bit flaky, but our flappers (read: ears) were always wide open. You should have a CB in your car for emergency purposes, anyway. I found this simple guide to CB “10″ jargon in a cached page (that's gone 10-404):
10-1 - Weak signal
10-2 - Good signal
10-3 - Stop transmitting
10-4 - Affirmative, OK
10-5 - Relay message to [X]
10-6 - Busy
10-7 - Out of service
10-8 - In service
10-9 - Repeat transmission
10-10 - Negative
10-11 - [X] On duty
10-12 - Stand by
10-13 - Existing conditions
10-14 - Message, information
10-15 - Message delivered
10-16 - Reply to message
10-17 - Enroute
10-18 - Urgent
10-19 - Contact, in contact with
10-20 - Location
10-21 - Contact [X] by phone
10-22 - Disregard
10-23 - Arrived at scene
10-24 - Assignment completed
10-25 - Report to, meet
10-26 - Estimated arrival time
10-27 - License or permit information
10-28 - Ownership information
10-29 - Records check
10-30 - Danger, caution
10-31 - Pick up
10-32 - [X] units needed (give number and type)
10-33 - Help me quick
10-34 - Time check
10-36 - Time check
Can you even remember the last time you used a CB radio? Walkie talkie, rather?
11 Comments
W!LL.i.am
January 12th, 2005
at 6:34pm
I remember those days of CB radios when I was little. My dad was a truck driver back then and traveled across country. It was great! He'd pick me up and we be gone for 4 days. Breaker-Breaker, this is the Rubberduck 10-4! Remember that movie Convoy! Ok, Ok -
that's a 10-22 on last statement, heading to the juke-n-puke, before smokey catches me over the 55 …
W!LL.i.AM
Anonymous
January 13th, 2005
at 2:45am
It so happens that I put one in my car a few weeks ago, on a lark. I got this tiny CB radio from Radio Shack and found an antenna at firestick.com that looks like a cell phone antenna and, with a little splitter, can serve as the AM/FM radio antenna too. It's not as good as a “real” CB antenna but it's discrete and works very well for me. The FM radio reception suffers slightly, but I don't mind. This CB is really handy for keeping up on traffic jams, accidents, police, etc. It's often more entertaining than radio, too. My wife laughed at me, but I didn't care. I'm used to it.
thepaul
January 13th, 2005
at 11:44am
Breaker one-nine breaker one-nine mother goose here anyone out there got your ears on? I need a 20 on that smokey .. come on back.
WildBlueMekaLizard
January 13th, 2005
at 12:19pm
I know a local group that still uses CB's to communicate….think “The Fast and the Furious”. ;) I have one as well but it hasn't been hooked up in a number of years.
Anonymous
January 29th, 2005
at 9:07pm
Don't forget about going 10-100 or 10-200
Anonymous
January 31st, 2005
at 8:20pm
I have a cb radio and there are quite a few folks all over the world that sre quit serius about the hobby
Actually, I have a base station in the house and have one in each of my vehicles
Anonymous
February 4th, 2005
at 10:27pm
test
Anonymous
February 4th, 2005
at 10:36pm
I bought a cb / ssb radio of of ebay. The CB Shop in in the next town over installed it and the ant. He mounted the ant. on the top of my pick up and used a meter to tune it or something. He said the radio had been tuned up. I noticed when I transmit on it on am my speedometer goes wild and acts like a meter of my voice. Can this do any damage to my electrical system of dash board? He wired it with a big honling wire direct to the battery. If anyone knowes anything about this anomaly please email me.
Thnking you in advance,
Trevskin@mindspring.com
country
February 27th, 2005
at 10:13am
if you want the real 10 codes go here http://4dw.net/triplel/10codes/index.html
Anonymous
March 25th, 2005
at 7:38pm
the cb is free short range
contacts the cell phone is
not think about it
Chad
August 30th, 2005
at 5:20am
CB radio is alive and well, thank you. I've been active in both the CB (11 meter) and Amateur radio hobbies for the past 15 years. I have a base station setup at home, and a mobile in the truck. I never lack for contacts, either local or “DX”. CB is just as much fun, even moreso, really, as it ever was.
If any fellow CB'ers ever take a walk out in DX land, this is 230 in the Great Lakes, waving the hand. 73's.