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rutbeer said:
I have had a good bit of experience with this debate here recently. I have had the 2-way radios for some time and I have a real hard time hearing them over the diesel noise. They work pretty well when you are in a small group of trucks that are close together though. My K-40 CB took a crap on me out in Moab last month, so I borrowed my friend's hand held CB. It was an older model, but I was VERY impressed with it for what it was. I could hear it easily, and we transferred it between trucks with no issue. That said, more than half of the trucks on each ride had Hams and with the size of the groups and how far we were spread, you can begin to see why HAM is preferred on those type trips. Rubicon and Moab are HUGE by comparison to our runs and the various trail leaders used the HAMS to find out where the other groups were, needed parts/help, etc. The bigger our groups get, it might be wise for the head and tail of the group to have HAM, and if we have more than one group, same deal. Imagine Uhwarrie with a "stocker" run and a Kodak run. The trail leaders could easily cooridinate meeting points, times, etc.
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That is why I invested the nominal time to take the test and buy a handheld and mobile radio. We tried to get in touch with the "stocker" run this past weekend and never did get anyone to reply until they entered the camp.

The 2m handhelds can be had for under $150 and with 5-7 watts of power, can transmit clear/clean for a great distance...
 
speaking of which I found a yellow motorola two way that was set to 7.1 when I found it (which is what we were using on rocky mountain loop).
speak up if it is yours.
 
Mtbcoach said:
Could be mine. I lent it to Greg who lent it to someone else and I've haven't seen it since...
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you know when I saw the color on it I thought... "this looks just like Jerry's rig maybe it's his..."
 
I think we have a yellow one floating around somewhere too. Jerry, did we get it back from you or no?

:beer: R
 
That one's Bailey's. That one's Bailey's a bit bigger. And that one's as close as you can get to Bailey's without your eyes getting wet.
 
I've had my CB's since back in the 80's.

Love them, take them on any trip also, handy to talk to the truckers and find out about Smokey.
 
Was running thru Wal-Mart the other day and saw a Cobra 19 mini CB Radio for 39 bucks...cheaper than a good set of FRS radio's.

I'm sure you could pick up a cheap antenna and be in it just over 50.
 
yea its called a steel wip
 
i know but its the most durable IMHO
 
Don't get me wrong, I have 2 of them myself and love them, just have to be real careful with them. I have tie downs on my rig for it though. One of the old Army style ones.
 
I've found that the best local spot for antennas and hardware is your nearest travel plaza/truck stop. Some of the Flying J's have a pretty good selection. That's where I picked up my fiberglass whip a couple of years ago. It has held up well. I'm glad to see a movement to standardize to CB's. Overall I think its the better way to go. You just can't beat listening to the trucker talk to and from the trail either :).
 
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