mad1 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 hi all Just wondered how many people on here actually use a c.b in the 4x4 as there is nearly always one shown in the cab How easy are they to use or would a mobile phone be more useful as long as you had a reception Just wondered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 That's a negatory, good buddy. Seriously, do people still use CBs nowadays in the uk? Aren't the cab photos you refer to American? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 No the one that was here for sale the other day had one in too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Snakes alive, we've got us a convoy! Oh my god I've gone all Burt Reynolds. Or was that Cannonball Run? Cb would be less than useless unless your good buddies were on too I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Sorry just to add to your question it really would be pointless compared to a mobile and also all your conversations re shooting can be listened to by smokey (or anyone else for that matter). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 I didnt think you could use one now as mobiles are hands free ?? But saying that how can the police use the handsets when driving :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Snakes alive, we've got us a convoy! Oh my god I've gone all Burt Reynolds. Or was that Cannonball Run? Cb would be less than useless unless your good buddies were on too I guess. Wasn't it Kris Kristoffesen? Rubber Duck, Rubber Duck there's a smokey on my tail, or summink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 No police only use CBs in the Dukes of Hazard. You can't use a cb whilst driving no, but on my earlier point it's a waste unless all your mates also have one and your conversations are all public. With mobiles now I don't see the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rec-baller Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 I didnt think you could use one now as mobiles are hands free ?? But saying that how can the police use the handsets when driving :look: Sorry chaps,, but c.b,s are still in use !, me and a fee mates have them in the 4x4s, cheaper than phones to run ,, great for green laning or just chatting on whilst driving. ,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 I know they are still in use (still on fm presumably) I'm just struggling what the op wants it for exactly. If it's a comparison with mobile phones you might as well compare two cups and a bit of string with a loud hailer. Maybe. Actually that's a rubbish analogy. I move it's stricken from the record. A few of my mates had CBs back in the 80s. One had Dixie air horns too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 I don't want one I was also just wondering if people still used them as they are often seen in the cabs and I also wondered if they were more useful than a modern mobile ?? Like I said are they now just a gimmick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshLamb Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 I've got one. Mostly to talk between vehicles when we are laning out in the middle of nowhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokie Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 I got one too in the landrover . Only ever use it when laning .mobiles would be useless some of the places we go . What's the problem with other people hearing your conversation if your doing nothing wrong . It's only the same as being overheard in a public place Besides there's not many people who have them now so the chances of someone listening in is slim to non Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 A few of my mates had CBs back in the 80s. One had Dixie air horns too! OMG Did I know you in the 80's Is AM/SSB still used ? I've still got one in the shed from sidebanding back in the day, using an 18ft telescopic pole mounted on back door of my minivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Funny really, but there does seem to be an upsurge in there popularity again, I know all our contractors use them. I have seen a lot of cars sporting the Ariels recently. Over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 CB is used quite extensively in the 4x4 & offroad community... where off roaders go there is a good probability that there will be no (or patchy) cell phone coverage... Also, radios are always on and so you chat on an ad-hoc basis which you can't do with a cell phone and cellphones are (generally) 2 way only.. if there's a group of you, useless.. Most radios you see in contractors vehicles will more than likely be PMR or Private frequency. CB uses quite a low frequency, 27mhz and therefore requires a fairly lengthy antenna to work efficiently... 4 miles ish line of sight on a good day.. I am a radio Ham and use slightly different equipment but the main difference is in the frequencies, either 144 or 430mhz.. I can operate comfortably to about 40 miles line of sight with an antenna on my truck that is 12" long and using only marginally higher power (5w as oposed to 4 with CB but then I can crank that up to 50 watts if I need to without resorting to amps etc....) then of course I can hook into one of the many hundreds of repeaters up and down the country and communicate with anywhere on the planet. Might seem a little backwards to some but my radio gear is state of the art and given the choice, I would rather be left with equipment that DIDN'T rely on someone elses network to function.... The Internet is a wonderful thing..... as long as your ISP doesn't go down... same with Mobiles, great, as long as there is network coverage or a network at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 iv got 1 any 1 want to buy it iv got no mates with 1 so carnt talk to any 1 crying in to pillow its brand new only shouted at a lorry driver on m18 with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 There's a bloke round the corner from me with a massive dipole in his garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Back in the late 90s when I was in sixth form we all had CB's in our cars to be able to talk to each other on outings to Macca D's etc, it was so much more exciting than the mobile.....If I wanted to talk after school i'd drive up the mountain behind my house and could speak to anyone i wanted to. Can't remember what the set was, a Midland of some description. Youngsters these days are missing out on the fun of CB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-FZZ7ye7h8&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav912 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 I have a Midland unit in my Discovery and 3 of the 4 tractors at work have them fitted along with the combine, makes life so much easier during cereal and potato harvest to guide trailer drivers and warn of problems. The question of whether its legal to use one while driving was checked out by us a few years back when they brought in a rule that escort vehicles had to be in radio contact with wide loads at all times and we were told that it was perfectly legal......wouldn't like to test that one though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Very useful if you're at an off road course, you get stuck an there is no one in sight! Few people have their CB on when greenlaninf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 iv got 1 any 1 want to buy it iv got no mates with 1 so carnt talk to any 1 crying in to pillow its brand new only shouted at a lorry driver on m18 with it and i got your number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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