There isn't always some one on those repeaters to ask, I've run in to that.
Not always some one going your way. I won't say it happens often and ham
radio is first for me with GMRS second but I'll listen to CB if I have to.
If I had kids, I probably wouldn't but there are those times when it comes
in handy. I know about what you mean though, it's the same everywhere
unfortunately, no one's legal and it's really not even fun but during the
day it's a good way to get traffic and stuff and like when I go to CT to
visit my sister I'll check while leaving at 4 or 5 AM to see what's out
there for traffic. Traffic reporters are always off by about 45 minutes I've
found if not more some times. I don't think I'd miss that feature in my F6A,
but it's nice to listen to in times like that. I even have a radio here I
could hook up if I want to ask about the route we're going though I don't
think I've done that twice in the last 10 years just due to the idiots. It's
a lot quieter than it was though.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
> Hi John and the group. I've never had any use for the CB band and don't
> care one way or another, but here in Detroit you've got potty mouths and
> people who step all over one another, and music and the whole rest of it.
> The last time I traveled with my mother we could have used a CB, but I
> opted
> to use a local repeater to get help around Chicago and it worked out well.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:43 PM
> Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
>
>
>> probably it just happens to be there in the general coverage range.
>> There's
>> no point blocking those channels out. Actually, the people that I know
>> that
>> do a lot of travel actually use that to listen to truckers talk about
>> traffic conditions a bit and I've even done that once or twice out with
>> friends.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:35 PM
>> Subject: just an item of interest and an observation
>>
>>
>>> Hi everyone, I have noticed that a lot of the radios I have gotten have
>>> the
>>> CB channels as coverage. I don't listen to them that much, and haven't
>>> operated on CB for years, but I have noticed that with my DX-390 and my
>>> F6a,
>>> and my scanners I have CB coverage. I am just wondering why so many
>>> radios
>>> have this? I happened to tune by someone on the CB band this afternoon
>>> and
>>> shall we say he was conducting himself in a way that the ham community
>>> would
>>> frown on.
>>>
>>>
>
>
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