Hi John and the group. I can agree with that. It was in Chicago when I
took the trip so I could have looked around if I had to. Here in Detroit as
far as CB goes there are the fights and swearing and people stepping over
one another, and music from time to time. I don't usually tune those bands.
What is 11-meters like in the rest of the country? I haven't heard any
trcucking activity there in a while.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
> 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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