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11 meters in this part is..basically one word can sum it  up.. trashy


On Tue, 16 May 2006, Jeff Kenyon wrote:

> 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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