That's about the same here. SOme people have even arranged to fight with
others and given out addresses.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
> 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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