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RainbowSix · 01-09-2014, 13:24

You will usually find someone called Stanley (I think) on in the evenings (9:30) having a waffle with some friends, he's in accy.

Your areal needs to be outside to work best but inside on a lot of metal (the fridge) may work well too however before transmitting the aerial really needs tuning to get the SWR down otherwise using it will give you both a poor outgoing signal and may blow the output stage.

There is still a community of cb'rs albeit very small, they tend to collect the radios for old times sake etc. The prices going on ebay are ridiculous and fradios are often re listed.

When the SHTF and mobile phones won't work, hell freezes over and planning laws are opened up then Cb might come back.
Until then its only us old wannabebackinthe80's-ers that will use it.

Or the local mosques to call people to prayer although they tend to use VHF\UHF radios instead.

01-09-2014, 13:24	#45
RainbowSix Full Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 427 Liked: 115 times Rep Power: 7025	Re: Does anybody still use a CB radio? You will usually find someone called Stanley (I think) on in the evenings (9:30) having a waffle with some friends, he's in accy. Your areal needs to be outside to work best but inside on a lot of metal (the fridge) may work well too however before transmitting the aerial really needs tuning to get the SWR down otherwise using it will give you both a poor outgoing signal and may blow the output stage. There is still a community of cb'rs albeit very small, they tend to collect the radios for old times sake etc. The prices going on ebay are ridiculous and fradios are often re listed. When the SHTF and mobile phones won't work, hell freezes over and planning laws are opened up then Cb might come back. Until then its only us old wannabebackinthe80's-ers that will use it. Or the local mosques to call people to prayer although they tend to use VHF\UHF radios instead.