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Thehobo
Intermediate Member Username: Thehobo
Post Number: 141 Registered: 2-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 12:06 pm: |
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say hey, how was you alls last few days?? me, looks like next month i go in for catarat surgery!! got a good doctor so im relaxed.. lol.. has not been much activity here lately, even the dx is dird out..you wood no it on account ive just put up my new antenna.. before that dx was rolling.. now me and my mr coily are just waiting for it to roll agin.. we dont have much locals around here, think maybe 6 within a 30 mile radis?? i can get tulsa witch is about 50 miles south but as soon as one talks to one about a 100 all try at once to get back to me.. try to talk to most that i can but you all no how that is.. ok about to run out of space?? thehobo thehobo 269150 monitor ch.
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Revpo
Advanced Member Username: Revpo
Post Number: 818 Registered: 7-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 6:57 pm: |
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About dead and next few years will be also or longer. Sun spots declining fast and there goes 10 and 11 meters, . CEF 795 73 REVPO/DOCTOR/CEF 795 Wavin a hand from the cornfields of INDIANA
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Keithinatlanta
Senior Member Username: Keithinatlanta
Post Number: 1038 Registered: 3-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 6:12 pm: |
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Revpo are you telling me that my lower channel 38 on SSB is going away again? What did I do wrong this time ? Keith in Atlanta CEF |
Revpo
Advanced Member Username: Revpo
Post Number: 819 Registered: 7-2006
| Posted on Friday, September 30, 2016 - 4:41 pm: |
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YES sunspots this time will be all gone, mostly noise for a number of years. CEF 795 73 REVPO/DOCTOR/CEF 795 Wavin a hand from the cornfields of INDIANA
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Keithinatlanta
Senior Member Username: Keithinatlanta
Post Number: 1041 Registered: 3-2003
| Posted on Monday, October 10, 2016 - 6:57 pm: |
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So just plan on leaving my ssb radios at home on my travels for now. How boring!!!! Keith in Atlanta CEF 150 |
Revpo
Advanced Member Username: Revpo
Post Number: 821 Registered: 7-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 8:30 pm: |
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Even the truckers have about abanded the CB, I travel near LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY and today I heard no more than 6 truckers on. I also noticed over at a gypsum company, they had a fleet of new semi's, and not one had a CB antenna on it. It is a licensed free band, anyone can use it, and it is free compared to a cell phone, for short distance comms. To bad. I still monitor though. CEF 795 73 REVPO/DOCTOR/CEF 795 Wavin a hand from the cornfields of INDIANA
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Keithinatlanta
Senior Member Username: Keithinatlanta
Post Number: 1042 Registered: 3-2003
| Posted on Monday, October 24, 2016 - 8:12 pm: |
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Revpo I travel and drive it all. No more planes for me. But it is hard to get anyone to come back to you on CB radio anymore. Truckers still use them, but millinealls don't talk. They text. Hard to do that on a cb. Keith in Atlanta CEF 150 |
Mrbooker
New member Username: Mrbooker
Post Number: 3 Registered: 3-2002
| Posted on Friday, October 28, 2016 - 9:14 am: |
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I have been trucking 42 years and you guys are correct. Truckers dont use CB's anymore unless theres a big traffic jam. Keith is right. Millennials dont talk and maybe thats a good thing. lol Once in awhile, I find an old school trucker who wants to talk. Up until a few years ago, I was freebanding on 27.465 LSB and talking all over the country but now, even thats gone bye bye. I am a licensed, General class ham and even 20 meters band conditions are poo poo. I run HF and VHF in my truck and can hardly find anyone on 146.520 simplex anymore. I've heard that the government can block HF ham bands in case the SHTF but they cant block the CB band because its such a short distance band. Breaker... Breaker. |
Mrnobody
Member Username: Mrnobody
Post Number: 90 Registered: 6-2003
| Posted on Friday, October 28, 2016 - 3:47 pm: |
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I just put my mobile back in I hear traffic on 19 a lot here in the Cleveland area. been scanning the bands and they are quiet, been listening to usb 36 for anybody from the cef net. i'll keep it in the vehicle for awhile just maybe i'll make contact with someone from the cef net |
Revpo
Advanced Member Username: Revpo
Post Number: 823 Registered: 7-2006
| Posted on Monday, October 31, 2016 - 10:16 am: |
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I have gone to digital mostly packet on hf 14.105 300 baud, , gave up on 2 meters dead here also. chat a bit on winmor peer to peer also, yep bad conditions. cef 795/ 36 usb 73 REVPO/DOCTOR/CEF 795 Wavin a hand from the cornfields of INDIANA
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454
New member Username: 454
Post Number: 5 Registered: 11-2016
| Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 11:09 am: |
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I spoke to a trucker the other day about cb. He told me that many big trucking companies do not want cb's in their trucks. Then as previously mentioned many of the younger truckers don't talk cb even if there is one in the truck. They rely on their cell phones, qualcoms and gps's. Although the other technology has it's place, so does a cb radio. |
Dale
Senior Member Username: Dale
Post Number: 2300 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 9:30 am: |
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mr.nobody .im about 60 miles east/sotheast of cleveland in p.a. theres some traffic on 38 lsb. when ever im not on 36usb im on 38lsb. my numbers are 454. and on 36 my cef numbers are 426 dale/a.k.a.hotrod cef426 cvc#64 454 [dx numbers] 38lsb
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Mrnobody
Member Username: Mrnobody
Post Number: 91 Registered: 6-2003
| Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 8:19 pm: |
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sounds good dale, i'll try 38lsb also, didn't hear anybody today at all. tried from 11:30 to about 12:30. 'WHATEVER' CEF-107 DX #023
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Revpo
Advanced Member Username: Revpo
Post Number: 824 Registered: 7-2006
| Posted on Monday, November 21, 2016 - 9:19 am: |
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It would be a rare signal of a CEF station, I have not heard anyone for years with a CEF call, remember the days of the SUNDAY nets, it was good propagation, and we used channel 13, always remember the FLORIDA guys saying here come the CEF stations...the good old days. CEF 795 73 REVPO/DOCTOR/CEF 795 Wavin a hand from the cornfields of INDIANA
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Dale
Senior Member Username: Dale
Post Number: 2301 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Monday, November 21, 2016 - 9:17 pm: |
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in the early 2000s in had a few cef contacts. but that was long time ago revpo. mr.nobody my standby is 38lsb not much local chat here. when the 11 meter cef nets are going im on those channels. mr.nobod theres a guy near clevaland his numbers are 711 [kenny] i talked with him on many occasions on 38 lsb dale/a.k.a.hotrod cef426 cvc#64 454 [dx numbers] 38lsb
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Revpo
Advanced Member Username: Revpo
Post Number: 825 Registered: 7-2006
| Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2016 - 5:47 pm: |
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I heard a few sand pile stations on early this morning but the skip had died by 10 am, and only a handful in/out. CEF795 73 REVPO/DOCTOR/CEF 795 Wavin a hand from the cornfields of INDIANA
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