experience with cb in car radios?

[jimmya4]

i'm looking for a cheap but effective cb radio that i can talk to my buddies with (assuming they get the same thing) while we are driving around. i dont want to put any entenna on the exterior of my car. also, it would be cool to get one that supports PA so i can get a loudspeaker installed later on. thanks for any information guys! :)

[MYDWAGON]

This is what I have.Stays hidden
http://www.cobra.com/index.cfm?fusea...category_ID=30

[gmann]

I have the same basic thing in a regular box... it's cumbersome in the Audi.

MYD you were at a Hatfield gtg a little while back, correct? And what CB antenna are you using?

[ProOnThaSnow]

Ummmmm, Motorola 2 way radios?! Get 4 or so of the same model, put them on the same frequency/channel, and you could talk that way. Plus you could keep it hidden in your centre console, and wouldn't have to drill holes anywhere!

[MYDWAGON]

Ummmmm, Motorola 2 way radios?! Get 4 or so of the same model, put them on the same frequency/channel, and you could talk that way. Plus you could keep it hidden in your centre console, and wouldn't have to drill holes anywhere!

Yeh but you can use a CB to find out where the cops are on the interstate.

[MYDWAGON]

I have the same basic thing in a regular box... it's cumbersome in the Audi.

MYD you were at a Hatfield gtg a little while back, correct? And what CB antenna are you using?

Yes I was there.I've wanting to make it back there but scheduling doesn't always work out. I use a Wilson Little Wil magnetic mount

[MacDaddy]

Yeh but you can use a CB to find out where the cops are on the interstate.

unless your state is doing things differently, the fuzz aren't using CB radios. get a police scanner, or if its legal in your state a laser jammer.

heres a list of what alex roy has in his M5, give you an idea what kind of stuff you need to avoid the popo:
http://www.gumball144.com/tek/

[MYDWAGON]

unless your state is doing things differently, the fuzz aren't using CB radios.
http://www.gumball144.com/tek/

Duh.You ask a truck driver what he left behind him and they'll let you know every location.Another added plus is traffic jams ahead

[jimmya4]

Ummmmm, Motorola 2 way radios?! Get 4 or so of the same model, put them on the same frequency/channel, and you could talk that way. Plus you could keep it hidden in your centre console, and wouldn't have to drill holes anywhere!

wheres the fun in that? being able to talk to other people about traffic, cops, just stuff. being able to talk to your buddies driving around you. also hooking it up to a pa system to yell at people and stuff. plus you get a cool cop/trucker style microphone to use! im leaning towards just putting a cb radio in my glove box, but im still not sure what entenna set up to use. i dont want anything on the exterior of the car and im just looking for a few miles of reception.

[jimmya4]

I use a Wilson Little Wil magnetic mount

where do you mount it? how do you mount it without scratching the paint? and also, if i put this under the hood, what kind of reception radius would we be talking about? when its upright on top of your hood or roof, how far of reception do you get. i would like to have a set up that conciels the antenna completely while still getting 1-5 miles. im thinking about laying the antenna down under the hood and when i want i can put it upright hopefully getting 10 miles plus?

[MacDaddy]

Duh.You ask a truck driver what he left behind him and they'll let you know every location.Another added plus is traffic jams ahead

you really want to just trust the guy on the radio you don't know? your asking for a ticket if the radiation from mounting an antenna inside the cars cabin dosn't give you a brain tumor first.

[gmann]

unless your state is doing things differently, the fuzz aren't using CB radios. get a police scanner, or if its legal in your state a laser jammer.

heres a list of what alex roy has in his M5, give you an idea what kind of stuff you need to avoid the popo:
http://www.gumball144.com/tek/

el oh el

You've never used a CB radio have you? I ALWAYS know where the cops are 3-4 miles ahead of me when I've got my CB tuned to channel 1-niner.

[KiloByte]

you really want to just trust the guy on the radio you don't know? your asking for a ticket if the radiation from mounting an antenna inside the cars cabin dosn't give you a brain tumor first.

That cell phone you undoubably own sits right next to your brain and produces much more harmful rays but you're worried about a cb antenna?

[gmann]

you really want to just trust the guy on the radio you don't know? your asking for a ticket if the radiation from mounting an antenna inside the cars cabin dosn't give you a brain tumor first.

You're an idiot. Don't take everyone out there to be assholes, and the whole tumor from the antenna myth is just plain retarded. Truckers have a certain code on the road. They don't cut each other off, and they all hate the fuzz. So they'll let anyone else know where to fuzz is so that nobody gets busted by the fuzz.

[jimmya4]

You're an idiot. Don't take everyone out there to be assholes, and the whole tumor from the antenna myth is just plain retarded. Truckers have a certain code on the road. They don't cut each other off, and they all hate the fuzz. So they'll let anyone else know where to fuzz is so that nobody gets busted by the fuzz.

yessss. anyone comment on antenna placement and importance?

[MacDaddy]

You're an idiot. Don't take everyone out there to be assholes, and the whole tumor from the antenna myth is just plain retarded. Truckers have a certain code on the road. They don't cut each other off, and they all hate the fuzz. So they'll let anyone else know where to fuzz is so that nobody gets busted by the fuzz.

truckers like each other, they don't like guys speeding around in Audi's. I always drive the same, and the way they treat me when I'm driving a F-350 with a 20' trailer and the way they treat me when i got the Audi are considerably different, although i cut them more slack than most car drivers out there so it isn't much of an issue.

[MacDaddy]

yessss. anyone comment on antenna placement and importance?

mount it outside, you'll get better reception as the metal body acts like a counterpoise (a false ground like a sputnik) for the antenna. If the cops ask about the antenna, tell them your an armature radio operator.
if you mount it inside the vehicle that same principal the counterpoise works on will reflect and trap a large part of the signal inside the vehicle filling it with RF radiation.
thats why i don't use my cellphone inside my car. I also have a sliding phone so the antenna is not located directly next to my ear canal, minimizing exposure to the brain.

if you don't think radio waves give off radiation, go to the antenna farm for the local airport with a radiation dosimeter and see for yourself.

[MYDWAGON]

mount it outside, you'll get better reception as the metal body acts like a counterpoise (a false ground like a sputnik) for the antenna. If the cops ask about the antenna, tell them your an armature radio operator.
if you mount it inside the vehicle that same principal the counterpoise works on will reflect and trap a large part of the signal inside the vehicle filling it with RF radiation.
thats why i don't use my cellphone inside my car. I also have a sliding phone so the antenna is not located directly next to my ear canal, minimizing exposure to the brain.

if you don't think radio waves give off radiation, go to the antenna farm for the local airport with a radiation dosimeter and see for yourself.

Wow you are an idiot.There is a little difference between CB's and an antenna field.Scotch tape give's off radiation as does microwaves and I'm sure your using them. I don't think you'll have a problem with any cell phone giving exposure to your "brain".

[MYDWAGON]

where do you mount it? how do you mount it without scratching the paint? and also, if i put this under the hood, what kind of reception radius would we be talking about? when its upright on top of your hood or roof, how far of reception do you get. i would like to have a set up that conciels the antenna completely while still getting 1-5 miles. im thinking about laying the antenna down under the hood and when i want i can put it upright hopefully getting 10 miles plus?

CB's use line of sight for signals.I have mine on the roof.I have received up to 5 miles away.It all depends on you topography.I've never had a problem with paint scratching but I also clean my car on a regular basis

[jimmya4]

well then what is the best way to have a temporary antenna? i was thinking the lil wil small antenna thats magnatized so i can just stick it where ever. i guess i would leave it in the trunk or something untill i want to use it?

[gmann]

truckers like each other, they don't like guys speeding around in Audi's. I always drive the same, and the way they treat me when I'm driving a F-350 with a 20' trailer and the way they treat me when i got the Audi are considerably different, although i cut them more slack than most car drivers out there so it isn't much of an issue.

Get a CB, truckers TALK about stuff non stop. And when the fuzz is near that's ALL they talk about. Most of the time you won't even need to ask, just listen.

mount it outside, you'll get better reception as the metal body acts like a counterpoise (a false ground like a sputnik) for the antenna. If the cops ask about the antenna, tell them your an armature radio operator.
if you mount it inside the vehicle that same principal the counterpoise works on will reflect and trap a large part of the signal inside the vehicle filling it with RF radiation.
thats why i don't use my cellphone inside my car. I also have a sliding phone so the antenna is not located directly next to my ear canal, minimizing exposure to the brain.

if you don't think radio waves give off radiation, go to the antenna farm for the local airport with a radiation dosimeter and see for yourself.

CB antenna's are NOT illegal... So why LIE to the police about it? put it at the highest point of your car. I have one on my VW that looks like a cellular antenna but longer I picked up from radio Hack, but it's not the greatest. I also have an 8' whip on the top of my Grand Cherokee... I hit just about everything with that thing, but it's bolted to the luggage rack, and I get 5 mile reception with it :-D

[MacDaddy]

Wow you are an idiot.There is a little difference between CB's and an antenna field.Scotch tape give's off radiation as does microwaves and I'm sure your using them. I don't think you'll have a problem with any cell phone giving exposure to your "brain".

I don't care if scotch tape gives off radiation, mounting an antenna inside your car is still going to fill the cabin with radiation, don't do it if you value your life.

all radio frequency's emit radiation, its a fact. if you want to believe your big faceless corporations that say otherwise, go ahead.

[jimmya4]

is it possible to just have a little one foot antenna or something to put behind my xm/gps fin on the back of the roof? im only looking for like a mile reception.

[MacDaddy]

CB antenna's are NOT illegal... So why LIE to the police about it?

the OP wanted to keep his antenna hidden, I'm assuming so the cops wouldn't hassle him, tell the cops whatever you want but I hope i don't see him posting another thread a few months from now about how supercop pulls him over and writes him a ticket for something stupid because he found out hes got a CB radio to ask truckers where the police are hiding.

[MacDaddy]

is it possible to just have a little one foot antenna or something to put behind my xm/gps fin on the back of the roof? im only looking for like a mile reception.

depends on the radio, if it has an automatic coupler that can adjust the VSR for different length antennas it will be fine, otherwise it will shorten the life of the radio.

more in depth on VSR here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_wave_ratio

[jimmya4]

depends on the radio, if it has an automatic coupler that can adjust the VSR for different length antennas it will be fine, otherwise it will shorten the life of the radio.

more in depth on VSR here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_wave_ratio

woahhhhh that was way too gnarly for me im not even passing pre calculus right now. im looking at the uniden pro520xl. i think it has a 7watt output if that matters for anything.

[gmann]

the OP wanted to keep his antenna hidden, I'm assuming so the cops wouldn't hassle him, tell the cops whatever you want but I hope i don't see him posting another thread a few months from now about how supercop pulls him over and writes him a ticket for something stupid because he found out hes got a CB radio to ask truckers where the police are hiding.

That's not the only reason for a CB:

Emergency contact with police/fire on Channel 9
Entertainment
Listen for traffic
Weather radio (if your's has NOAA channels avail)
Communicate with more than one friend at a time

As for it being hidden. I'd suppose he wanted it hidden for that, but a better reason is because they A: look dumb on most cars B: can scratch paint C: Can limit your speed because if magnetic mounted and magnet isn't strong enough it will flop off at speed

I've driven all over hell with my CB on my carS (my dub, my Audi, and my Jeep) and NEVER been pulled over/harassed for the CB, but think what you want. And as for the radiation... That's just dumb. Like MYD said, just about everything puts off radiation. What makes the antenna different?

[jimmya4]

ya i just dont want an weird looking antenna on my car. worst case for me would be having to put one on when ever i use it. i can not take more than like a foot antenna for permanant placement it just looks bad. how do our radios pick up AM signal? cant we just use the same reception device?