you could get a window mount like i have. i dont know of any other real concealed ones. i can take a pic a of it if you want.Quote:
Originally Posted by happya$$
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you could get a window mount like i have. i dont know of any other real concealed ones. i can take a pic a of it if you want.Quote:
Originally Posted by happya$$
Yeah those cell-phone like antennas....I am not exactly sure how the reception range on them is. I have never heard anything good but who knowsQuote:
Originally Posted by A-TownNavi
the range isnt spectacular but its not horrible either. itll get the job done if your in a traffic jam and want to know whats going on, and itll give you about 2 miles or so of range for speed traps.
do they have handheld ones? do i need a license to use one?
they do make handheld CB's, though they arnt as good as regular ones. and no you do not need a license to operate one.
I have a CB with a AM/FM antenna splitter and a "real" whip antenna for longer trips... cost me nothing, so definately worth it 8)
I've used that setup before. I thought I got pretty reasonable performance for such a stealth installation.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
Some of the Trans Am's (late '70s?) came with factory CB's if you wanted, and I think they used the same antenna for AM/FM/CB. But my '79 has the AM/FM antenna in the front windshield glass...
Jim
Yeah I remember those setups. I think they came out in '77-78 to cater to the massive popularity of the CB, Smokey & the Bandit is a big factor :lol: GM used the same units in pretty much all their car-lines, I know Cadillac had them as well, I think the units are identical. I wonder if they used the glass-mounted antenna? I recall a "standard" antenna mounted on the quarterpanel was availible on them, maybe CB-only? I have a very early 1970's (I think 1972?) Jerrold 23-channel CB in my 1976, lying in the hole where the 8-track is supposed to go. Not hooked up, but then again, my Firebird isn't really going, well, at all for the moment ;)
It's very interesting how one little fuel-saver legislation (55mi/h speed limit) could start such a huge public "revolution", the CB craze, radar detector industry, all the stuff we love today. :D
I am surprised you don't know what CB is lol. But since you live where I live I would say check out any truck stop or cb shop.Quote:
Originally Posted by f_399
Also try Bonnie and Clydes on Harry Hines.
A cb is good on long trips. There are 40 channels and all truckers use only one channel and that is 19. If you want you can use another one and you just tell whoever you are talking to, to go to another channel.
If you want to know if there are cops ahead just ask.
Example: What did you leave behind you west bound. A trucker may say I saw 2 county mounties on your side with a 4 wheeler at about the 132. That being the mile marker or exit.
Hey happya$$, so you got the Midland 75-822 8) Happy with it? Just curios please, how much did you pay for it (brand-new?) and from where? Around me is just one store, DurhamRadio, that sells this item, C$179 (US$150) plus tax... TIAQuote:
Originally Posted by happya$$