CB communication??

[85crownHPP]

Who's got CB radios that they can use while we are making trips wherever we may be going that weekend?
I know Thaine and Scott (if he hooked it back up yet) do, anyone else?? I dont have one in the 91 but I was thinking of getting a hand-held if it might come in handy.

[87_crown_vic]

i am gonna be putting one in my car. i have had it and never installed it yet. now thats something else on my list of things to do.

change waterpump
spark plugs, wires, cap and rotor
install CB
finish roof of car

[87vicFIVEO]

I've got one.

[Lincolnmania]

i can keep the base station on.......what channel? give a shout when you get close

[87vicFIVEO]

How about 33......

[gabegt90]

any one have a spare one i want one my car even has the wiring for it

[85crownHPP]

theres a truck stop just outside of town here I might go see if they have any blue backlit ones NO!!!! bad pete, step away from the wallet....

[gadget73]

I have big stuff with tubes that can be run on 12v if you don't mine the scream of an old school oscillator circuit to get the plate voltage running. I should install my old yellow Robyn in something, it would get a lot of 'wtf?' looks.

[gadget73]

So, what channel? I'm curious how far out I can be heard. The mobile in my car does pretty well, especially with the 2 pill I have under the seat. I wonder if I can make it from the top of 501 to the shop.

[85crownHPP]

crap... i forgot all about this. Ive been spending too much money already for trip "stuff" hhmmm might not have one this year

[gadget73]

Don't you have one in the 85? Borrow it for the trip. If you have an antenna, I think I have something laying around you can use over the weekend. Old 23 channel stuff but it works. My JC Penny rig kicks a fair amount of ass, and with the right switch flipping, it even does most of the 40 channels.

[85crownHPP]

eehhh.... but then Id have to take the backseat out and all the trim up to fish the cable out... then put it all back in.

If i get one of those cheap single channel hand-helds can we make whatever channel I get the "official" channel?

[Lincolnmania]

theres a few of my oldies but goodies here thain......a midland and a fanon courier, and a couple old cobras......no antennas here tho

[87_crown_vic]

i have a couple antennas i can bring. i STILL need a magnet mount for my car. question is now where am i gonna mount the S.O.B. i need to see how somebody else has there CB mounted and where it is. i have my tripod gauges under the ashtray so that area is out of the question.

[gadget73]

I had a couple Fannon-Couriers in years past, good radios. Had a neat base that had plug in modules for the assorted circuits, one board for the transmitter, one for the tuner, one for receive, and one for audio amp. Awesome set to work on, just unplug the board, solder away, plug it back in. Also had a Fannon mobile that kicked ass. Don't know what happened to it. I remember it had a teeny tiny meter and channel display, but the radio itself was great. I also had a massive 40 channel SSB Courier Gladiator rig, was about 2x the size of your average mobile and kicked ass. Never ran it as a mobile but it made a hell of a base station.