Recent content by Courage

Hey guys, looking to tap into some of your personal experience with this. I drive around 10k miles a year, about 8k of those miles are towing my 3½k lb landscape trailer. I have been using my 94 Ram 2500 5 speed manual 4x4 360 Magnum 4" lift 3.55 gears to tow it. One of my neighbors is an...

Thanks guys for all of the info. This group is great! I'll post whatever I end up getting. Still trying to decide... To many good options. Courage

Thanks again for all of your helpful responses! I live in Northeastern Washington. No kidding about truck stop prices! I had to go down to Portland 2 weekends ago, and as we were walking through a truck stop, we looked at their CBs. Ouch! How hard is it to modify a 10 meter radio to work on 11...

Thanks for all of your responses! I really appreciate it and am amazed at how responsive this group is. Unfortunately I am on a budget for this setup. I was hoping to not exceed $200, at least by much, so I figure that the radio itself can't be much over $150. Good to know about the amps...

Hey guys, hopefully this is in the right section. I want to get into CB radio, but, despite me trying to do a lot of online searches, I still have some very specific questions. My reasons for wanting to get into this hobby are for a backup/out of cell service communication, the cool, golden age...