Cb channels empty for the most part.

[jdobbs2001]

I would say except for 12-15 locals clustered on one or two channels, it's interesting to note that most of the time the channels are empty.

What is the experience around your part of town?

 

[tshows]

It is pretty quite here unless the skip is rolling. There a few local guys around here that talk on channel 11 but that is about it.

 

[Bobcat]

Seems I have a small handful within 5 or so miles... then other little pockets of activity more like 15-20 miles away.....

 

[357magnum]

I have been on the radio over 40 years an in my area it's always been like that even in the 23 channel days . The locals get a few channels an that's it , here it's mostly 20 an 21 now . All though back in the 70's more channel's were used .

 

[Birddog2009]

Yup same here. Even 2 meters is empty for the most part..

 

[BammBamm]

I have found activity on 6 11 14 19 20 23 and 40 AM and 38LSB within a 25-30 mile radius of my home 6 11 and 20 are BIG radios around Chicago and the garbage haulers who drive the big rigs run run 14 and 20. Some locals on 23 and 40. And living in a suburb within 25 miles of 4 major highways I have 19 AM all the time.

 

[M0GVZ]

Not only the case in the USA. Here in the UK its pretty much dead except for Ch19. They then use ever increasing levels of power >100W+ to be heard 2 miles across town rather than change channel to one of the other 79 which are mostly empty.

 

[DXman]

I am the only one here on 38 lsb (this is a population of around 45,000).

There is no "am" base stations in the area that I know of.

All "am" traffic is from the local truck drivers and most of them are logging trucks and a couple wood mill's.

After 6:00 pm, all 40 ch.'s are just static.

 

[w9cll]

Shhh... here's a secret..... get your ham ticket..

 

[Blackcat630]

I have a few locals on 1 in the evenings. A few late night locals that run 22 and have forever. Unfortunately I'm the ONLY ssb guy for miles....

 

[Oldme]

Few and far between.

I am 5 miles from Athens, Ga. and approximately 12 miles from I85
and CH19 is even quiet most of the time.

 

[POBILLY]

I have a few scattered groups of locals that occupy their own AM channels. They don't seem to interact with each other unless they are having a four letter filled feud of some kind. There are no close SSB operators, and a few distant freebanders on 26.915.

 

[doctor]

channels

CHANNELS are quiet around here, most of the old boys are deceased. A few left but do not like skip so radios are off until FALL.
I was driving to LOUISVILLE KY. yesterday 27 mile trip , channel 19 had only 2 truckers on ,on the interstate and that was it.

Bands are quiet just like 2 meters around here, completely dead except for the weekly net and a few fall out of the closet sometimes 5 or 6 and then silence again.


Cell phones are it I guess.

DOCTOR/795
CHNL 36 AM/LSB/USB

 

[Diesel2650]

North central IL only like 7-9 high power guys on 2 channels. 2 towns away the guys that cant get out on 6 run 11. Park ridge area has some high power mobile buddies on 22. Not much, I flip around some nights calling out, no one ever answers, even 38lsb.

 

[GnG8d]

A few left but do not like skip so radios are off until FALL.

Why? That's when 11m DX will pick back up again.