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I recently drove down to Bluffton, SC (just before Hilton Head Island), and then back up to the NE via I-95. Initially I had a Uniden PC-33 installed in my mobile until I got a report of a squeal in my XMIT audio (discussed in another thread here). I had a spare radio - a Cobra 25 with me and that's what I used for the rest of the sojourn.

Is CB dead? I can answer in one word - NO!!!! I had thought from all that I read and from what I heard, or didn't hear near my 10-20 / QTH that CB radio was indeed gone!
My opinion changed as soon as I had my first surprise mobile contact on a local parkway. Once on the open road the airwaves were active with truckers although not as much as maybe 20-25 years ago.

While driving north on I-95 in NC I used info that I 'copied' between truckers to avoid construction that caused a back-up for several miles. I got off I-95 and took Rte 301 (got my first radio check with the Cobra as well) for several miles; when I hopped back on I-95 I surprisingly crossed into Virginia wondering where all that traffic went.

Bottom line, CB radio on the open road isn't dead although it's more on the quieter side these days.

Mike

<blockquote data-quote="Mikey D." data-source="post: 627225" data-attributes="member: 52057">I recently drove down to Bluffton, SC (just before Hilton Head Island), and then back up to the NE via I-95. Initially I had a Uniden PC-33 installed in my mobile until I got a report of a squeal in my XMIT audio (discussed in another thread here). I had a spare radio - a Cobra 25 with me and that&#039;s what I used for the rest of the sojourn.Is CB dead? I can answer in one word - NO!!!! I had thought from all&nbsp; that I read and from what I heard, or didn&#039;t hear near my 10-20 / QTH that CB radio was indeed gone!My opinion changed as soon as I had my first surprise mobile contact on a local parkway. Once on the open road the airwaves were active with truckers although not as much as maybe 20-25 years ago. While driving north on I-95 in NC I used info that I &#039;copied&#039;&nbsp; between truckers to avoid construction that caused a back-up for several miles. I got off I-95 and took Rte 301 (got my first radio check with the Cobra as well) for several miles; when I hopped back on I-95 I surprisingly crossed into Virginia wondering where all that traffic went. Bottom line, CB radio on the open road isn&#039;t dead although it&#039;s more on the quieter side these days.Mike</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mikey D., post: 627225, member: 52057"] I recently drove down to Bluffton, SC (just before Hilton Head Island), and then back up to the NE via I-95. Initially I had a Uniden PC-33 installed in my mobile until I got a report of a squeal in my XMIT audio (discussed in another thread here). I had a spare radio - a Cobra 25 with me and that's what I used for the rest of the sojourn. Is CB dead? I can answer in one word - NO!!!! I had thought from all that I read and from what I heard, or didn't hear near my 10-20 / QTH that CB radio was indeed gone! My opinion changed as soon as I had my first surprise mobile contact on a local parkway. Once on the open road the airwaves were active with truckers although not as much as maybe 20-25 years ago. While driving north on I-95 in NC I used info that I 'copied' between truckers to avoid construction that caused a back-up for several miles. I got off I-95 and took Rte 301 (got my first radio check with the Cobra as well) for several miles; when I hopped back on I-95 I surprisingly crossed into Virginia wondering where all that traffic went. Bottom line, CB radio on the open road isn't dead although it's more on the quieter side these days. Mike [/QUOTE]

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