Just wondering if people still use them I have one in my truck and use it on sites but never seem to find other drivers using it out on the road and if there are some out there what’s the most common channel number
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Nobody really uses them now M8, if you turn one on you hear the odd tipper driver and that’s about it, pity really.
Last time I had one was when I was working for OCS, a courier company that specialises in documents and newspapers to/from Japan, driving their vans round the London area. Never seen one in an HGV.
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I have left it on and picked up a few drivers on channel 22 but was wondering if there was a popular Channel that people use
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The most common calling channel is still 19.
You see a hell of a lot of trucks with twigs up. Often twin twigs, especially on the blinged up variety, but mainly they seem to be part of the bling, not actually hooked up to a rig.
You never get a reply when you call them on 19 anyway, even when you use the name on the inevitable name plate.
" Oi [ZB], Southbound Micky 1. You on channel Good Buddy come on ? 
" The only reply is more static hiss, unmodulated 
If you’re running with your mates, you generally just pick a channel and always go to that one.
13, 17, 21 and 22 are fairly popular but it could be any of the 40 UK or 40 CEPT channels except 19 or 9.
My rig does both UK and CEPT, and has a scan/search for busy channels button.
Simon:
The most common calling channel is still 19.
You see a hell of a lot of trucks with twigs up. Often twin twigs, especially on the blinged up variety, but mainly they seem to be part of the bling, not actually hooked up to a rig.
You never get a reply when you call them on 19 anyway, even when you use the name on the inevitable name plate.
" Oi [ZB], Southbound Micky 1. You on channel Good Buddy come on ?If you’re running with your mates, you generally just pick a channel and always go to that one.
13, 17, 21 and 22 are fairly popular but it could be any of the 40 UK or 40 CEPT channels except 19 or 9.
My rig does both UK and CEPT, and has a scan/search for busy channels button.
Could be they are not on the old type of CB of FM or Cept(mid block) they maybe on HF Multi mode (SSB etc) or they hold a Ham Licence considering Foundation Licence is easy to get.
Used to have one years ago tramping, used to be good for directions (1 9 for directions) and most major hauliers had there own channel. Night trunkers would put a odd colour light on the front of there truck and used to shout each other up with any problems, usually on channel 32. Nowadays CB’s are full of knuckle draggers , even 2 metres has died off, suppose the internet and mobile phone has finished them off.
well 19 on am for the boat traffic keeps you safe and sound,and calling up a paddy if your stuck in gridlock. apart from that,theres not much call for them
Just became useless and outdated, threw mine out the window, saw it smash as it hit the floor before being run over by the truck behind me…and that was the end of that…
That was a lie, it was disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner by throwing it overboard…
That was a lie, it was disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner by throwing it overboard…
so thats y that sub sank
In Belgium most trucks come with them as standard. You have to ask them ( Garage/ dealer) not to fit one if you don’t want one.
They’re so cool though. I wish we still used them, RD
Can we at least all start fitting these?
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Can we at least all start fitting these?
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er is a Michelin man on each mirror…
They were (maybe still are?) a useful tool for tipper work, finding works access points and telling the next driver to get the sheet off and start reversing down the site etc. Many quarries and plants used the CB in the weighbridge or on loading shovels to instruct drivers where to load, had some good craic ‘back in the day’ winding the ‘dummie brummies’ on homebases up as well!! 
Punchy Dan will remember all about channel 12 in the zoo town (Ashbourne) area! 
Pete.
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Big 10-4 good buddy. Nice cool blue lights.
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O yes, but not in a chicken.
windrush:
They were (maybe still are?) a useful tool for tipper work, finding works access points and telling the next driver to get the sheet off and start reversing down the site etc. Many quarries and plants used the CB in the weighbridge or on loading shovels to instruct drivers where to load, had some good craic ‘back in the day’ winding the ‘dummie brummies’ on homebases up as well!!Punchy Dan will remember all about channel 12 in the zoo town (Ashbourne) area!
Pete.
Anybody coming through the trees
Punchy Dan:
Punchy Dan will remember all about channel 12 in the zoo town (Ashbourne) area!Pete.
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Aye Dan, ‘Anyone on hazzard bend?’ ‘I’m coming through the chicane now’, ‘just at Woodeaves’ and ‘on pond corner’! No wonder strangers to that road thought we were crazy, but we knew exactly where folk were even if they didn’t so could get the pedal to the metal!!!
Pete.