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Re: Good Handheld cb Radio for Starter

Post by Maddy » Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:02 am

I'm a total noob when it comes to radio, but CB and HAM are two completely different animals. I looked into CB earlier this year as a back-up means of home communication in the boonies and as something I could have in the car in the case of an emergency on mountainous, back roads. I figured that in a pinch at least nearby trucks, and those entities monitoring the emergency channel, would hear me. Alas, after two days of trying, some of which included traveling smack-dab down the main street of a small town, I didn't pick up a thing. Turns out that the range of CB is very limited even under the best topographical conditions.

HAM is another thing entirely, and I'm told that nowadays you can into a decent handheld radio for not too much money. I'm told that the best way of learning about HAM is to find the nearest club and start going to meetings.
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Re: Good Handheld cb Radio for Starter

Post by klien321 » Thu Jun 24, 2021 1:23 pm

I don't have any knowledge about. I just stay away from the walkies talkies.
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Re: Good Handheld cb Radio for Starter

Post by Maddy » Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:40 pm

Uh, where did the original post go? I didn't start this thread-- I just responded.
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Re: Good Handheld cb Radio for Starter

Post by Xan » Thu Jun 24, 2021 5:28 pm

It ended up being a spammer: the thread originator responded with the product it had "chosen" and now recommends. The whole thing was a scam. I banned that user and deleted its posts, and that does leave this thread in a weird spot.

If you want me to delete the whole thread, Maddy, I'd be glad to.
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Re: Good Handheld cb Radio for Starter

Post by Maddy » Thu Jun 24, 2021 6:41 pm

No need to do anything further, Xan. Thanks for the explanation!
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Re: Good Handheld cb Radio for Starter

Post by Xan » Thu Jun 24, 2021 7:03 pm

The funny thing is that I'm pretty sure klein is a bot too, and this thread will end up just being the two of us talking to each other.
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Re: Good Handheld cb Radio for Starter

Post by Maddy » Thu Jun 24, 2021 7:25 pm

Ha! My impression of Klein was not that he was a bot, but rather that he had just won the prize for the most insubstantial poster on the forum.

Kind of reminds me of when you ask a product question on Amazon and get 10 different responses from 10 previous buyers, nine of which say some version of "I don't know."
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