Cb Radio: Nine Things You Need To Know

There are some basics of CB Radio that are important

. Here are the top nine things you need to know.

1. CB radio operators do not need a license. There are no tests. The FCC has rules which you need to know.

2. Choose a name for a 'handle'. There is no need to identify yourself on a CB radio, so any name will do, as long as it isn't already in use. You are, of course, permitted to use your own name. Otherwise it may be descriptive and should be memorable.

3. CB radios have 40 channels for use in the US and Canada. Channel 9 is always reserved for emergencies. Channel 19 seems to be used mostly by truckers, but some areas may differ. Local areas may have a channel for general calling. The only way to find out is to listen and ask.

4. A battery supply for a CB base station in your house will provide power in an emergency. You and other CB radio users may be able to give help in bad weather and natural or other disasters. CB operators have a good record of assisting ambulance, police, fire and rescue units. Make sure you ask before you butt in.

5. In the right conditions, it is possible to receive stations hundreds or thousands of miles away. Since by law, you are limited to 150 miles, it is illegal to talk to them. It is still fun to listen and some keep records of all these contacts.

6. CB radio could give you the desire to go bigger and farther. Explore the world of 'HAM', or Amateur Radio. Keep a CB in your car or truck and widen your world at home with a 10 meter transceiver. This radio needs you to pass an exam and get a license and call-sign. 10 meter is just the start. There are many other bands.

7. Use QSL cards. Amateur radio operators use QSL to ask if, or show that, a signal is received. The cards are sent to confirm a contact and CB operators use them as well as 'HAMs'. Collecting QSL cards can be a big part of your hobby.

8. Any radio frequency will have a certain level of static. Listening to static for a few hours isn't much fun. So, CB radios have a 'squelch' control. This is adjusted to remove the static, but still allowyou to hear a radio call. You should note that a squelch control removes all of the radio signal up to a certain strength, so it needs to be readjusted often, particularly for a mobile, because the level of the static changes all the time.

9. CB radio, as well as other radio, has its own language. To save time talking, there are the 10 codes. You will want to get a list of them and learn them. 10-4? If you hear a 10-73, slow down, Smokey has a bear trap out.

by:Tom Thors

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