Hand-held CBs December 30, 2007, 10:20:03 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87692Has anyone had any luck with hand held portable CB radios? John 23.5 FL (Invoice #8605 and getting close)
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #1 – December 31, 2007, 09:21:58 am Yahoo Message Number: 87704QuoteHas anyone had any luck with hand held portable CB radios? John 23.5 FL (Invoice #8605 and getting close) We use CB's extensively for caravanning with some close friends on annual excursions, for communicating in remote cell-sparse areas. At first they tried one of these, but despite the plastic skin of their Winnie, the aluminum frame effectively blocked the signal when we trailed them. With a LD, I would expect even worse results.Steve
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #2 – December 31, 2007, 11:23:37 am Yahoo Message Number: 87711Quote Has anyone had any luck with hand held portable CB radios? John 23.5 FL (Invoice #8605 and getting close) Hi John - Congrads on your order - we've had our LD for little over 2 months now - just love her as you will yours - Yes, we have used the hand held CB's for years and really enjoy and get info need - we have an outside magnetic antenna also, but it gets good distance in tight traffic without too - it is also great as others in vehicle can operate - If your just wanting to pick up truckers on road blocks or stay in touch on a caravan it is a nice way to go and transferable to different vehicles + on a caravan when parked can use outside on batteries.V & Jim central Texas Starr & Midnight Roadie '07 RED 26.5RB - '07 Blk Matrix
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #3 – December 31, 2007, 12:31:22 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87715Quote Has anyone had any luck with hand held portable CB radios?Yes, we have used the hand held CB's for years and really enjoy and get info need - we have an outside magnetic antenna also, I have a question.I need to buy c-b in January (we're on the Baja and back cruise). "Truck" (his name) has the old antenna and power connection factory-installed in '01. Over the dashboard. But the radio has long since moved away.Is it practical to buy some kind of handheld, and to use the roof antenna? What should I look for to mate to that weird zigzag connector?This topic came just at the right time for me- thanks!John
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #4 – December 31, 2007, 12:44:23 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87716In a message dated 12/31/07 10:31:50 AM, no_reply@yahoogroups.com writes:QuoteIs it practical to buy some kind of handheld, and to use the roof antenna? What should I look for to mate to that weird zigzag connector? A hand held will probably be fine and Radio Shack may be the answer to your compatibility questions. Todd/ Indio See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #5 – December 31, 2007, 01:05:22 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87719A hand held will probably be fine and Radio Shack may be the answer to your compatibility questions. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sorry, but a hand-held CB won't do the job when you're in a Caravan of 5 or more LD's. We had CB problems when we were on our Baja'NBack trip, borrowed a hand held and if we were further back than 2nd from the leader we couldn't pick up what was said.Anne JohnsonLovely La Verne, CA
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #6 – December 31, 2007, 01:57:25 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87722"Is it practical to buy some kind of handheld, and to use the roof antenna?"Sure, with the caveats that others have noted: most handhelds don't have the full 4W power of a console-mount CB, and unless you get a 12V adapter cable, you'll go through batteries pretty rapidly. But it will work, and with the roof antenna you'll get decent if not outstanding range. (The "rubber duckie" antenna that comes with the handheld, on the other hand, will do poorly inside a metal RV.)"What should I look for to mate to that weird zigzag connector?"That's a BNC connector, and I wish all connectors were as well designed: it's quick and easy to connect--just push and turn 60 degrees--and makes a positive lock that can't pull loose or unscrew. You can get an adapter at any Radio Shack; you want BNC to what's commonly called "UHF" (technically, SO-259). The adapter's BNC end should be male and its "UHF" end should be female.Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #7 – December 31, 2007, 03:52:53 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87732Quote Sorry, but a hand-held CB won't do the job when you're in a Caravan of 5 or more LD's. We had CB problems when we were on our Baja'NBack trip, borrowed a hand held and if we were further back than 2nd from the leader we couldn't pick up what was said. The hand held would have been fine if you had a factory installed antenna which is what we are talking about here!! Todd See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #8 – December 31, 2007, 04:45:50 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87733Regarding the roof antenna. Can you connect the same one the radio is attached to or do you need a separate antenna?Jim[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #9 – December 31, 2007, 04:54:49 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87735Quote Has anyone had any luck with hand held portable CB radios? John 23.5 FL (Invoice #8605 and getting close) The very modest Cobra hand-held "RoadTrip" worked just fine for communicating with a 10-rig caravan out to the Lazy Daze 50th anniversary event in Cheyenne and for receiving daily announcements while I was there. Not being electrically inclined, I just stuck the little magnetic antenna through the passenger window and onto the LD's hood. It also features NOAA weather alerts and comes with a 12-volt cord. http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/index.cfm?skunum=28569&src=SRQBJoanne in Boston NE-44
Re: Hand-held CBs >John Reply #10 – December 31, 2007, 05:05:46 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87737I need to buy c-b in January (we're on the Baja and back cruise).Quote"Truck" (his name) has the old antenna and power connection factory-installed in '01. Over the dashboard. But the radio has long since moved away. Hi John, Since I will no longer be able to go to Baja with the group (or without!!), and as my CB is working fine, how would it be if I just unhook it and mailed it to you to use for your trip, you lucky dog? This way I could be going to Baja even though I don't go in person!!! Let me know and I will get it into the mail to you fast so you can try it out and make sure it is up to your standards. I won't be using it for a while, but it was working fine on my trip to WA for T'giving.Happy New Year and happy Happy and safe driving,Sheila'97 Teal MB "Footloose"
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #11 – December 31, 2007, 05:48:27 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87738"Can you connect the same one the radio is attached to or do you need a separate antenna?" You need an antenna designed for CB (27 Mhz) frequencies. An antenna designed for AM/FM radio won't work well at all, and there's even a possibility it could damage your CB's transmitter section. The ideal is a CB antenna on the roof. But as Joanne pointed out, even a $20 magnet-mount CB antenna stuck to the hood will work a lot better than the stubby little "rubber duckie" antenna that comes with a handheld CB unit.Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #12 – December 31, 2007, 05:51:47 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87739On Dec 31, 2007, at 18:48, Andy Baird wrote:QuoteThe ideal is a CB antenna on the roof. But as Joanne pointed out, even a $20 magnet-mount CB antenna stuck to the hood will work a lot better than the stubby little "rubber duckie" antenna that comes with a handheld CB unit. Assumimg you have a steel hood. Mine is plastic -Dave
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #13 – December 31, 2007, 06:04:55 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87740"Assuming you have a steel hood. Mine is plastic " Whoops! I didn't know any of the LDs had plastic hoods. What year is yours, Dave?Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #14 – December 31, 2007, 06:24:40 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87742On Dec 31, 2007, at 19:04, Andy Baird wrote:QuoteWhoops! I didn't know any of the LDs had plastic hoods. What year is yours, Dave? I have an '06. Caught me by surprise too. I was planning on using a mag mount VHF stick on the way home. Oh well... still got home fine though
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #15 – December 31, 2007, 06:32:07 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87743QuoteAssumimg you have a steel hood. Mine is plastic Try the fender. At least on our 2004 LD, while we couldn't use the magnetic "hockey puck" antenna for our Sirius radio on the hood, it stuck just fine on the fender.Linda Hylton http://map.datastormusers.com/user1.cfm?user=1167 http://earl-linda.blogspot.com/
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #16 – December 31, 2007, 06:35:37 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87744Joanne wrote:...."stuck the little magnetic antenna through the passenger window and onto the LD's hood..."Ahhhhh, there's the difference. The one we borrowed had no antenna.Anne JohnsonYou know where, CA
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #17 – December 31, 2007, 06:37:46 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87745Thought about that, but with any antenna that sticks up, there is no place on the fender that resembles horizontal that would work, not even for my 19-inch stick. Might have worked for your hockey puck, but I even doubt that.
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #18 – December 31, 2007, 06:57:31 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87746wrote: Whoops! I didn't know any of the LDs had plastic hoods. --- I'm pretty sure that your rig has a "plastic" hood, too, Andy! Mine does, and it's also a 2003. I don't know when Ford changed the compostion of the hood from steel to plastic; anyone know?Joan
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #19 – December 31, 2007, 07:24:45 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87747Might have worked for your hockey puck,Quotebut I even doubt that. Oh, believe me, the fender worked just fine for our hockey puck antenna!!! It stayed on firmly even at freeway speeds!Linda Hylton http://map.datastormusers.com/user1.cfm?user=1167 http://earl-linda.blogspot.com/
Re: Hand-held CBs Reply #20 – December 31, 2007, 09:21:04 pm Yahoo Message Number: 87752"I'm pretty sure that your rig has a 'plastic' hood, too, Andy! Mine does, and it's also a 2003." Come to think of it, I don't remember ever trying to attach anything magnetic to the hood... so you may well be right, Joan! I should have known better than to assume.Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Re: Hand-held CBs >John Reply #21 – January 01, 2008, 11:41:34 am Yahoo Message Number: 87780Quote I need to buy c-b in January (we're on the Baja and back cruise). Since I will no longer be able to go to Baja with the group (or without!!), and as my CB is Quoteworking fine, how would it be if I just unhook it and mailed it to you to use for your trip,Thanks for the offer, Sheila ... sorry you'll miss the Baja.My plan (as of now) is to buy a handheld, and patch it to the roof antenna using a (properly selected) patch cable. That is, if RShack has the parts I need. If that tactic succeeds I'll have cb when (and only when) I need it.The original factory installed radio was evidently dead-on-arrival, but I never noticed until it was 3 or 4 yrs old.John
Re: Hand-held CBs >John Reply #22 – January 01, 2008, 11:48:23 am Yahoo Message Number: 87783Hello John, I'm on the Baja trip also and I've got a couple of spare CB's; one dash mount that should plug right up to your LD and the other an old handheld with magnetic antenna. I'll bring them both along. Look forward to meeting you in February.John in Reno
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