We are a couple of weeks away from being homeless and wandering nomads. We are putting in a CB radio to help us on our way But I know very little about it. What channels are best what protocls are out there, any advice will be greatly appreciated... thanks in advance   Bruce & Jenny

First of all Welcome to the site mate

Ch 40 to listen for truckies

The truckies channel on Pacific Hwy is 29

Most grey nomads use channel 18 or 20

Cheers John

.. and a "hi" from me too ..

Just another point of interest .. CB Radios now have the 80 Channels, so if you are buying a "new" 40 ch be aware it may be an older radio ..

Gday...

If you are getting an 80 channel unit this may assist -

Cheers - John

Yep, buy an 80 channel unit, I like GME.

If you sit on 18 you will hear very little, we monitor ch40, the language can be pretty colourful but you get lots of helpful info and can communicate with truckies, they're a very helpful lot if you talk to them, particularly if your driving a slower moving vehicle.

Hi, If you are installing the unit yourself beware that coax cable (the cable to the antenna) does not like sharp bends or being poked through sharp holes (eg firewalls etc, use a rubber grommet). You can just about destroy any signal strength if the bends arent smooth, good rule of thumb is 8 times the diameter of the cable. Sounds weird but its true. Make sure the 12V side is fused and enjoy your travels.