CB Radio

Bru · Senior Member

CB Radio

Cruising Cruze · Guru

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

-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 1st of February 2014 12:31:09 AM

Jonathan · Senior Member

.. 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 ..

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

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

Cheers - John

Santa · Guru

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. smile

Phil C · Guru

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.

-- Edited by Phil C on Saturday 1st of February 2014 03:42:15 PM