CB skip 4-27-09

[dashaun345]

aye driver how much power  was u pushing?

[johnnybluballs]

how much power yo gotta run to really get out

[bluejay148]

hey man doing a good job on that skip land 185 va said that

[bluejay148]

that radio rocks 1335 185 va said that im out

[youcrayzee]

why can't CBers talk normal to each other?

[lumpysnake]

@youcrayzee My thoughts exactly. You cant understand them half the time, and they never shut up long enough to listen to any responses. That and they take 10 minutes to say goodbye. I finally cut the shit and moved to ham for long distance talking. I still use cb for local stuff though. lots of local friends.

[WBarts]

@lumpysnake loc they do. They repeat when its skip 1000 miles or so you lose some words here and there. Not to mention the tons of radios trying to shoot dx. The Skip window moves around good one second, bad another.

[rattlesnakejake27]

@lumpysnake sounds like someone got ran off the air!

[NowLifeStarts]

@lumpysnake If you don't like the CB lingo and the way people talk just pick up your cell phone and call anyone you want. Crystal clear connection and you can get through every time. Ham is a bunch of nerds talking about their new radios and the weather. LOL!

[assphincter]

@youcrayzee If they spoke normal it would take all the fun out of using the cb radio. Why even use the cb at all when we can just use our cell phones?

[WBarts]

@assphincter Its like a Chat room, you talk to new people and its free.

[urbex2007]

@youcrayzee if you think they are bad, speak to a radio amateur! I stopped using amateur bands because there was never anyone who could speak plain English about something other than radio!

[kman12345678910]

bigred waving a hand from the buckeye state

[Cub7Radio]

1335 de kd7sjt.....would love to hear you on the air on the ham waves ;)

[lumpysnake]

Oh cool what band do you frequent? I am currently in the process of studying to get my general ticket.

The only HF Frequencies I can use is a small portion of 10 right now. That and 11 of course. :P

I also use a 2 meter HT. The repeaters are kinda dead though.

[Cub7Radio]

Currently I get on 2 meters, but I do have hf general as well and can get on all of my legal bands. We should try ten meters and see what happens for sure. What's your call?

[lumpysnake]

yeah I like10 meters. That is, when the band is open. Where are you located? I have only heard California or Texas on 10.

[Cub7Radio]

I'm in Portland Oregon getting ready to Head to California for Christmas. What is your callsign?

[lumpysnake]

ill shoot you a pm with it.

[Cub7Radio]

It would be even more awesome to see you on a ham Radio. That would be an awesome thing :)

[aarpaz]

wow you must have a huge liner amp

[lumpysnake]

Quite the opposite actually, Its only a little 50 watter and it only puts out about 40. Its just how the skip rolls, you never know who you will hear or who will hear you.

[aarpaz]

thank you so what is a a skip

[lumpysnake]

"Skip" also known as "Sporadic E" refers to the phenomena that occurs when the ionosphere becomes electrically charged.

The signals from radio signals will then "Bounce" off of the atmosphere as opposed to normally passing right through it.

These signals then come back down Hundreds sometimes thousands of miles away. Sometimes I hear California, other times I hear Honolulu. I even heard Australia one day.

[aarpaz]

thank you

[ACDCEvan]

true

[ACDCEvan]

how much u pay for it

[lumpysnake]

Nothin it was free. :P It was given to me by a fellow Cb'er as thanks for helping him out when he got stranded.

[ACDCEvan]

ya iv been in an out of skip all my life an im only 16 lol but i ant got a radio no more an im look n 4 a good on any ideas

[lumpysnake]

I haven't used too many radios. But from what I have seen the 959 is a pretty good little rig.

[ACDCEvan]

right on man hav a good one

[larry40m]

You have a good ground plane with that anntena on the roof of your trk. I'm 302 central coast calif. ch6 hauler at me sometime

[lumpysnake]

I have a hard time playin on channel 6. Im just not a big radio. I get squashed too easily.

[hellsmaw84]

i love the Galaxy CB radios. i have a Midland 1001Z and a Midland handheld 40 channel

[lumpysnake]

hey right on man. Whats your handle? I go by "lumpy" with the locals and for DX I use 1335.

[hellsmaw84]

i go by Reaper in Greenville, Ohio channels 7, 17, 19, 23, 29, 33, 38, and 40 (40 test station). used to have a 250 watt linear with low,med,high power settings and receive booster. it blew up though :(

[lumpysnake]

Hey right on reaper. In Tucson, AZ we only really use channels 2, 14, and 33. 2 is really mostly technical talk. Whilst 14 is the as we call it the "Disney Channel" its really more like the "Sewer" of Cb radio. Its our primary channel.

All the most childish and random ass conversations occur here. Which is why its the only channel I hang out on. :P

We also have a fellow on there that likes to throw dead carriers on ppl. We call him "Chester."

33 is a backup in case chester attacks.

[hellsmaw84]

ay, there was a guy who was slamming the pounds clear across the world hammering in at 3000 watts. the FCC found him and charged him a doller per watt, took his gear, and is not allowed to own or talk on another cb radio. 6, 12, and 22 are where the low bellies talk on. 29 is my auglaize county channel and the rest are my darke county channels. who knows, ya might see me out there in AZ one of these days. im lookin at getting out of this hell hole, nothin here in Ohio anymore sadly :(

[assphincter]

Do you have an extra battery to run your radio when you are parked or do you just have to start the truck every now and then to charge it?

[lumpysnake]

I just use the battery that is already in there. The radio really doesn't draw too much current so I can get away with using it for a few hours with the engine off.

[4040VideoGates]

im talking to Az right now

[4040VideoGates]

Nice Gates Man i Talk to Az almost every night....

[lumpysnake]

I guess the skip isnt right for Tucson. Havent heard a decent bit of skip for a few weeks now. Of course I am only just a mobile.

But when mother nature decides to let us play I can usually hear you out there working it.

[121videogates]

nice video 1335 aloha