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  1. My3kidsfather

    Your Thoughts on a Unique First Base Station setup

    I have a new mobile setup that seems to work fine, sitting in my driveway I can hear ch6's bane, and on 34 I often hear a fellow named Triple Nickel down in the US talking to others clearly- I even got him for a few minutes last week. :) I still have not had a conversation locally here in...
  2. My3kidsfather

    Distracted Driver Law in Alberta- Is there a solution?

    So I am looking around at cb stuff and see this 2010 news article and see that there is a law against using handheld radios in your vehicle while driving other than for work purposes. What do you do to overcome this handicap? Bluetooth mic or something? And how do we adapt an older type radio...
  3. My3kidsfather

    My new Big Mistake Mobile Antenna- TBD.

    Picking the radio and mic is much easier than finding the right antenna. In the seventies we did not like fiberglass antennas.. Maybe I should thro open the doors to all suggestions by describing what we have and where we want to go. We have a 2003 Subaru Outback in good condition, pic below...
  4. My3kidsfather

    Almost ready to make my first mistakes.

    So it's looking like either a Uniden 980 or a Cobra 148, and a Wilson 2000 60" drilled into the roof about 2/3 of the way from the front of the roof of my 2003 Subaru Outback. Anyway you stack it this is going to be my first mistakes in cb. God willing there will be a few more as well. :) I...
  5. My3kidsfather

    Hi from Alberta.

    Hey guys I am new here from Alberta. Getting back into cb radio after 30 years hiatus. Pondering whether to buy a Uniden 787, 880, 980, Cobra 29 LX, 148, or a good Galaxy. Never did sideband before, maybe that would be fun this time. Don't need a power mike, maybe a good Astatic nc mike will...