What are common CB channels?
Instant Channel Functions: Some radios will allow users to quickly jump to two of the most popular CB channels: #9 (the emergency CB channel) and #19 (a channel for truckers).
What is the most commonly used CB station?
Channel 19 is the most commonly-used channel by truck drivers on highways, to the point that some radios even have a dedicated button to bring up channel 19 instantly. In many areas of the US, other channels have been used in the past for similar purposes including 10, 17, and 21.
What UHF channel do truckers use?
Truck drivers traditionally use channel 40 for driver to driver conversations but recently UHF channel 35, which is shared with the emergency frequency in the Wagin zone, has become the frequency of choice for truckie banter.
Should CB be on AM or FM?
AM
The FCC rules did not allow FM transmissions on CB radios, which only offer AM and single sideband modes. AM is used for most CB communications.
What frequency does truck drivers use?
CB radios use a set of 40 discrete channels in the 27 MHz band for communication. However, most truckers typically use only two of these 40 channels, although usage may depend on your location in the United States.
What are Ladd channels?
The LAD or LADD Channels (Logging ADministration Dispatch) often refers to the whole band of VHF FM channels, of which LADD1, LADD2, LADD3, LADD4 are the specific open channels most widely used. This RadioMaster Reports article presents a list of the channel frequencies and describes them in detail.
What CB channel do truckers monitor?
Channel 19
Channel 19 is the most commonly-used channel by truck drivers on highways, to the point that some radios even have a dedicated button to bring up channel 19 instantly. In many areas of the US, other channels have been used in the past for similar purposes including 10, 17, and 21.
Do truckers use CB radios anymore?
For the most part, CB radios remain in use because they are the norm for truckers who have been working in the industry for the last 10 or 20+ years. While some truckers have resorted to using trucking apps on smartphones to communicate, more advanced radio systems offer a more ideal route.
Do truckers still talk on CB radio?
Even with modern technology, most truckers still have a CB radio in their truck. Although most truckers still own and maintain a CB radio in their cab, they certainly don’t use them like they once did. Speed limits, speed governed trucks and new technologies answer many tasks the radios were once used for.
What is the most active CB channel?
What channel do trucks use?
Channel 40
The accepted ‘Highway Channel’ used by most truck drivers throughout Australia is Channel 40. However, if travelling on the Pacific Highway and Pacific Motorway in northern NSW and southern Queensland you may find channel 29 is used more frequently by truck drivers and others travelling in that area.
Why do truckers use channel 19?
If truckers didn’t run with their friends on long haul trips, they would still monitor Channel 19 for bear reports, traffic reports and weather. The produce sheds in California would call us into the docks when they were ready for us to load or unload. This was in order to assign us a door number.