CB hand helds are limited at best. Skip conditions AKA sun spots have a big
effect on transmitting. If you are stationary you can get a adapter to attach
to a mag mount antenna and it will help some.The other thing is I have a hand
held and use a small gel sell battery with a cigarette lighter plug pig
tailed to it. Lasts all week at bonneville. The talk abouts are good for qne
mile at best.. Hope this helps.
Glen
john robinson wrote:
> Howdy,
> I was using radio shack handheld cb's (5 watts) and for the most
> part I was looking at about 1 1/2 miles maximum reception. It may be (the
> following is a GUESS) that the damp salt underlying the signal might act as
> an absorber, (like a big ground ) that the signal gets caught in. I don't
> know.
> The in vehicle CB, I remember had a lot better signal distance,
> but why the handhelds were not working so well, beats me....I saw some
> talkabouts recently and thought that maybe they would work better, but
> rather than spend carb money or clutch money on the talkabouts, and not
> have them work, I'd ask the Group first and see what they had to say.
> thanks, drive careful
>
> At 07:11 PM 5/18/00 , you wrote:
> >John, I been thinking about the hand held CB's. Do you have any idea as to
> >why they didn't work well on the salt? What about the in vehicle CB's? Any
> >thoughts appreciated.
> >
> >mayf
> >At 08:32 AM 5/18/00 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Howdy,
> > > Has anybody used the Motorola Talkabout 250 radios out at the
> > Salt? I
> > >have used handheld CB radios out there and they did not work very well.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >L.E. Mayfield
> >124 Maximillion Drive
> >Madison, Al. 35758-8171
> >ph: 1-256-837-1051
> >
> >http://home.hiwaay.net/~lemay
> >
> >lemay@hiwaay.net
> >
> >Sunbeam Tiger, B9471136
> >Sunbeam Alpine Bonneville Land Speed Racer,
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>
> John Robinson, Mechanician
> Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin
> 1513 University Ave.
> Madison, Wi. 53706
> 608-262-3606
> FAX 608-265-2316
> Current World Land Speed Record Holder
> Bonneville Salt Flats
> H/GCC 92 cu.in. 1980 Dodge Colt
> 131.333 MPH set 1995
> 136.666 MPH set 1996
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