LancairDriver
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CB Radio Channel Used in Baja?
Is there a CB Radio channel that is commonly used when traveling the highways of Baja? Appreciate any info.
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geobas
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LancairDriver
Is there a CB Radio channel that is commonly used when traveling the highways of Baja? Appreciate any info. |
CH. 9 emergency
CH. 11 caravans
CH. 13 tourist-to-tourist
Supposedly the Green Angels monitor CH. 9. But don't count on it.
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CB channels
I have found over the years that putting your CB on 'scan' to pick up trucker, caravan, and tourist talk is your best bet.
For a time all Baja Road CB traffic was on Ch. 19, then 14 became very popular, then 1 (for the highway I imagine), but never any consistency. There
has not been nor is there presently any particular channel use on most of the Baja Road. Hopefully that will change to make hailing easier.
Most caravans and lots of experienced individual RV's will have the channel number indicated on the rear of the RV. In caravans usually the 'front
door, rocking chair, and back door' units will show this number.....so you can announce yourself and/or intentions to pass.
It is still one of the best methods to communicate and many drivers are still using them today. Plus lots of homes still use them for neighborhood
yakking...along with the normal VHF radios used in boat and base.
One of the funniest CB jargon conversations I ever rubber-necked on went like this:
(It was the middle of a long, slippery, blizzarding night and I was homebound through the Rockies in western Montana..close to Beartooth Pass.)
I heard this from the trucker ahead of me:
"Breaker, breaker southbound Corn Flakes. Got your ears on, good buddy? Come back, you got the Professor."
This shaky voice came back from the winter blackness:
"G-g-go-go ah-ah-ahead. Y-y-yu-you g-g-got the-the Ner-Nervous Wr-Wreck here..."
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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LancairDriver
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Thanks for the input. I will scan the channels and see what comes up. I agree with Pompano- it's a great way to communicate on the road. Leaving
Tecate for Mulege on the 24th driving an RV. Looking forward to Baja!
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Geo you need a ride back?
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Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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LandciarDriver
If you see this coming at you...wave and hail Widowmaker on Ch. 19. Bon Voyage y Bien Viaje!
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I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by geobas
| Quote: | Originally posted by LancairDriver
Is there a CB Radio channel that is commonly used when traveling the highways of Baja? Appreciate any info. |
CH. 9 emergency
CH. 11 caravans
CH. 13 tourist-to-tourist
Supposedly the Green Angels monitor CH. 9. But don't count on it. |
Hi George!!
How have you been... in the new house now? Long time, no hear! Thanks...
>>> UPDATE 11-6-08: The 'geobas' I know and questioned about above is NOT the geobas who has been posting on Nomad recently. Some imposter
has stolen my friend's handle... Thanks to Doug for banning this fake!
[Edited on 11-6-2008 by David K]
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LancairDriver
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Pompano- I'll keep an eye out for you. Channel 19 it is- I'll be in a tan Holiday Rambler pulling a Maroon Jeep. If your backup driver from Mulege is
at the wheel I'll take the ditch.
Captain Mike- I sure could have used a ride back but I made arrangements to drive back already- darn it!!! I'm spotting the motor home and the jeep in
Mulege for the winter and will fly down hopefully frequently.
4.5 hours in the Lancair vs 4 days from Oregon is a no brainer!
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Baja-Brit
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Is CB radio actually legal in Baja?
As you were.
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja-Brit
Is CB radio actually legal in Baja?
As you were. |
of course, why do you ask? has sharia law determined no cb's in UK?
[Edited on 10-25-2008 by woody in ob]
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Baja-Brit
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Well untill recently there was much regulation of CB within the UK .....there are still some restrictions in place.
Infact the licensing requirements were only abolished last year.
I understood that Mexico neither agreed or acknowledged the world wide agreements governing use of the radio spectrum and CB.
I know there are no recipical agreements governing the use of Amateur Radio equipment (Ham) with Mexico. You have to apply and pay for a permit.
Of course there are many countries where CB is illegal and just because something "everyday" is perfectly legal in US, one should not assume it is
south of the border.
As you were.
[Edited on 25-10-2008 by Baja-Brit]
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja-Brit
Is CB radio actually legal in Baja?
As you were. |
of course, why do you ask? has sharia law determined no cb's in UK?
[Edited on 10-25-2008 by woody in ob] |
Shhhhh, Woody. The Brits have been observing radio silence since September 1, 1939.
Now, LIGHTS OUT in camp tonight!!!
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Baja-Brit
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Shhhhh, Woody. The Brits have been observing radio silence since September 1, 1939.
Now, LIGHTS OUT in camp tonight!!! |
And it may not be too long before it's "lights out" again.
What with the spiraling cost of electricity and our aging nuclear powered generating stations.
As you were
[Edited on 25-10-2008 by Baja-Brit]
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Baja-Brit
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
has sharia law determined no cb's in UK?
[Edited on 10-25-2008 by woody in ob] |
Don't laugh!
Sore subject! 
As you were.
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