Is anyone out there

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F4LCON
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Is anyone out there

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Hi all I'm new here, I've just set up my old rig again been on it a few times now while driving around! All I get is static does anyone even use cb now? I'm hoping they do because back in the day it was good!
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Where are you , and what channel are you on ?
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I'm located near the new forest was calling on chanel 19, but a couple where on this evening
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Be interesting to see how you find CB on your return. Good luck, there are still some good people on the air, but they are few and far between these days. Hopefully its a good experience for you.
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F4LCON wrote: 02 Apr 2024, 20:59 I'm located near the new forest was calling on chanel 19, but a couple where on this evening
You need to use SSB mode and the 27.555 USB frequency, lots of radio traffic there. 73.
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