Comments on: What is the trucker channel on a CB radio?

By: fast_electrics

fast_electrics — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:21:26 +0000

Check the power connections. Make sure there is good clean and secure metal to metal contact. The supply voltage to the CB will drop slightly when you transmit because it draws much more current from your battery than when receiving. A bad connection will cause the voltage to drop even further. Your battery will charge when you are driving so the voltage will be a little higher than when you are stationary with the engine turned off.

There may be a few local variations but channel 19 is still used as the truckers channel.

Neil

By: semitruckingnakita

semitruckingnakita — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:29:16 +0000

i haul fuel in the state of wyoming and all of us truck drivers in wyoming talk on channel 19

By: TheTeZ

TheTeZ — Sat, 29 May 2010 16:29:38 +0000

Hey, channel 19 is the correct “trucker” channel.

how do you have your radio installed? with a cigerate lighter? or did you run power and a ground wire, it seems like maybe the power connection isnt all that tight, it may be a little loose or something… also make sur the ground has a nice connection too…

hard to tell with out looking at it…

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Good Luck

By: Scanner

Scanner — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:18:18 +0000

I have a CB in the car. They may fade but they will never go away. They are still very useful. Check your squelch, that it is all the way up. Also, you could have a loose power connection. Check that. I doubt you have a low voltage problem. And get your antenna tuned. Find someone with a tuner. I have one but I live in Pittsburgh. Channel 19 is still the trucker channel.

By: gilloz

gilloz — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:19:16 +0000

When you say “turning OFF” do you mean power wise or sound wise. I was thinking that your Squelch is not properly set. Last I heard, Ch. 19 was the trucker channel. Then again I have never been on CB. Mostly the amateur bands. 10-4 good buddy.