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[–] Citadel_97e 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Well, I was big into jeeps. I still am, I sold my jeep to get an 06 STi. Anyway, the CBs I had were always less than stellar. I rarely talked on them, I never talked to other people on them and when I turned them on it was always a bloody mess. At this point I didn't even know there was an alternative.
Then I was in graduate school and I was taking a class on emergency preparedness. I learned about ham radio. For shits and giggles I decided to get my license. My wife and I took the test together and passed. I then bought two HTs. That winter was bad for The South. We lost power for a bit, I was able to jump on a repeater and talk with a guy in the area. I was even able to find out about the road conditions and what the emergency services were doing. I didn't have an emergency in my house that day, but if I did I feel confident I could have called for help.
I then put an FT-7900 in my jeep. The audio quality blew me away. For CBs, I'm never looking back.
I've since upgraded to General and I'm eyeing that Extra ticket.