I have a CDL (commercial driver's license) and I know for a fact that one of the current questions on the CDL tests asks: "What is the first thing you should do after you have an accident while driving your truck?" The only correct answer to the question is: "Get on your CB radio and contact the local police department".
I know that a lot of truckers no longer have CB radios and I also know that a lot of police departments have better things to do than to listen to channel 9 all day long. Perhaps they should update their questions?
Back in the day when everybody had a CB radio and everybody watched TV off of the antenna, truckers had a lot of fun with their linear amps. Locally, they could knock out both the TV signal and mess up the city's water system that depended on a radio signal to shut off the pumps. After repeated problems, they wired up their pumps to run off of a pressure signal instead of a radio signal.
Instead of CB radios, most of the area farmers use cell phones or marine radios, even if they are a little on the gray side of the law.
I know that a lot of truckers no longer have CB radios and I also know that a lot of police departments have better things to do than to listen to channel 9 all day long. Perhaps they should update their questions?
Back in the day when everybody had a CB radio and everybody watched TV off of the antenna, truckers had a lot of fun with their linear amps. Locally, they could knock out both the TV signal and mess up the city's water system that depended on a radio signal to shut off the pumps. After repeated problems, they wired up their pumps to run off of a pressure signal instead of a radio signal.
Instead of CB radios, most of the area farmers use cell phones or marine radios, even if they are a little on the gray side of the law.