YOTA CB Channel
May 30, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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YOTA CB Channel
Is there a recognized YOTA channel? If not, I wish there was. Recently while driving, I saw a sweet black 1st gen 4Runner with lots of custom bits & pieces. He and I both had the same 4ft firestick waggling around above our rigs. We both exchanged an aggressive wave and fixed glance at each others rigs. I could have talked to that guy for hours. Yes, my cb scans, but usually locks in to some redneck banter. It would be nice to quickly flip to channel X and recognize the fellow YOTA. In another example, while driving on the interstate, I saw a new Tundra with a custom rack and cab over ARB tent, and lots of extras. Again, I wanted to know a bit more. Did you make that? Where do you wheel? Let's plan a trip. Channel X would have been useful. Some of you may already have this. If so, go national with it. Obviously, 9 & 19 are already spoken for. I realize not everybody is on yotatech, and I rarely peruse other forums, but I bet it would catch on as common knowledge.
I propose this based upon a largely apathetic wheeling community in this area. Our recent meet and greet produced 4 rigs. Sad, since I see so many on the road. What say you?
I propose this based upon a largely apathetic wheeling community in this area. Our recent meet and greet produced 4 rigs. Sad, since I see so many on the road. What say you?
May 30, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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I am definitely in favor, this happens to me all the time. I pass someone with a sweet rig and want to talk to them and ask them about their rig and talk Yotas but all I am able to do is nod, wave, and mouth "nice rig". I have heard from a couple guys that channel 16 is the off-road channel. Hint: 4X4=16 
May 30, 2012 | 06:44 PM
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I agree - it would be cool to pick one and go with it - there is a local FJ forum here and they claim channel 16 as their own. would make meet ups easier too so everyone could start communicating before arriving.
May 30, 2012 | 11:09 PM
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My buddies and I always used channel 4. Most of us drove yotas, but there were a few samurais, a datsun, 2 nissans, and a trooper. We kept it foreign only though. I would love to get a national recognized channel (even unofficially), as I'm planning on moving to another state this summer.
May 31, 2012 | 05:42 AM
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16 and 4 would be bad choices as well as 20, and here is why...
16 is used by Swift and UPS, 4 by Estes, R&L Carriers. The only reason 20 is a bad choice is because of bleed over from 19 by radios such as my Galaxy with linears. I drive a truck for a living, and a good cb is golden on the road. In my Kenworth I run a Galaxy DX 949 w/ a Dave 1 driving 4pill linear through twin 1500watt oil cooled Ranger 60" steels. So if you want a neutral channel, try 6... 6 beers, 6 letters... T O Y O T A. I can tell you from 14 years on the interstates, common channels used are 1,4,9,11,16,17,19,21,29,40.
16 is used by Swift and UPS, 4 by Estes, R&L Carriers. The only reason 20 is a bad choice is because of bleed over from 19 by radios such as my Galaxy with linears. I drive a truck for a living, and a good cb is golden on the road. In my Kenworth I run a Galaxy DX 949 w/ a Dave 1 driving 4pill linear through twin 1500watt oil cooled Ranger 60" steels. So if you want a neutral channel, try 6... 6 beers, 6 letters... T O Y O T A. I can tell you from 14 years on the interstates, common channels used are 1,4,9,11,16,17,19,21,29,40.
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May 31, 2012 | 06:14 AM
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16 and 4 would be bad choices as well as 20, and here is why...
16 is used by Swift and UPS, 4 by Estes, R&L Carriers. The only reason 20 is a bad choice is because of bleed over from 19 by radios such as my Galaxy with linears. I drive a truck for a living, and a good cb is golden on the road. In my Kenworth I run a Galaxy DX 949 w/ a Dave 1 driving 4pill linear through twin 1500watt oil cooled Ranger 60" steels. So if you want a neutral channel, try 6... 6 beers, 6 letters... T O Y O T A. I can tell you from 14 years on the interstates, common channels used are 1,4,9,11,16,17,19,21,29,40.
16 is used by Swift and UPS, 4 by Estes, R&L Carriers. The only reason 20 is a bad choice is because of bleed over from 19 by radios such as my Galaxy with linears. I drive a truck for a living, and a good cb is golden on the road. In my Kenworth I run a Galaxy DX 949 w/ a Dave 1 driving 4pill linear through twin 1500watt oil cooled Ranger 60" steels. So if you want a neutral channel, try 6... 6 beers, 6 letters... T O Y O T A. I can tell you from 14 years on the interstates, common channels used are 1,4,9,11,16,17,19,21,29,40.
May 31, 2012 | 08:10 AM
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16 and 4 would be bad choices as well as 20, and here is why...
16 is used by Swift and UPS, 4 by Estes, R&L Carriers. The only reason 20 is a bad choice is because of bleed over from 19 by radios such as my Galaxy with linears. I drive a truck for a living, and a good cb is golden on the road. In my Kenworth I run a Galaxy DX 949 w/ a Dave 1 driving 4pill linear through twin 1500watt oil cooled Ranger 60" steels. So if you want a neutral channel, try 6... 6 beers, 6 letters... T O Y O T A. I can tell you from 14 years on the interstates, common channels used are 1,4,9,11,16,17,19,21,29,40.
16 is used by Swift and UPS, 4 by Estes, R&L Carriers. The only reason 20 is a bad choice is because of bleed over from 19 by radios such as my Galaxy with linears. I drive a truck for a living, and a good cb is golden on the road. In my Kenworth I run a Galaxy DX 949 w/ a Dave 1 driving 4pill linear through twin 1500watt oil cooled Ranger 60" steels. So if you want a neutral channel, try 6... 6 beers, 6 letters... T O Y O T A. I can tell you from 14 years on the interstates, common channels used are 1,4,9,11,16,17,19,21,29,40.
I think channel 6 is a great idea for every reason stated - lets make it so!
May 31, 2012 | 08:24 AM
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I think channel use varies by location. Around here (NorCal), 17 is sort of the truckers channel along 101 and I5.
My club normally uses channel 4 on runs and that seems to be the channel used by the loggers and other forest service-type road users in the areas we wheel most. And most of my club drives those 4-letter-word vehicles, so maybe that is why we use 4
So if driving by myself on the highway, I'll be on 17 to pick up traffic conditions from the trucks.
Sometimes, we'll also use the day of the month as the channel.
My club normally uses channel 4 on runs and that seems to be the channel used by the loggers and other forest service-type road users in the areas we wheel most. And most of my club drives those 4-letter-word vehicles, so maybe that is why we use 4
So if driving by myself on the highway, I'll be on 17 to pick up traffic conditions from the trucks.
Sometimes, we'll also use the day of the month as the channel.
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May 31, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Must be local to your area... 4 is used often by companies because its a flat frequency, so even a store bought never tuned or peaked radio with a high swr(standing wave ratio) can reach pretty far...
Here is a mhz list...
American Cb Radio Frequencies
1 26.965 MHz 2 26.975 MHz 3 26.985 MHz 4 27.005 MHz 5 27.015 MHz 6 27.025 MHz Superbowl of CB Radio 7 27.035 MHz 8 27.055 MHz 9 27.065 MHz 10 27.075 MHz 11 27.085 MHz 12 27.105 MHz 13 27.115 MHz 14 27.125 MHz 15 27.135 MHz 16 27.155 MHz 17 27.165 MHz 18 27.175 MHz 19 27.185 MHz Truckers Channel 20 27.205 MHz 21 27.215 MHz 22 27.225 MHz 23 27.255 MHz 24 27.235 MHz 25 27.245 MHz 26 27.265 MHz 27 27.275 MHz 28 27.285 MHz 29 27.295 MHz 30 27.305 MHz 31 27.315 MHz 32 27.325 MHz 33 27.335 MHz 34 27.345 MHz 35 27.355 MHz 36 27.365 MHz LSB ONLY 37 27.375 MHz LSB ONLY 38 27.385 MHz LSB ONLY 39 27.395 MHz LSB ONLY 40 27.405 MHz
Here is a mhz list...
American Cb Radio Frequencies
1 26.965 MHz 2 26.975 MHz 3 26.985 MHz 4 27.005 MHz 5 27.015 MHz 6 27.025 MHz Superbowl of CB Radio 7 27.035 MHz 8 27.055 MHz 9 27.065 MHz 10 27.075 MHz 11 27.085 MHz 12 27.105 MHz 13 27.115 MHz 14 27.125 MHz 15 27.135 MHz 16 27.155 MHz 17 27.165 MHz 18 27.175 MHz 19 27.185 MHz Truckers Channel 20 27.205 MHz 21 27.215 MHz 22 27.225 MHz 23 27.255 MHz 24 27.235 MHz 25 27.245 MHz 26 27.265 MHz 27 27.275 MHz 28 27.285 MHz 29 27.295 MHz 30 27.305 MHz 31 27.315 MHz 32 27.325 MHz 33 27.335 MHz 34 27.345 MHz 35 27.355 MHz 36 27.365 MHz LSB ONLY 37 27.375 MHz LSB ONLY 38 27.385 MHz LSB ONLY 39 27.395 MHz LSB ONLY 40 27.405 MHz
Jun 30, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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ch 6 (depending on where you are and what time of day you key up on) can get pretty congested with guys shooting skip.
lots of the guys that run thousands of watts (and sometimes tens of thousands) play on the bowl channel (or super bowl channel), and when the skip is rolling, you can hardly even talk locally on it (unless you guys are literally in a caravan).
if you live in an area where ch 6 is used heavily for skip talking, you might want to look at another channel.
lots of the guys that run thousands of watts (and sometimes tens of thousands) play on the bowl channel (or super bowl channel), and when the skip is rolling, you can hardly even talk locally on it (unless you guys are literally in a caravan).
if you live in an area where ch 6 is used heavily for skip talking, you might want to look at another channel.
