CB channel n/s of gravevine and oregon...not 19 but...

[Zen Road Warrior]

Hey folks,

What is the proper cb channel north and south of the grapevine on i-5?

Does it go back to 19 in oregon?

Are there other places that have different cb channels?

Thanks

[Rockee]

17 north of Bakersfield all the way up and they used to say 15 down in the smogy area but there is so much traffic on all the channels down there who knows. 19 most other places.
At least I think thats how it used to be.

[beemermcr]

California:
19 West/East
17 North South - think it goes up into OR
15 Grapevine only

[ronjon619]

The 46 in Lost Hills is usually where alot of people change over to 17. I hear guys on 15 all the way into Burbank on I-5.

[Lunker]

Found this on another thread and it pretty much sums it up except 17 is used east and west in Oregon on some hwys like 140 and 58 and all the way to the Canadian border in Washington.

"Channel 19 is the "public" channel for the US. In California, if you head north out of LA on I 5, you'll switch to channel 15 round abouts the Castaic scales (I think the actual switch is south of there) and run 15 up to Lost Hills (I forgot the exit number- where the Loves is- route 46). North of route 46, you'll run channel 17. If you run north out of LA on the 101, you'll skip 15 and just use 17. California, Oregon and Washington state use channel 17 for north-south and 19 for east-west. Weird but true.

On I 10 in California, a lot of local drivers switch channels from place to place, too. I don't know what channel or where. I used to know but they never give bear reports and most of the otr guys are up on 19 so I quit bothering.

I second the Cobra 25 or 29. Beware cb shops- unless you find someone you trust who suggests a good cb shop. A bad one can screw up your radio. We've gone to I 75 exit 99 Ohio- Anna- and they seem to do good work. Had good luck in Eloy/Casa Grande, too, at the cb shop near the Circle K- they have a dirt lot that can have some pretty bad pot holes in it. Don't know the exit number- there's a Carl's Jr or something right next to them."

[Walking Eagle]

Anyone out there old enough or been out here long enough to know how this came about ??