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BigDaddyD
Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Colville, WA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:53 am Post subject: CB Weatherband Questions |
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| My current radio only has one weatherband, the one I am looking at has 6 or 7 weatherbands. From what I understand you pick the one WX station that gives the best reception. My question is do you change the setting based on where you are driving or is the one you pick on the west coast ok for everywhere? |
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Malaki86
Joined: 28 Aug 2004
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Location: West Virginia
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| You just turn the knob until you get the one with the best reception. You'll lose stations just like with an am or fm radio (fade in/out). |
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BigDaddyD
Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Colville, WA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:51 am Post subject: |
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| Thank you. |
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Mr. Ford95
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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Location: Orange, VA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:26 am Post subject: |
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| Big DaddyD, if it's the same one I have, a Cobra29, watch out with the Instant Alert. If you have it turned on, when it goes off for the weather channel your on, it will freak you out. It is WAY too loud, a deaf person would hear it no problem it is so loud and will scare the do-do outta you going down the road. |
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BigDaddyD
Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Colville, WA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| I am looking at the Uniden PC78Elite.. it does have the weather band notification. I am sure it will scare the heck out of me when it goes off. |
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WildK9
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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Location: Lewisville, Texas
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Ford95 wrote: Big DaddyD, if it's the same one I have, a Cobra29, watch out with the Instant Alert. If you have it turned on, when it goes off for the weather channel your on, it will freak you out. It is WAY too loud, a deaf person would hear it no problem it is so loud and will scare the do-do outta you going down the road.
You ain't lying! That thing has scared the bejesus out of me on more than one occasion. |
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Uturn2001
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Posts: 4664
Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
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| Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| The Uniden is the same way. That weather notification will scare the crap out of you. Kind of like having a pager on vibrate in your pocket and having it go off in the middle of a really good movie. |
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Jackrabbit379
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Wichita Falls,Tx
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| My cobra 29 has a weatherband. It has several channels. I never use it. I keep it turned off. By the way bigdaddyd,if you have a Cobra,you can turn it off by having the knob on 0. I accidently had mine on one time,and didnt know it. I was outside of Lubbock one night,and it was storming,and that alarm went off. I almost hit the ditch. It sounded like a screamin meanie. Every time I turn on my radio,I make sure that the weatherband is off. :P |
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WildK9
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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Location: Lewisville, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:23 am Post subject: |
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Jackrabbit379 wrote: if you have a Cobra,you can turn it off by having the knob on 0.
didn't know that. thanx for the info. :oops: :lol: |
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Jackrabbit379
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Wichita Falls,Tx
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:58 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah,the weatherband knob on the Cobras has channel numbers 0-7. 0 is off,and of course,1-7 are the different channels. I didnt know it either at first,until I decided to read the owners manual. I always make sure that it is off. That alarm is the worst sounded thing I have ever heard. Worst than a screamin meanie. :shock: |
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BigDaddyD
Joined: 23 Jul 2006
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Location: Colville, WA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| The Uniden has an "off" selection before all the numbers for the WX channels. |
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WildK9
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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Location: Lewisville, Texas
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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Jackrabbit379 wrote: Yeah,the weatherband knob on the Cobras has channel numbers 0-7. 0 is off,and of course,1-7 are the different channels. I didnt know it either at first,until I decided to read the owners manual.
owners manual-probably is a good idea, never thought of that.:oops:
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That alarm is the worst sounded thing I have ever heard. Worst than a screamin meanie. :shock:
don't i know it! :shock: :lol: :lol: |
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Mr. Ford95
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Location: Orange, VA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| When mine went off, my wife was with me, she hit the roof it scared her so bad. I didn't even flinch because I was so focused on driving thru the torrential downpour of a severe thunderstorm. |
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