Date:         Thu, 18 Apr 2002 21:57:24 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Official Vanagon CB Channel
Comments: To: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
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They use CB??? Wow - very old technology there!

Here in BC it is all VHF - you will see a sign that says

        2700 Forestry Service Road
        CAUTION RADIO CONTROLLED ROAD
        Use Weldwood TT - 154.100 MHz

Every kilometer there is a sign... 2700, 2701, 2702 etc and you have to call
'2702 empty' if you are at this marker heading 'to the bush' and '2702
loaded' if you are heading 'to town'.

There are not many trucks here with a Chicken Band installed in them -
usually a 50W VHF rig of some sort.

David Marshall

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Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Matthew Pollard
Sent: April 18, 2002 4:44 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Official Vanagon CB Channel


In Idaho, a CB is a must for backroad travel. WHY? logging trucks! on
roads if there is a sign that says "caution, logging truck" there will
then be sheet of plywood with a number. that is the cb channel. then on
the roads there will be mile-markers. 1 mile, two mile, etc. When you
get to those markers you hop on your cb and say your position "car at
mile 3" etc. If you don't you may get ran over by a logging truck.
Literally. They typicially can't stop very well on those roads when
carrying a full load.
matthew