http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/ Engadget Comments for Cobra adds Bluetooth to CB radio, truckers rejoice http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/]]>Feb 20th 2008 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
Nobody really needed bluetooth stuck to their CB, it wasn't that common before.

You should try out a CB on a long trip, either you will understand the nature of it, or you won't, it is after all, Citizens Band.]]>Feb 20th 2008 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
Also in rural areas, especially out west, cellular coverage is can still be spotty or nonexistant (my town in Ohio can't even keep a steady GSM signal from one side to the other...Verizon has a monopoly here), and if you are going cross country/offroad it can be good to have one with you.]]>Feb 20th 2008 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
Truckers use CB to communicate not only news about Toby Keith, but to let other drivers know about accidents, detours, and smokies they may be coming up on from the opposite direction.

If you are in an unknown area, locals will also give you info about local restaurants, WalMarts, hospitals, etc.

They're archaic, but like ham radios, valuable in that when-all-else-fails kind of way.]]>Feb 21st 2008 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/What you're vector Victor?
Come Back, over...]]>Feb 20th 2008 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 8:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 21st 2008 1:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
I dunno why so "late" to bring BT to CB, but what the hey, it's technology!

Keep The Papa Bears off my "6" now ya hear? over...

Faslane Out!]]>Feb 20th 2008 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
Who knows, cool though, I can imagine the static in the "calls" HAS to be horrible, the only truck I've ever been in was like riding on top of a jet! and jiggled like a you know what with fresh batteries. LOLOL

Technology Rules though, why not?

Faslane Out]]>Feb 20th 2008 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
Faslane]]>Feb 20th 2008 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/]]>Feb 20th 2008 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
:-)]]>Feb 20th 2008 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
This is actually a fantastic idea, and I, too, wonder why it hasn't been applied already. CB is still very much in use; truckers use it to relay road conditions, keep each other company, and generally insult each other and every other driver on the road.

Trying to shift an 18-speed while holding a mike is kind of a challenge. I started using BT headsets while driving truck, so I wouldn't have to use a handheld.

Now if ICOM could make a VHF unit that did the same thing, I'd be thrilled...]]>Feb 20th 2008 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
I live in the Yukon Territory (just east of Alaska), and CB isn't widely used here. Few trucks on the road at any given time, and a driver might want to talk to someone else many miles away

We use VHF in trucks here, because of the better range.]]>Feb 20th 2008 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/I would imagine it could be modded (not legally, of course, but tough cookies) to open up the TX on VHF quite a bit.

Ah hah! Here it is!
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/fm_txvrs/0813.html]]>Feb 21st 2008 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
By the way, "Goodbuddy" is now a term for a homosexual, so don't go blarin it through the sqauwk box, 10? Use "Hand" or "10/10" instead.

Keep the shiny side up and the rubber side down y'all. ]]>Feb 20th 2008 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
Christ, why give technology to people too dumb to use it? Why? It just makes them bellyache louder.]]>Feb 20th 2008 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 21st 2008 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/
http://www.westcoastmall.net/ec2018xtremea-noise-canceling-echo-mic-p-2637.html]]>Feb 20th 2008 10:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Don’t underestimate a CB, it got me around several traffic jams.
Hell one time I got stuck in a jam for 11hr the truckers setup a food channel. I walked to 3 trucks and got stake fries and a bottle of jack and made a $160 working on their laptops all in all I love my CB.

Granted if the FCC ever censored CH.19 all you wold ever hear is BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPing slug in a ditch 4wheeler!!]]>Feb 20th 2008 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 20th 2008 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/I had a "President Jackson" with a 50W bootwarmer... You really had to stay away from that antenna.

While adjusting the SWR on a new antenna, my friend keyed the mic while I was holding the mast, I will tell you that was a sensation I will never forget!

One thing we used to do was to attach a neon bulb to the tip of the mast with shrink-wrap, when you keyed up, it would glow. ]]>Feb 21st 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 21st 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 21st 2008 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/20/cobra-adds-bluetooth-to-cb-radio-truckers-rejoice/Feb 22nd 2008 4:08AM