Single under-dash power source for aftermarket accessories

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Originally Posted by DieselLSE

I've never been into CB stuff as I usually travel with just one vehicle, so I've just carried GME 5W handhelds. But after the Simpson trip I can see the advantage of a vehicle mounted unit and I will get one for my next trip later this year. But I thought there was a way to scan all channels but only talk on one. Do I really need to install two units?

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You are correct. You can have a talk priority and scan.

I have 2 doing that... on the road I have my chat channel (dedicated so i never miss anything)
Second unit is monitoring 40 (or other) and scanning.

Or the second unit is on work channels

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Originally Posted by Tombie

dedicated so i never miss anything

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What is it that you would miss? I only ever hear inane chatter, often with atrocious language or work chatter often with atrocious language! Some people seem incapable of communicating without ****** every second word in a forlorn attempt to add emphasis where it is never needed.
Monitoring 40 makes sense. In the outback, monitoring the designated comms channel makes sense as it alerts you to approaching convoys. Ditto with certain roads in the Vic Alps where it is wise to alert any oncoming logging trucks of your position every km. But other than that, I'd prefer the silence.

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Originally Posted by DieselLSE

But other than that, I'd prefer the silence.

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Ditto. Rarely turn mine on these days. Don’t tend to travel with others and like you say, the endless filth isn’t a good reason to interrupt the tunes. I only got one as it was a prerequisite to staying at one particular station for emergency use.

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Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Ditto. Rarely turn mine on these days. Don’t tend to travel with others and like you say, the endless filth isn’t a good reason to interrupt the tunes. I only got one as it was a prerequisite to staying at one particular station for emergency use.

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Same here,haven't even bothered to fit one in our latest vehicle.

We have a set of 5W hand helds,use them when needed and much more versatile than a vehicle mounted unit.

But for those that need an in vehicle unit for work i can see how they are a lot more convenient than hand helds.

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Originally Posted by scarry

Same here,haven't even bothered to fit one in our latest vehicle.

We have a set of 5W hand helds,use them when needed and much more versatile than a vehicle mounted unit.

But for those that need an in vehicle unit for work i can see how they are a lot more convenient than hand helds.

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I have a vehicle mounted GME and a little uniden hand held which is handy for use out of the vehicle.

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Originally Posted by DieselLSE

What is it that you would miss? I only ever hear inane chatter, often with atrocious language or work chatter often with atrocious language! Some people seem incapable of communicating without ****** every second word in a forlorn attempt to add emphasis where it is never needed.
Monitoring 40 makes sense. In the outback, monitoring the designated comms channel makes sense as it alerts you to approaching convoys. Ditto with certain roads in the Vic Alps where it is wise to alert any oncoming logging trucks of your position every km. But other than that, I'd prefer the silence.

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Mine has been useful for mobile speed camera locations, and the scanning is quite slow especially now with 80 channels to get through, the truckies are pretty quick with a warning and will just say something very short like "Flash for cash, Mains road after the BP outbound", so easy for scanning to miss most or all of the transmission. I also use it to warn traffic of an ambulance or fire truck coming through.