Subj : How To Talk On The CB Rad
To : All
From : DesotoFireflite
Date : Sat Nov 14 2015 02:13 pm
I took this from the internet. It seemed very interesting, and felt it would be
great for this echo. Hope you enjoy....
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How To Talk On A CB Radio
Benjamin Preston
During my cross-country interstate expedition last month, I was pretty excited
to fire up an old CB radio I'd found amongst a pile of my things before
leaving. Finally, I'd be able to make my wildest Smokey and the Bandit/Dukes of
Hazzard radio banter fantasies come alive.
There was only one problem: I didn't know how to speak CB-ese. So when I
clicked the mic to call out a shaky, "Breaker, breaker, this is Subie Storm,
come on back, good buddy!" my enthusiastic radio check was met with silence.
And it wasn't my rad handle, I can tell you that much.
The reason truckers ignored my pleas for on-air camaraderie is simple. The
FCC's Citizens Band has its own peculiar lingo. If you don't know what to say,
truck drivers will write you off like the appliance operator (novice CB user)
you are.
Even though the popularity of CB chatter has waned with the advent of walkie
talkies, cell phones, and iPads, it's still alive and well amongst truckers.
But to break into their conversation club, you have to know how to talk. Here's
how.
Before getting yourself into a full-blown CB conversation, it helps to learn
some vocabulary. You wouldn't barge into a Persian restaurant full of Persians
speaking Farsi and drown out their language with English words, would you?
Well, CB radio conversations are kind of the same.
So if you're ready to roll with the big dogs, put on your best Jerry Reed
voice (you know a Southern twang is pretty much necessary) and come along.
How To Talk On A CB Radio
First off, don't call people "good buddy." In the years between now and Burt
Reynolds' Trans Am-driving heyday, it has come to be associated with homosexual
behavior. Not that there's anything wrong with consenting adult males
expressing romantic love for one another in public, but perhaps misdirecting
amorous words toward a truck driver who may not yet have adapted to a new, more
tolerant social era isn't the best idea.
Also, wait until whoever's talking on the channel you want to break into is
done talking before hollering, "Breaker, breaker..." Cutting into a
conversation in progress unless it's to report upon emergency conditions or
upcoming bear (police) traps is bad etiquette. You should also realize that
four-wheelers anything that's not an 18-wheeler truck — aren't truck
drivers's favorite things. If you're rude on the CB, you might find yourself
boxed in by a convoy of large tractor trailers. Nobody likes a CB Rambo (an on
air shit-talker who talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk).
Due to the fact that a collision with a big rig is a million times more likely
to end up in your small car-driving guts getting smeared all over the
interstate, truck drivers own the road, not you. So bear that in mind when you
talk with them on air.
But if you're polite and learn a few new words, there's no reason why you can't
have an interesting chat with some random dude about the best kind of tie down
straps, or where to find a good burger near Gillette, Wyo. Even if none of
that is what you're looking for, you can always ask around and see if anyone's
seen a picture taker (cop with a radar gun) inviting motorists to feed the bear
(get a traffic ticket) a little further down the road.
To be honest, the list of truckers' CB radio slang terms is so long, it
eclipses the list of suggested words prospective graduate students must learn
before taking the GRE. But they're mostly simple words, silly rhymes or plays
upon syllabic patters, or repetitions of other words. Here's a list of the ones
I found most amusing/useful.
Advertising: A marked police car its flashing lights on
Alligator: A big piece of blown truck tire in the road
Anchor Clanker: Boat trailer
Back Off the Hammer: Slow down
Backstroke: Return trip
Band-aid Buggy: Ambulance
Beaver Fever: Missing your wife/girlfriend
Brake Check: Up ahead traffic is slow
Chicken Choker: Poultry truck
Chicken Coop: Weigh station/port of entry
County mounty: County cop
Dirty side: The East Coast
Driving Award: Speeding ticket
Drop the Hammer: Hit the accelerator and go for it.
Everybody's Walking the Dog: All the CB channels are full
Evel Knievel: Motorcycle cop
Front Door/Back Door: Front/rear of a truck
Full grown bear: State police
Got your ears on? Do you Have your CB on?
Hammer Down: Speed up
High Speed Chicken Feed: Stay awake pills
Hippie Chippie: Female hitchhiker
Joke Book/Comic Book/Cheat Sheet: Log book
Kiddie Car: Schoolbus
Kojak with a Kodak: Cop with a radar gun
Loot Limo: Armored car
Lot Lizard: Truck stop prostitute
Miss Piggy: A not-very-nice way of saying "female police officer"
Nap Trap: Motel
Negatory: No
Organ donor: motorcycle rider with no helmet
Parking Lot: Car Hauler
Pickle Park: Rest Area
Protecting and Serving: A cop has someone pulled over
Quiz: Breathalyzer test
Rain Locker: Shower
Reefer: Refrigerated trailer
Salt Shaker: Snow plow
Skate Board: Flatbed Trailer
Suicide Jockey: Haz Mat Hauler Explosives
Thermos Bottle: Tanker truck
Town Clown: Municipal police officer
Truck Stop Tommy: Pimp
Turd Hauler/Rolling Ranch: Livestock truck
Twister: Cloverleaf interchange
Warden: Wife
Wiggle Wagon: Truck pulling two or more trailers in tandem
Yardstick: Mile marker
Yellowstone Bear: A cop who writes too many tickets
Yo-Yo: Someone who speeds up and slows down
Zipper: Painted lines on the road
There you have it — more CB slang words than you probably ever imagined
existed. But don't go too crazy with lingo, lest you be accused of transmitting
"redneck radio" (using too much CB slang). But before you put your ears on and
start jaw jacking with road jockeys, you should know a few ten codes, too. Are
you 10-2, good neighbor?
How To Talk On A CB Radio
Here are some of the codes gonzotrucker.com has listed:
10-1: Receiving Poorly
10-2: Receiving well
10-3: Stop transmitting
10-4: Ok, message received
10-5: Relay message
10-6: Busy, stand by
10-7: Out of service
10-8: In service
10-9: Repeat Message
10-10: Transmission completed, standing by
10-11: Talking too rapidly
10-12: Visitors present ... Shhhh!
10-13: Advise weather/road conditions
10-17: Urgent Business
10-20: Location
10-34: Trouble at this station, help needed
10-42: Traffic accident
10-43: Traffic jam
10-70: Fire at truck stop
10-73: Speed trap
10-99: Mission completed, all units secure
10-100: Gotta go No. 1
10-200: Gotta go No. 2
C.G. Learn
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