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A Truckers CB Radio is a tool with many uses, information for road conditions ahead, directions to and from pick up and delivery points, an alarm clock and a way to communicate with other truckers and motorists.

This is a list of Citizens Band Radio terms, common and some terms that have been forgotten.

It is a long list and we hope you'll enjoy.


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Popular Trucker CB Radio Antennas:

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Glossary of CB Radio Terms

~ C ~

Cactus Patch- Phoenix Arizona

Camera -Police radar.

Can- Shell of a CB set, or tunable coil in CB set.

Candy Man -FCC.

Capital J -Jackson, Mississippi.

Cartel- A group hogging a channel.

Casa- House.

Cash Register -Toll booth.

Catch ya on the flip-flop- I’ll talk to you on my return trip.

CB -Radio.

Cell Block- Location of the base station.

Chain Gang -Members of a CB club.

Channel 25 -The telephone.

Chew ‘n choke -Restaurant

Checking My Eyelinds For Pin Holes -Tired or sleepy.

Check the seatcovers -Look at that passenger (usually a woman).

Chicken Coup- Weigh Station, Inspection Station.

Chicken Coup is Clean -Weigh station is closed.

Chicken Inspector -Weigh station inspector.

Circle City -Indianapolis Indiana

Chopped Top- A short antenna.

Choo-Choo town-Chattanooga, Tennessee

Christmas Card- Speeding ticket.

Christmas Tree -18-wheeler with an excess of running lights.

Chrome Dome- Mobile unit with a roof antenna.

Cigar City -Tampa, Florida

City Kitty- City police.

Clean Cat- An unmodified CB.

Clean Shot -Road ahead is free of obstructions, construction, and police.

Clean as a hounds tooth -Same as clean shot.

Cleaner channel- Quieter channel, frequency.

Clear- Final transmission.

Clear after you -You are ending transmission after the other person finishes signing off.

Coffee Bean- Waiter or waitress.

Coke stop- Restroom.

Cold Rig- 18-wheeler pulling a refrigerated trailer.

Collect Call -Call for a specific Cber.

Colorado Kool Aid -Beer.

Come again -Repeat your last transmission.

Come Back- Answer my call.

Comic Book -Truckers log book.

Coming in Loud-n-Proud- Loud and clear signal.

Concrete Blonde -Hooker.

Convoy- 2 or more vehicles traveling the same route.

Cooking -Driving.

Cooking Good -Reached desired speed.

Copy -Receiving a message: Do you copy?

Copying the mail- Listening to traffic on a given channel. Also referred to as, Reading the mail, Catching the mail.

Corn Binder- International Truck.

Cotton mouth -Thirsty.

Cotton picker- Non-profane profanity. Replaces any variety of four letter words.

County Mountie- County police / Sheriffs Dept.

Covered Up -Transmission was blocked by interference or high noise level.

Cow Town- Fort Worth, Texas.

Crackem Up -Accident.

Cradle Baby -CBer who is afraid to ask someone to stand by.

Cub Scouts -Sheriffs

Cup of Mud -Cup of coffee.

Cut Out -To leave a channel.

Cut Some Z's -Get some sleep.

Cut The Coax -Turn off the radio.

CW -Morse Code.



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