We took the Cobra HH 50 WX ST CB radios into the backcountry to see how they could improve communication in and around our 4x4s. Read on for some of what we found. See All 7 Photos How do you ...

Don’t you ever wish that you could talk to the drivers in the vehicles in the immediate area? Maybe you want to warn them about a speed trap, tell them about a danger on the road, or just have a voice ...

Radios and walkie-talkies may seem like relics from your childhood, but nothing can quite compare to the convenience and simplicity of a pair of two-way radios. The freedom from reliance on a cellular ...

A CB radio is often one of those items that you don't feel you need until you are the one guy on the trail without one. Everyone is having a great time chatting on the road, and you are left out. Not ...

The song "Convoy" came up on random shuffle on my iPod the other night. The 1975 trucker anthem, which topped both the country and pop charts, was a reflection of the times, when the slightly ...

Citizen band radio, more commonly known as CB radio, was first developed in 1945, but took a while to reach the truck-driving masses. By 1958, the FCC had established the first regulations and 23 ...

Utah-based Deseret Transportation’s fleet of less than 50 trucks still uses CB radios, finding them especially useful going over Donner Pass in a snowstorm, or when starting up the canyon from Laramie ...