White Tiger
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Mountainous regions aren't real good for CB - I guess that's why folks use 2m FM - as it is vertical and can be directed/reflected back down and around mountains, from a tower...but typically only line of sight.
High Frequency (80m - 10m) NVIS is something I'm learning about for just that sort of issue (signals getting "lost" between mountains). Since this can "bounce" a signal off of the ionosphere and back down in a 600 mile wide circle - and you don't worry about mountains blocking signals between two towers on different sides of a mountain - when you're practically dropping the signal in from above.
The antenna is pretty cheap (compared to towers and climbing mountains to position them), but the radios are a a little more expensive.
CB's are nice if you only want to communicate with cars you can see, on flat land, with no obstructions that might absorb a radio signal...outside of that...you're going to need some special - but not expensive or difficult equipment!
High Frequency (80m - 10m) NVIS is something I'm learning about for just that sort of issue (signals getting "lost" between mountains). Since this can "bounce" a signal off of the ionosphere and back down in a 600 mile wide circle - and you don't worry about mountains blocking signals between two towers on different sides of a mountain - when you're practically dropping the signal in from above.
The antenna is pretty cheap (compared to towers and climbing mountains to position them), but the radios are a a little more expensive.
CB's are nice if you only want to communicate with cars you can see, on flat land, with no obstructions that might absorb a radio signal...outside of that...you're going to need some special - but not expensive or difficult equipment!